Nicaragua Country Quiz - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Official language Spanish
99%
Bordering countries Honduras
95%
Bordering countries Costa Rica
94%
Major sea bordering Nicaragua to the east Caribbean Sea
88%
Most popular sport Baseball
86%
Country that occupied Nicaragua during the Banana Wars between 1912–1933 United States
85%
Capital city of Nicaragua Managua
80%
The U.S. intended to build one of these across Nicaragua, but ultimately built it further south Canal
76%
Country that controlled the above between 1638–1787 and 1844–1860 United Kingdom
72%
Largest lake Lake Nicaragua
70%
The above is world's only major freshwater lake that is infested with this type of fish Sharks
52%
Unpleasant-sounding historical name for the east coast of Nicaragua {Mosquito} Coast
47%
Oldest European city in mainland America, named for a city in southern Spain Granada
46%
The largest island in that lake has two _____, named Concepción and Maderas Volcanoes
43%
Leader of Nicaragua since 2007 Daniel {Ortega}
39%
Name for the rebel groups opposed to the above, who received money and arms from certain elements in the U.S. including Oliver North Contras
33%
Radical socialist political party that ruled Nicaragua from 1979–1990 Sandinista
32%
Founder of those two cities, namesake of Nicaragua's currency Francisco Hernández de {Córdoba}
30%
Nicaragua's second most populous city, named for a city in northern Spain León
26%
River forming much of Nicaragua's northern border Coco River
13%
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