Q 01/05

Which ancient civilization in Peru is considered the earliest known complex society in the Americas?

A) Nazca

B) Moche

C) Wari

D) Caral-Supe

Answer · why

D) Caral-Supe

The Caral-Supe civilization, flourishing along Peru's coast north of Lima between about 3000 and 1800 BCE, is recognized as the earliest known complex...

Q 02/05

Which lake in Peru's southern highlands is often called the world's highest navigable lake?

A) Poopó

B) Titicaca

C) Junín

D) Maracaibo

Answer · why

B) Titicaca

Lake Titicaca sits at 3,812 metres above sea level and is the largest lake in South America by volume, reaching a depth of about 280 metres.

Q 03/05

The Amazon proper begins where the Marañón meets which other Peruvian river?

A) Ucayali

B) Urubamba

C) Huallaga

D) Madre de Dios

Answer · why

A) Ucayali

The Ucayali, itself formed by the Tambo and Urubamba, joins the Marañón near Nauta in Loreto; from that confluence the river carries the name Amazon.

Q 04/05

Which Inca emperor was captured by the Spanish at Cajamarca in 1532?

A) Atahualpa

B) Huayna Capac

C) Pachacuti

D) Túpac Amaru

Answer · why

A) Atahualpa

Atahualpa, the last sovereign Inca ruler, was seized by the Spanish at Cajamarca in November 1532; he filled a room with gold and silver as ransom and...

Q 05/05

Which Indigenous language, once the Inca Empire's tongue, is co-official in Peru?

A) Guarani

B) Quechua

C) Mapudungun

D) Nahuatl

Answer · why

B) Quechua

Quechua, the Inca Empire's administrative language, is the mother tongue of roughly one in seven Peruvians, concentrated in the Andean highlands, and ...