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Panama- 20 questions - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 40 times
34 since last reset
- The average score is 10 of 20
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| What Central American country was originally considered as a location for a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? | Nicaragua | 96%
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| Concern about what natrual event, common in the above country, caused the commission to move its attention to Panama? | earthquake | 86%
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| What disease that ravaged early canal builders was virtually eradicated after the transmitter of the disease was identified ? | yellow fever | 79%
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| Who was president of the U.S. when the treaties were signed? | Carter | 75%
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| Who was head of the Guardia Nacional at that time and controlled the government? | Omar Torrijos | 68%
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| What man-made lake forms the largest area of the Panama Canal? | Gatun | 57%
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| What island chain lies off the Atlantic side of Panama? | San Blas | 54%
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| Who are the people who live on these islands? | Kuna | 50%
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| What country attempted to establish a settlement in Panama in 1696? It failed and virtually bankrupted the country. | Scotland | 50%
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| What is the highlands area in western Panama known as? | Volcan | 46%
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| Who is the current president of Panama, elected in May, 2019? | Laurentino Cortizo | 43%
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| What mid-eastern ruler, who had been deposed and taken shelter in the U.S., was secretly moved to one of the above islands in 1979? | Mohammed Reza Pahlavi | 43%
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| What are the reverse applique fabric panels, part of the natives' dress and now popular with tourists, called? | molas | 43%
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| What tiny town, located on the canal at the Chagres RIver, is now the site of a major resort? | Gamboa | 36%
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| What was the name given to the 1989 U. S. invasion of Panama? | Operation Just Cause | 36%
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| What American institute has had a tropical research center on the above island for almost 100 years? | Smithsonian | 32%
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| What is the name of the island in the lake above that is the home of a nature reserve? | Barro Colorado` | 29%
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| Who began the process of eradicating the suspected cause of the above? | Dr. William Gorgas | 29%
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| What island chain, with over 200 islands, is on the Pacific side of Panama? | Las Perlas | 25%
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| Who was the president of Panama when the 1978 treaties were signed? | Demetrio Lakas | 4%
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