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What historical figure is Colombia named after?
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Christopher Columbus
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Who served as the first President of Colombia – known as "The Liberator"?
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Simón Bolívar
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What Spanish colonial territory was Colombia was part of until independence?
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New Granada
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What novel is Gabriel García Márquez best known for?
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
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What drug lord was worth $30 billion before his death in 1993?
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Pablo Escobar
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What city was he the drug lord of?
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Medellín
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What city's cartel was the main rivals of that drug lord?
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Cali
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What singer was born in Barranquilla in 1977?
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Shakira
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What Marxism–Leninism guerrilla group were fighting the longest-running armed insurgency in the Western Hemisphere?
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FARC
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What President signed a ceasefire accord with the above in 2016?
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Juan Manuel Santos
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What prize did he win in the same year for doing that?
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Nobel Peace Prize
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What term originally referred to a mythical tribal chief of the Muisca people who was believed to have been covered with gold dust?
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El Dorado
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What country gained independence from Colombia in 1903?
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Panama
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What type of fitness program was invented in Colombia in the 1990s?
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Zumba
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What event was Colombia originally chosen to host in 1986, but resigned due to economic issues?
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FIFA World Cup
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What was the currency of Colombia before it was independent? (Hint: still is a neighboring country's currency)
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Real
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What Colombian was the highest paid actress in U.S. television between 2013-2020?
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Sofía Vergara
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What military alliance did Colombia formally become a partner of in 2017?
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NATO
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What city was formerly the main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire?
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Cartagena
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What two groups fought against each other in the the Thousand Days' War between 1899-1902? (Name either)
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Conservatives / Liberals
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