What is Taquile Island known for?

Textiles knitted by men and women

Lake Titicaca Quiz: High Altitude, Reed Islands and Legends

This Lake Titicaca quiz sails across the high Andean lake shared by Peru and Bolivia. Play 10 interactive questions on its altitude, size, the Uros floating reed islands, Taquile's weavers, Isla del Sol and Inca legends, Puno and Copacabana, the giant water frog and where its water goes.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Border
Which two countries share Lake Titicaca?
Altitude
About how high is Lake Titicaca?
Title
Which title is often given to Titicaca?
Size
Which record does it hold in South America?
Uros
What are the Uros islands made of?
Taquile
What is Taquile Island known for?
Sun
Which island is linked to the legend of the Inca's origin?
City
Which Peruvian city is the main port on the lake?
Frog
Which unusual animal lives in the lake?
Water
How does most water leave the lake?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which two countries share Lake Titicaca?
Answer: Peru and Bolivia
The border crosses the lake.
Q2: About how high is Lake Titicaca?
Answer: About 3,800 meters
Visitors often feel the altitude.
Q3: Which title is often given to Titicaca?
Answer: Highest navigable lake in the world
Large boats travel on it.
Q4: Which record does it hold in South America?
Answer: Largest lake by volume
It is very deep too.
Q5: What are the Uros islands made of?
Answer: Totora reeds
They float and need constant repair.
Q6: What is Taquile Island known for?
Answer: Textiles knitted by men and women
Its weaving is UNESCO listed.
Q7: Which island is linked to the legend of the Inca's origin?
Answer: Isla del Sol
It lies on the Bolivian side.
Q8: Which Peruvian city is the main port on the lake?
Answer: Puno
Boats leave for the islands.
Q9: Which unusual animal lives in the lake?
Answer: A giant water frog
Its baggy skin helps it breathe.
Q10: How does most water leave the lake?
Answer: Evaporation
Only a little flows out by river.

Lake Titicaca Quiz – High Altitude, Reed Islands and Legends

Lake Titicaca lies about 3,800 meters above sea level on the border of Peru and Bolivia. It is the largest lake in South America by volume and is often called the highest navigable lake in the world.

The Uros people live on floating islands built from totora reeds, adding new layers as old ones rot. Taquile Island is famous for its knitted and woven textiles.

Legend says the first Inca rose from the waters near Isla del Sol. Puno and Copacabana are the main lakeside towns, a giant water frog lives in the depths, and most of the water leaves by evaporation.

What This Quiz Teaches

Geography fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the lake is
How high it sits
Who lives on it
Which legends it holds
What lives in it

Did You Know?

Around 25 rivers flow into the lake.
The Desaguadero River drains a small share of it.
Reed boats are still built by local craftsmen.
Bolivia's navy trains on the lake.
Nights on the lake can be freezing.