Peru
Lima lies on Peru's Pacific coast. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 19 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Peru trivia questions
What is the capital of Peru?
Answer: Lima
Bonus fact: Lima lies on Peru's Pacific coast.
Which ancient empire had its capital at Cusco in Peru?
Answer: Inca Empire
Bonus fact: Cusco was the political heart of the Inca Empire.
What famous Inca site stands high in the Andes above the Urubamba Valley?
Answer: Machu Picchu
Bonus fact: Machu Picchu was built in the 15th century.
Lake Titicaca lies on the border of Peru and which country?
Answer: Bolivia
Bonus fact: The lake lies high in the Andes.
In what year did Machu Picchu become widely known outside Peru through Hiram Bingham's expedition?
Answer: 1911
Bonus fact: UNESCO notes that the site had been abandoned when the Spanish conquered the Inca Empire in the 16th century.
Which bear from children’s books comes from Peru and is taken in by the Brown family?
Answer: Paddington Bear
Bonus fact: Michael Bond created Paddington Bear, who was named after Paddington Station in London.
Bolivia shares Lake Titicaca with which country?
Answer: Peru
Bonus fact: Lake Titicaca lies on the Bolivia-Peru border.
Lima beans are named after which South American capital city?
Answer: Lima
Bonus fact: The name reflects early trade associations with Lima, Peru.
What ocean did the Kon-Tiki raft cross?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Bonus fact: The raft sailed from Peru toward Polynesia.
Which major body of water borders Chile along its western side?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Bonus fact: The CIA places Chile in southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean between Argentina and Peru.
Machu Picchu was built by which civilization?
Answer: The Inca
Bonus fact: Machu Picchu sits high in the Andes Mountains of Peru.
Which country is home to the city of Lima?
Answer: Peru
Bonus fact: Lima is the capital of Peru.