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1. Is further east
Haiti
Dominican Republic
2. Was a French colony
Haiti
Dominican Republic
3. Has a higher GDP per capita
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Haiti
4. Baseball is the most popular sport
Haiti
Dominican Republic
5. Its capital city is Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Haiti
6. Became an independent state first
Haiti
Dominican Republic
7. Has two official languages
Haiti's two official languages are French and Haitian Creole. The Dominican Republic speaks Spanish.
Haiti
Dominican Republic
8. Home to the first permanent European settlement in the Americas
Haiti
Dominican Republic
9. 95% of the population is black
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Haiti
10. An earthquake killed over 100,000 people in 2010
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Haiti
11. Was ruled by dictators "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc"
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Dominican Republic
12. Has the larger land area
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Dominican Republic
13. Is known for its cigars
Cigars make up 5% of the Dominican Republic's exports
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Haiti
14. Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta was born there
Haiti
Dominican Republic
15. Is known for Vodou (aka Voodoo)
Most Haitians are Christians. No accurate numbers exist for how many people practice Vodou, especially since some Vodou practices are mixed together with Christian ones
Had one attempt for the fun of it....thought I didn't know that much (do know some basics 'cause i studied history). Apparently also some good guesses. Got a 100% at first attempt. Fully surprised myself. xD
'smaller' and 'having multiple languages' are not negative. New Zealand is smaller than Australia, and has multiple languages, and we take pride in both of these things.
Voodoo is a complex religion with deep spiritual practices. The Hollywood version (which was popularised during a time of deep anti-black racism) is not the truth.
If you take the time to learn about the reality of it, voodoo is fascinating.
Vodou's negative reputation can almost entirely be blamed on the overall Western bias against indigenous religions. It being a closed practice just adds to the "people fear what they don't understand" aspect of it.
I found these questions pretty easy and not too interesting. Maybe try to put more challenging questions that don't seem too obvious. If you agree, try adrmcm's quiz series which is very similar to this one, though he started his idea first. Overall, good idea, though changes MUST be made :)
1957 – François Duvalier (pictured), nicknamed Papa Doc, was elected President of Haiti as a populist before consolidating power and ruling as a dictator for the rest of his life
Correction: the DR was also a French colony for a number of years. Spain ceded the colony (then known as Santo Domingo) to France in 1795. Toussaint Louverture took effective control in France's name in 1801. The last French troops left in 1809.
Fun quiz otherwise!
Suggestions for additional questions:
- first to be visited by Christopher Columbus (that's Haiti)
- country that invaded its neighbor in 1822 (that's Haiti)
- site of a mausoleum supposedly holding the remains of C. Columbus (that's the DR)
- birthplace of bird painter John James Audubon (that's Haiti)
If you take the time to learn about the reality of it, voodoo is fascinating.
Humans are weird.
september 2022
Fun quiz otherwise!
Suggestions for additional questions:
- first to be visited by Christopher Columbus (that's Haiti)
- country that invaded its neighbor in 1822 (that's Haiti)
- site of a mausoleum supposedly holding the remains of C. Columbus (that's the DR)
- birthplace of bird painter John James Audubon (that's Haiti)