Chilean Culture, Economy and Society

Culture, Arts and Food

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  1. Which Chilean poet wrote Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair in 1924?
  2. Which Chilean woman poet wrote Desolation in 1922?
  3. Which Chilean novelist wrote The House of the Spirits in 1982?
  4. Which Chilean writer is known for the antipoems, a form that broke with traditional poetry?
  5. Which Chilean poet founded creacionismo?
  6. Which Chilean folk singer wrote Gracias a la Vida?
  7. Which singer-songwriter and theatre director of the Nueva Cancion Chilena was killed in 1973?
  8. Which Indigenous people of south-central Chile speak Mapudungun?
  9. Which national dance of Chile, declared in 1979, imitates the courtship of a rooster and hen?
  10. Which sport declared the national sport in 1962 is played by huasos on horseback in a medialuna?
  11. Which seafood and meat stew from Chiloe is cooked in a hole with hot stones?
  12. Which baked pastry filled with meat, onion, egg and olive is a national classic?
  13. Which drink of grape brandy mixed with lemon juice is the national cocktail?
  14. Which red grape, once thought extinct in France, is the signature wine of Chile?
  15. Which hot dog topped with avocado, tomato and mayonnaise is a Chilean street food?
  16. Which drink of dried peaches and husked wheat is a summer favourite?
  17. Which Chilean film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2018?
  18. Which Pablo Neruda house in Valparaiso is now a museum?
  19. Which pairing of poet and Nobel year is correct?
  20. Which date marks Chile's Navy Day?
  21. Which Chilean cartoonist created Condorito?
  22. Which writer of the Latin American boom wrote The Savage Detectives in 1998?
  23. Which Chilean film-maker directed the documentary trilogy The Battle of Chile about the events of 1973?
  24. Which pairing of work and author is correct?
  25. Which list gives UNESCO World Heritage inscriptions of Chile in order, earliest first?

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