Many languages are spoken in the Americas. Some are derived from European languages, such as American English or Spanish, whilst others are spoken by the indigenous peoples, or are a mixture of influences, like the Creoles.
The most widespread language in South America is Spanish, although the most populous country there, Brazil, speaks Portuguese. In North America English is more common, though Spanish comes very close behind.
The nature of the American population brings with it huge variety. The majority of Americans are descended from historically recent foreign immigrants, who brought their own languages to their new homes. There are known to be more than 300 languages spoken in the USA, though mostly by relatively small groups of people.
Find out a little more about the countries in the Americas and the flags used to represent them by playing this quiz.
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This is the flag of the largest Spanish speaking country (in terms of area) in the world, but what is the country's name?
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Mexico |
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Brazil |
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Argentina |
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Chile |
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This flag represents which North American country whose name comes from the native Mayan word for 'many trees'?
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Guatemala |
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Canada |
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Anguilla |
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Mexico |
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This is the flag of which South American country, whose capital city is Asuncion?
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Bolivia |
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Uruguay |
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Peru |
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Paraguay |
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Montevideo is the capital city of the country represented by this flag, but which country is it?
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Peru |
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Uruguay |
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Colombia |
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Mexico |
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This is the flag of which overseas region of France? It is a part of the European Union, despite being in the Caribbean Sea.
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Saint Lucia |
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Martinique |
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French Guiana |
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Canada |
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This flag belongs to a constituent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but what is its name? It is an island nation and its capital city is Willemstad.
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Montserrat |
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Aruba |
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Sint Maarten |
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Curaçao |
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This is the flag of which country and Caribbean island? Its name is derived from the Latin word for 'Sunday' because it was discovered on that day of the week.
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Dominican Republic |
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Suriname |
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Dominica |
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El Salvador |
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This is (quite obviously!) the flag of Saint Martin, a French overseas collectivity. It occupies the northern part of an island in the Caribbean, but which country occupies the southern part of the same island?
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Sint Maarten |
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Aruba |
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Anguilla |
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Grenada |
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This is the flag of another French overseas collectivity. It is located off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, but what is its name?
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St Pierre & Miquelon |
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Cuba |
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St Kitts and Nevis |
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Falkland Islands |
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This is the flag of Mexico, but which empire ruled the land before it was conquered by the Spanish in 1521?
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The Aztec Empire |
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The Mayan Empire |
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The Incan Empire |
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The British Empire |
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This is the flag of the largest Spanish speaking country (in terms of area) in the world, but what is the country's name?
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Mexico |
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Brazil |
[x] |
Argentina |
[ ] |
Chile |
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2.
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This flag represents which North American country whose name comes from the native Mayan word for 'many trees'?
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[x] |
Guatemala |
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Canada |
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Anguilla |
[ ] |
Mexico |
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This is the flag of which South American country, whose capital city is Asuncion?
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Bolivia |
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Uruguay |
[ ] |
Peru |
[x] |
Paraguay |
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Montevideo is the capital city of the country represented by this flag, but which country is it?
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Peru |
[x] |
Uruguay |
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Colombia |
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Mexico |
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This is the flag of which overseas region of France? It is a part of the European Union, despite being in the Caribbean Sea.
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Saint Lucia |
[x] |
Martinique |
[ ] |
French Guiana |
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Canada |
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This flag belongs to a constituent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but what is its name? It is an island nation and its capital city is Willemstad.
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[ ] |
Montserrat |
[ ] |
Aruba |
[ ] |
Sint Maarten |
[x] |
Curaçao |
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This is the flag of which country and Caribbean island? Its name is derived from the Latin word for 'Sunday' because it was discovered on that day of the week.
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Dominican Republic |
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Suriname |
[x] |
Dominica |
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El Salvador |
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8.
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This is (quite obviously!) the flag of Saint Martin, a French overseas collectivity. It occupies the northern part of an island in the Caribbean, but which country occupies the southern part of the same island?
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[x] |
Sint Maarten |
[ ] |
Aruba |
[ ] |
Anguilla |
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Grenada |
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9.
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This is the flag of another French overseas collectivity. It is located off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, but what is its name?
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[x] |
St Pierre & Miquelon |
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Cuba |
[ ] |
St Kitts and Nevis |
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Falkland Islands |
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This is the flag of Mexico, but which empire ruled the land before it was conquered by the Spanish in 1521?
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[x] |
The Aztec Empire |
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The Mayan Empire |
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The Incan Empire |
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The British Empire |
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The name 'Argentina' comes from the Latin for 'silver', and the country is thought to have been so named because of the legend telling of an abundance of the precious metal to be found in South America