Central America & Caribbean Quiz

1. What is the capital of Mexico?

1. Guadalajara
2. Mexico City
3. Monterrey
4. Puebla

2. Which country is the largest in Central America by area?

1. Belize
2. Guatemala
3. Honduras
4. Nicaragua

3. What is the capital of Cuba?

1. Cienfuegos
2. Havana
3. Santiago de Cuba
4. Trinidad

4. The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?

1. Atlantic and Indian
2. Atlantic and Pacific
3. Pacific and Arctic
4. Pacific and Indian

5. Which Caribbean island is divided between two countries — Haiti and the Dominican Republic?

1. Cuba
2. Hispaniola
3. Jamaica
4. Puerto Rico

6. Which Central American country is the only one with no army?

1. Belize
2. Costa Rica
3. El Salvador
4. Panama

7. What is the capital of Jamaica?

1. Kingston
2. Montego Bay
3. Negril
4. Ocho Rios

8. Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica all share which historical connection?

1. Former British colonies
2. Former Dutch colonies
3. Former French colonies
4. Former Spanish colonies

9. What is the smallest country in mainland Central America?

1. Belize
2. Costa Rica
3. El Salvador
4. Panama

10. The Yucatán Peninsula is the heartland of which ancient civilisation?

1. Aztec
2. Inca
3. Maya
4. Olmec

11. Which Caribbean island is a US territory (unincorporated territory)?

1. Cuba
2. Haiti
3. Jamaica
4. Puerto Rico

12. What is the capital of Guatemala?

1. Antigua
2. Cobán
3. Guatemala City
4. Xela (Quetzaltenango)

13. Which island is shared by France and the Netherlands?

1. Aruba
2. Bonaire
3. Curaçao
4. Saint Martin (Sint Maarten)

14. Belize City was replaced as capital of Belize in 1970 by which city?

1. Belmopan
2. Corozal
3. Dangriga
4. Orange Walk

15. Which country is the largest Caribbean island nation by area?

1. Cuba
2. Dominican Republic
3. Haiti
4. Jamaica

16. What is the official language of Brazil's neighbour, Suriname?

1. Dutch
2. English
3. Portuguese
4. Spanish

17. Which Caribbean nation was the first to gain independence in the Western Hemisphere (1804)?

1. Barbados
2. Haiti
3. Jamaica
4. Trinidad and Tobago

18. The Caribbean island of Martinique is an overseas territory of which European country?

1. France
2. Netherlands
3. Spain
4. United Kingdom

19. Lake Atitlán in Guatemala is believed to have been formed by what?

1. A massive earthquake
2. A meteor impact
3. A volcanic caldera collapse
4. Ancient glacial activity

20. Which Caribbean island group is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands?

1. British Virgin Islands
2. Cayman Islands
3. Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten
4. Turks and Caicos