| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| …saw a guerilla war between US-backed Contra rebels and the Marxist Sandinistas following a communist revolution? | Nicaragua | 88%
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| …is separated from South America by a 100km stretch of thick, dangerous jungles? | Panama | 88%
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| …abolished its army in 1949? | Costa Rica | 75%
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| …is widely considered the most democratic country in Central America? | Costa Rica | 75%
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| …is the smallest and most densely populated nation in Central America? | El Salvador | 75%
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| …is named after Jesus Christ? | El Salvador | 75%
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| …was the Aztec Empire once found? | Mexico | 75%
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| …did mezcal and tequila originate in? | Mexico | 75%
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| …has an 80km canal which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans? | Panama | 75%
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| …was once a part of Gran Colombia before declaring independence in 1830? | Panama | 75%
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| …was known as British Honduras until its independence in 1981? | Belize | 63%
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| …has a name which means “depths”? | Honduras | 63%
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| …does not border the Atlantic Ocean? | El Salvador | 50%
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| …is considered the heart of the ancient Mayan civilization? | Guatemala | 50%
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| …bears crossed muskets and a quetzal bird on its flag? | Guatemala | 38%
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| …did the CIA stage a coup d’etat after its president, Jacobo Arbenz, began enacting labor laws which threatened the interests of American fruit companies? | Guatemala | 38%
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| …is known as “the land of lakes and volcanoes”? | Nicaragua | 38%
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| …is known for the mantra of “Pura Vida”, or “simple life”, emphasizing a relaxed, grateful, and optimistic lifestyle? | Costa Rica | 25%
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| …adopted bitcoin as legal tender in 2021? | El Salvador | 25%
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| …uses the lempira as its currency? | Honduras | 25%
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| …was the golden frog, the smallest frog species in the world, found before it went extinct in the wild? | Panama | 25%
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| …uses the colón as its currency? | Costa Rica | 13%
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| …sees residents refer to themselves as “chapines/chapinas”? | Guatemala | 13%
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| …is the second-poorest country in the Americas? | Nicaragua | 13%
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| …became the first country to ban smoking in homes and other private places? | Honduras | 0%
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