Capital Cities of the Americas Trivia Word Search

Quito's capital sits almost exactly on this imaginary line at zero degrees latitude: the _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This Bahamian capital sits on New Providence island.

The two-island nation whose capital is Basseterre gets its short name from an old sailors' nickname for 'Saint Christopher': '_ _ _.'

Santiago, Chile's capital, was founded in 1541 by Spanish conquistador Pedro de _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Bermuda's capital shares its name with a hit Broadway musical, though the city itself is named for an 18th-century colonial governor.

Mexico's capital, built on the ruins of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, is Mexico '_ _ _ _.'

This is Paraguay's capital, founded in 1537 on the Paraguay River.

This is the capital of Greenland, an Arctic territory of Denmark, formerly called Godthab.

Lima's near-constant coastal fog has earned it a nickname built on that fog's color: the '_ _ _ _ City.'

Hondurans often shorten their capital's long Nahuatl-derived name to just '_ _ _ _ _' in casual speech.

St. Vincent's capital, Kingstown, lies in the shadow of an active volcano called La _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Bogotá was founded in 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Mexico City was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, capital of this Mesoamerican empire: _ _ _ _ _.

This is the capital of Puerto Rico, founded in 1521 and one of the oldest European-founded cities in the Americas.

Brazil's futuristic capital, Brasilia, was largely designed by architect Oscar _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Guyana's capital pairs England's patron saint's name with 'town': _ _ _ _ _ _ town.

Belize moved its capital inland to newly built Belmopan after a devastating _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ struck Belize City in 1961.

Grenada's capital is Saint '_ _ _ _ _ _ _,' honoring England's patron saint.

This Cuban capital's old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for vintage American cars.

Guatemala's earthquake-ruined former colonial capital is still known today as '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Guatemala.'

Haiti's capital's name translates to 'Port of the _ _ _ _ _ _.'

The capital of Dominica sits at the mouth of a river of the same name.

Barbados's capital pairs a word for a river crossing with 'town': _ _ _ _ _ _ Town.

This South American country, whose capital is Quito, takes its name from the Spanish word for 'equator': _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Ottawa is home to a UNESCO-listed canal that freezes each winter into the world's largest natural skating rink: the _ _ _ _ _ _ Canal.

Bogotá sits high in this South American mountain range: _ _ _ _ _.

Bolivia's constitutional capital, seat of its Supreme Court, is named after an independence hero: _ _ _ _ _.

Venezuela's capital, Caracas, was the birthplace of independence leader Simón _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, is said to be named after a French _ _ _ _ that once anchored in its harbor.

Santiago, Chile's capital, is Spanish for 'Saint _ _ _ _ _,' honoring the same apostle who is Spain's patron saint.

Bogota's name comes from 'Bacata,' a settlement of this indigenous Andean people: _ _ _ _ _ _.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines' capital is this city, distinct in spelling from Jamaica's capital.

Tegucigalpa's name is believed to mean 'hill of _ _ _ _ _ _' in an indigenous language, reflecting the region's mining history.

Port of Spain, Trinidad's capital, is famous for hosting one of the world's largest pre-Lent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ celebrations.

Washington, D.C.'s street grid was designed by this French-American engineer, Pierre _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The US capital is officially named Washington, _ _.

Havana's streets are famous for 1950s American cars, kept running for decades under a US trade _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Argentina's capital's name means 'good airs' in Spanish — it's Buenos '_ _ _ _ _.'

This Jamaican capital sits on one of the world's largest natural harbors.

Paraguay's capital, Asunción, is named for the Catholic feast marking the Virgin _ _ _ _'s assumption into heaven.

Santo Domingo is home to the oldest continuously inhabited city founded by Europeans anywhere in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This Costa Rican capital sits in the Central Valley highlands, ringed by volcanoes.

This is Saint Lucia's capital city.

This is Suriname's riverside capital, a single indigenous-derived word with no widely used shorter nickname.

This Central American nation's canal-famous capital carries the exact same name as the country itself.

The Dominican Republic's capital, the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the Americas, is Santo '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'

Much of Georgetown, Guyana lies below sea level, protected by a Dutch-built _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Argentina's elegant capital, Buenos Aires, has long been nicknamed the '_ _ _ _ _ of South America.'

Lima, Peru's capital, was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Asuncion earned the nickname 'Mother of _ _ _ _ _ _' since Spanish expeditions used it as a base to found other South American settlements.

Nassau, the Bahamian capital, is named after a region in this European country: _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This Central American country's capital is named San '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,' Spanish for 'Savior.'

Suriname, whose capital is Paramaribo, is the only South American country where this Western European language is official: _ _ _ _ _.

This is Bolivia's administrative seat of government, the world's highest capital city by elevation.

Costa Rica, whose capital is San Jose, famously abolished its _ _ _ _ in 1948.

This is Colombia's high-altitude Andean capital.

Havana's grand seafront boulevard, popular for evening strolls, is called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Kingston, Jamaica's capital, is considered the birthplace of this music genre popularized by Bob Marley: _ _ _ _ _ _.

Guyana's capital, Georgetown, is nicknamed the '_ _ _ _ _ _ City of the Caribbean' for its tree-lined avenues and canals.

This is Venezuela's capital, set in a valley near the Caribbean coast.

Washington, D.C. sits on the banks of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River.

St. Kitts and Nevis's capital combines French for 'low' with the word for 'land': Basse-_ _ _ _ _.

The capital of this Central American nation bordering Mexico and Belize shares the country's own name, plus the word 'City.'

Argentina, whose capital is Buenos Aires, takes its name from the Latin word for silver: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Curacao's colorful capital combines the name of a Dutch prince with 'stad' (city): _ _ _ _ _ _ stad.

Trinidad and Tobago's capital, Port of _ _ _ _ _, shares its name with a European country on the Iberian Peninsula.

This Ecuadorian capital lies almost exactly on the equator.

Uruguay's capital combines 'monte' (mount) with a word one theory says means 'I see': Monte-_ _ _ _ _.

Kingston, Jamaica sits on one of the world's largest natural _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This is Chile's capital, sitting in a valley beneath the Andes.

The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is Saint '_ _ _ _ _.'

This coastal Peruvian capital was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535.

Nicaragua's capital, Managua, was chosen as a compromise between two rival cities: Leon and _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This purpose-built Belizean capital replaced Belize City after a 1961 hurricane.

This Nicaraguan capital was chosen as a compromise capital between rival cities León and Granada.

This Canadian capital sits at the confluence of the Rideau and Gatineau rivers with a larger namesake river.

This futuristic Brazilian capital, inaugurated in 1960, was purpose-built and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Falkland Islands' remote South Atlantic capital was named after a 19th-century British Colonial Secretary.