| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which language is predominantly spoken in Belize? | English | 100%
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| Which kind of waterway was opened by Americans in 1914 in Panama? | Canal | 88%
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| Natural disaster that is common in the region and devastated Managua in 1931 and 1972 | Earthquake | 88%
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| Which geographical term, meaning "small strip that connects to larger areas", describes Central America? | Isthmus | 88%
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| Coastal region named for an Indian tribe (think of blood-sucking insects) | Mosquito Coast | 81%
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| What did Costa Rica abolish in 1949? | Its Military | 69%
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| Pyramid-building civilization that was present in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador | Maya | 63%
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| Largest city in Central America | Guatemala City | 56%
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| 2008 US presidential candidate who was born on a military base in Panama | John McCain | 50%
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| Ethnic term that describes people with mixed European and Indigenous descent | Mestizo | 50%
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| Leftist leader of Nicaragua (1979-1990; 2007-) | Daniel Ortega | 44%
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| Panamian leader and trafficker who was removed after the 1989 US invasion | Manuel Noriega | 44%
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| Which road stretching the American continents has a gap beginning in Panama? | Pan-American Highway | 44%
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| Political party of that leader | Sandinistas | 31%
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| Spanish colony that was ruled by Hernán Cortés | New Spain | 13%
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