Brazil Quiz
Brazil Quiz Questions
1) How many times Brazil has won the Football World Cup?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Five
2) What is the real name of Pele?
a) Tele Santana
b) Edson Arantes do Nascimento
c) Roberto Carlos
d) Mario Kempes
3) Which of the following rivers flows in Brazil?
a) Amazon
b) Nile
c) Mississippi
d) Cauvery
4) Who became the President of Brazil in 2003?
a) George Bush
b) Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva
c) Jose Alencar
d) Evo Morales
5) To which city the statue of Christ the Redeemer is close?
a) Brasilia
b) Sao Paulo
c) Rio de Janeiro
d) Medellin
6) Which of the following films deals with street children?
a) Blame it on Rio
b) Pixote
c) Woman on top
d) Die Hard
7) When was Brasilia inaugurated?
a) 1956
b) 1960
c) 1964
d) 1980
8) Which dance is associated with Brazil?
a) Bharatanatyam
b) Rock n roll
c) Samba
d) Disco
9) Who won the Formula 1 World Championship in 1991?
a) Michael Schumacher
b) Ayrton Senna
c) Ralph Scumacher
d) Narain Kartikeyan
10) When did Pedro Alvares Cabral reach Brazil?
a) 1453
b) 1492
c) 1498
d) 1500
11) When did Brazil win Jules Rimet Cup permanently?
a) 1966
b) 1970
c) 1974
d) 1986
12) When is the Independence Day of Brazil?
a) 7 September
b) 1 May
c) 1 November
d) 25 December
13) What is the significance of 24 January in Brazil?
a) Flag Day
b) Constitution Day
c) National Anthem Day
d) Children’s Day
14) In which year did Pope Benedict XVI visit Brazil?
a) 2001
b) 2004
c) 2006
d) 2007
15) Who is the first Pope to visit Brazil?
a) John Paul II
b) John XXIII
c) Pius XII
d) Paul VI
16) Who was the captain of the Brazilian Football team in World Cup 1994?
a) Socrates
b) Zico
c) Dunga
d) Edmundo
17) Who shot the winning goals in Brazil’s final match against Germany in Football World Cup 2002?
a) Romario
b) Ronaldo
c) Rivaldo
d) Leonardo
18) Which South American country was once part of Brazil?
a) Argentina
b) Chile
c) Bolivia
d) Uruguay
19) How is Brazil’ Stock Exchange known?
a) BOVESPA
b) NASDAC
c) NSE
d) BSE
20) Which is the currency of Brazil?
a) Euro
b) Dollar
c) Real
d) Pound
21) Who replaced Walden Pires as Defence Minister in July 2007?
a) Wolf Blitzer
b) Nelson Jobim
c) Raul Castro
d) Jose Ramos Horta
22) Brazil was the colony of which country?
a) England
b) France
c) Portugal
d) Spain
23) Who is the first Emperor of Brazil?
a) Dom Pedro
b) Pedro II
c) Napoleon
d) Maximilian
24) Who is the first cardinal from Brazil?
a) Paulo Evaristo Arns
b) Claudio Hummes
c) Thomas Manning
d) Joaquim Cavalcanti
25) Who played the title role in the film Pixote?
a) John Travolta
b) Fernando Ramos da Silva
c) Jardel Filho
d) Jorge Juliao
26) Who wrote “A Theology of Liberation”?
a) Leonardo Boff
b) Gustavo Gutierrez
c) Perez Esquivel
d) James B. Nickoloff
Brazil Quiz Questions with Answers
1) How many times Brazil has won the Football World Cup?
d) Five
2) What is the real name of Pele?
b) Edson Arantes do Nascimento
3) Which of the following rivers flows in Brazil?
a) Amazon
4) Who became the President of Brazil in 2003?
b) Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva
5) To which city the statue of Christ the Redeemer is close?
c) Rio de Janeiro
6) Which of the following films deals with street children?
b) Pixote
7) When was Brasilia inaugurated?
b) 1960
8) Which dance is associated with Brazil?
c) Samba
9) Who won the Formula 1 World Championship in 1991?
b) Ayrton Senna
10) When did Pedro Alvares Cabral reach Brazil?
d) 1500
11) When did Brazil win Jules Rimet Cup permanently?
b) 1970
12) When is the Independence Day of Brazil?
a) 7 September
13) What is the significance of 24 January in Brazil?
b) Constitution Day
14) In which year did Pope Benedict XVI visit Brazil?
d) 2007
15) Who is the first Pope to visit Brazil?
a) John Paul II
16) Who was the captain of the Brazilian Football team in World Cup 1994?
c) Dunga
17) Who shot the winning goals in Brazil’s final match against Germany in Football World Cup 2002?
b) Ronaldo
18) Which South American country was once part of Brazil?
d) Uruguay
19) How is Brazil’s Stock Exchange known?
a) BOVESPA
20) Which is the currency of Brazil?
c) Real
21) Who replaced Walden Pires as Defence Minister in July 2007?
b) Nelson Jobim
22) Brazil was the colony of which country?
c) Portugal
23) Who is the first Emperor of Brazil?
a) Dom Pedro
24) Who is the first cardinal from Brazil?
d) Joaquim Cavalcanti
25) Who played the title role in the film Pixote?
b) Fernando Ramos da Silva
26) Who wrote “A Theology of Liberation”?
b) Gustavo Gutierrez