Test your knowledge of Colombia's rich history with this challenging quiz! Answer as many questions as you can out of 20 and see how much you really know about this fascinating country.
1. Who founded the city of Bogotá in 1538?
Francisco Pizarro
Rodrigo de Bastidas
Pedro de Heredia
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
2. When did Bogotá become the capital of the Spanish vice-royalty of Nueva Granada?
1538
1718
1819
1849
3. Which battle did Simon Bolivar win in 1819?
Battle of Carabobo
Battle of Boyaca
Battle of Ayacucho
Battle of Pinchincha
4. What was formed after Simon Bolivar's victory in 1819?
Republic of New Granada
Republic of Gran Colombia
Republic of Venezuela
Republic of Ecuador
5. When did the Gran Colombia dissolve?
1829-30
1819-20
1835-36
1845-46
6. When were the Conservative and Liberal parties founded in Colombia?
1849
1885
1930
1946
7. What was significant about the Liberal Party rule from 1861-1885?
Recentralizing power
Autonomous entities and separation of church and state
Forming Gran Colombia
Achieving independence from Spain
8. How long did the Conservative Party rule that began in 1885 last?
25 years
30 years
45 years
50 years
9. What was the War of the Thousand Days?
A conflict between indigenous groups and Spanish settlers
A civil war between Liberals and Conservatives
A war for independence from Spain
A war against Panama
10. When did Panama become an independent state?
1899
1902
1903
1910
11. Who was elected Liberal President in 1930?
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
Cesar Gaviria
Olaya Herrera
Virgilio Barco Vargas
12. Which political party ruled Colombia after 1946?
National People's Alliance
Liberal Party
Conservative Party
Gran Colombia Party
13. What significant event happened in Bogotá in 1948?
Assassination of Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
Formation of Gran Colombia
End of the War of the Thousand Days
Signing of the Colombian Constitution
14. When was the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set up?
1958
1966
1970
1991
15. Who was the leader of the Medellin drug cartel who was killed in 1993?
Carlos Lehder
Pablo Escobar
Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
Jorge Luis Ochoa
16. What year did the Colombian Constitution that prohibits extradition of Colombians wanted for trial in other countries come into effect?
1986
1989
1991
1993
17. Which party became legal in 1989 after a reaching a peace agreement with the government?
FARC
M-19
ELN
UP
18. Which president of Colombia was elected in 2010?
Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Juan Manuel Santos
Iván Duque
Gustavo Petro
19. What was one of the largest indigenous groups in pre-Columbian Colombia?
