The South American Waterfalls Quiz – Facts Worth Knowing
Take the South American waterfalls quiz to visit Angel Falls, Iguazú Falls, Kaieteur Falls and Peru's Gocta Falls. Ten questions with facts worth knowing about the continent's tallest and most powerful waterfalls.
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What is the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
Venezuela
Angel Falls is named after whom?
Name
What is Angel Falls called in the Pemón language?
Iguazú
Iguazú Falls lies on the border of which two countries?
Iguazú
What is the largest horseshoe-shaped section of Iguazú Falls called?
Guyana
Which single-drop waterfall in Guyana is among the most powerful in the world?
Peru
Which tall Peruvian waterfall was widely publicized only in 2006?
Name
What does Iguazú mean in the Guaraní language?
Brazil
Which Brazilian region has many waterfalls on tabletop mountains?
Explorer
Which Spanish explorer was the first European to record Iguazú Falls?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: What is the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
Answer: Angel Falls
Angel Falls in Venezuela drops about 979 meters, with a single plunge of about 807 meters.
- Q2: Angel Falls is named after whom?
Answer: Pilot Jimmie Angel
American pilot Jimmie Angel flew over the falls in 1933 and landed his plane on top in 1937.
- Q3: What is Angel Falls called in the Pemón language?
Answer: Kerepakupai Merú
Kerepakupai Merú means waterfall of the deepest place. The falls pour off the tepui Auyán-tepui.
- Q4: Iguazú Falls lies on the border of which two countries?
Answer: Argentina and Brazil
Iguazú has about 275 drops along nearly 3 kilometers of the Iguazú River.
- Q5: What is the largest horseshoe-shaped section of Iguazú Falls called?
Answer: Devil's Throat
Devil's Throat, or Garganta del Diablo, receives about half of the river's flow.
- Q6: Which single-drop waterfall in Guyana is among the most powerful in the world?
Answer: Kaieteur Falls
Kaieteur drops about 226 meters and carries a large volume of water in one plunge.
- Q7: Which tall Peruvian waterfall was widely publicized only in 2006?
Answer: Gocta Falls
Local people knew Gocta, but a German explorer's measurements brought it worldwide attention.
- Q8: What does Iguazú mean in the Guaraní language?
Answer: Big water
Guaraní legend says a god cut the river in anger, creating the falls.
- Q9: Which Brazilian region has many waterfalls on tabletop mountains?
Answer: Chapada Diamantina
Fumaça Falls in Chapada Diamantina is so high that wind turns much of it into mist.
- Q10: Which Spanish explorer was the first European to record Iguazú Falls?
Answer: Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
He reached the falls in 1541 while traveling overland toward Asunción.
The South American Waterfalls Quiz – Water Falling From Tabletop Mountains
South America has some of the most spectacular waterfalls on Earth. Angel Falls is the tallest uninterrupted fall, Iguazú is among the widest and most powerful systems and Kaieteur is a giant single plunge in Guyana's rainforest.
Many falls pour off tepuis, flat-topped mountains in Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil formed from some of the oldest rock on the planet. Their sheer cliffs create long drops, and their isolated tops hold plants and animals found nowhere else.
Visiting is often an adventure. Angel Falls is usually reached by small plane and boat, Kaieteur by air into the forest and Iguazú by walkways that let visitors stand right above the roaring water.
What This Quiz Teaches
This quiz is for travelers and nature lovers interested in South America's waterfalls.
- Which waterfall is tallest
- How Angel Falls got its name
- Where Iguazú is
- What Devil's Throat is
- What tepuis are
Did You Know?
- Iguazú is a UNESCO site on both sides.
- Canaima National Park protects Angel Falls.
- Kaieteur is about four times taller than Niagara.
- Tequendama Falls is near Bogotá.
- Salto del Laja is a famous waterfall in Chile.
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