Chile regions quiz

The 16 regions in the quiz

Chile has 16 regions: 16 in the quiz. Use the Capitals button in the panel to find their capitals instead.

How to play

In Point mode we name a region and you tap it on the map; in Type mode one lights up and you type its name (accents don’t matter); and in Time trial you get 6 seconds per question. If you miss, we show you where it was, which way it lies and a hint drawn from the data: its size rank and its neighbors.

Each game has 10, 20 or all the questions, and at the end you can practice just the ones you missed. Your best score for each mode is saved in this browser only: neither we nor anyone else can see it, and there’s no sign-up.

The hardest ones

The smallest regions are the hardest, since they barely show on the map: Ñuble (about 5,200 sq mi), Metropolitana de Santiago (about 6,200 sq mi), and Los Ríos (about 6,300 sq mi). Zoom in with the buttons or two fingers to tap them.

Tips to learn them

• Start with the three largest: Antofagasta, Magallanes, and Aysén cover 47% of the area of Chile.
• Only Metropolitana de Santiago has no coastline.

Playing in class

If you teach in Chile, start with your school’s region and its neighbors and add a few each day. Otherwise, it’s a good way to get to know the country before studying it.

With the Challenge your class link, everyone gets the same questions in the same order, with no accounts or passwords, and each student sees their own score, time and streak. To practice on paper, there’s a printable worksheet of the same map with an answer key.

List of all 16 regions

1. Antofagasta Antofagasta
2. Arica y Parinacota Arica
3. Atacama Copiapó
4. Aysén Coyhaique
5. Biobío Concepción
6. Coquimbo La Serena
7. La Araucanía Temuco
8. Los Lagos Puerto Montt
9. Los Ríos Valdivia
10. Magallanes Punta Arenas
11. Maule Talca
12. Metropolitana de Santiago Santiago
13. Ñuble Chillán
14. O'Higgins Rancagua
15. Tarapacá Iquique
16. Valparaíso Valparaíso