Peru Quiz Questions
1) Who conquered Peru for Spain in 1531-1533?
a) Hernando Cortez
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Simon Bolivar
d) Christopher Columbus
2) When did Peru proclaim its independence?
a) 28 July 1821
b) 15 April 1832
c) 18 May 1860
d) 11 November 1911
3) Who won the Presidential election in 1990?
a) Alan Garcia
b) Jose Luis Bustamente
c) Alberto Fujimori
d) Manuel Odria
4) Which ocean is to the west of Peru?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific
c) Indian
d) Arctic
5) Which is the capital of Peru?
a) Arequipa
b) Trujillo
c) Lima
d) Chiclayo
6) Which group was vanquished by Alberto Fujimori?
a) Black September
b) Shining Path
c) Red Brigade
d) Hamas
7) Which of the following wonders is in Peru?
a) Petra
b) Pyramids of Giza
c) Machu Picchu
d) Rock of Gibraltar
8) Which is the currency of Peru?
a) Dollar
b) Nuevo Sol
c) Escuda
d) Peso
9) Which language, apart from Spanish, is official language of Peru?
a) Apache
b) Iroquis
c) Aymara
d) Quechua
10) Who was the last king of Incas?
a) Atahulappa
b) Pachacuti
c) Topa
d) Huayna
Peru Quiz Questions with Answers
1) Who conquered Peru for Spain in 1531?
b) Francisco Pizarro
2) When did Peru proclaim its independence?
a) 28 July 1821
3) Who won the Presidential election in 1990?
c) Alberto Fujimori
4) Which ocean is to the west of Peru?
b) Pacific
5) Which is the capital of Peru?
c) Lima
6) Which group was vanquished by Alberto Fujimori?
b) Shining Path
7) Which of the following wonders is in Peru?
c) Machu Picchu
8) Which is the currency of Peru?
b) Nuevo Sol
9) Which language, apart from Spanish, is official language of Peru?
d) Quechua
10) Who was the last king of Incas?
a) Atahulappa
Aymara and quechua are both official.
We Peruvians don’t speak of conquest but invasion.
Alberto Fujimori was a dictator and his role was not of a vanquisher , but of someone who violated human rights. The capture and demise of shinning path had to do with intelligence work unrelated to that of the dictator