Uruguayan Culture, Economy and Society

Culture, Arts and Traditions

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  1. Which Afro-Uruguayan drumming tradition, played in the streets of Montevideo, is on UNESCO's intangible heritage list?
  2. For which feature is the Uruguayan Carnival often cited?
  3. What is a murga in Uruguay?
  4. Who composed the tango La Cumparsita, written in Montevideo in 1916?
  5. What is mate in Uruguay?
  6. What is an asado in Uruguay?
  7. What is a chivito, the dish regarded as a national sandwich?
  8. What sweet, made by slowly cooking milk with sugar, is a national favourite in Uruguay?
  9. What is the Semana Criolla held every Easter week at the Prado in Montevideo?
  10. Which Uruguayan author wrote Open Veins of Latin America, published in 1971?
  11. Which Uruguayan author wrote the novel La tregua, about an office clerk in Montevideo?
  12. Which Uruguayan essayist wrote Ariel, published in 1900, addressed to the youth of Latin America?
  13. Which Uruguayan writer born in Salto is famous for short stories such as those of the Tales of the Jungle?
  14. Which poet, nicknamed Juana de America, was a major Uruguayan woman poet of the early 20th century?
  15. Which Uruguayan painter drew the Inverted Map of South America, with the south pointing up?
  16. Which Uruguayan painter is known for scenes of candombe, gauchos and country life in soft colours?
  17. Which theatre, opened in 1856, is the oldest and most famous in Montevideo?
  18. What is the Rambla of Montevideo?
  19. Which building near Punta del Este, a white complex built on a cliff, was made by the Uruguayan artist Carlos Paez Vilaro?
  20. Which sculpture of a hand rising from the sand is a landmark of Punta del Este?
  21. Which words begin the Uruguayan national anthem, and who wrote its lyrics?
  22. Which stadium in Montevideo was built for the 1930 World Cup and is a historic monument?
  23. Which Uruguayan musician won an Oscar for the song Al otro lado del rio in 2005?
  24. What is a gaucho in Uruguayan tradition?
  25. Which popular Uruguayan treat is made of two round biscuits joined with a filling and often coated with chocolate?

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