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This country's victory in the War of the Pacific resulted in another country becoming landlocked. | Chile | 100%
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Simón Bolívar was the first president of a precursor of this country, in office between 1819 and 1830. | Colombia | 100%
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This country's capital was founded on 5th August 1496, making it the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas. | Dominican Republic | 100%
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The ruins of Tikal, one of the most powerful Maya cities, are located in this country. | Guatemala | 100%
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Toussaint Louverture was the most prominent leader of the revolution that lead to this country's independence. | Haiti | 100%
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The term "banana republic" comes from the novel Cabbages and Kings, which was inspired by the author's time in this country. | Honduras | 100%
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This country fought three others during the War of the Triple Alliance. | Paraguay | 100%
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This country's longest-serving president died in 2013 as a result of cancer. | Venezuela | 100%
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As a result of the Treaty of Breda, the Dutch regained a colony located within what is now this country (which also had a similar name to this country), while the English kept the colony called New Netherland. | Suriname | 75%
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This country fought in a war known in Spanish as the Guerra de las Malvinas. | Argentina | 67%
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Major Maya cities located within what is now this country include Caracol and Lamanai. | Belize | 67%
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This country was an empire between 1822 and 1889. | Brazil | 67%
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This country was ruled by the Sandinistas from 1979 to 1990. | Nicaragua | 67%
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The capital of the Inca Empire is now located in this country | Peru | 67%
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The ruins of Tiwanaku are located in this country. | Bolivia | 50%
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This country was lead by the same person between 1959 and 2008, first as prime minister then as president. | Cuba | 50%
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What is now this country was the only British Caribbean colony to have a Black-controlled legislature in the 19th century. | Dominica | 50%
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During the period in this country's history known as the "Coffee Republic", most of the land in the country was controlled by the oligarchy, who were referred to as the Fourteen Families. | El Salvador | 50%
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This country's capital was named Longchamps when it was controlled by the French. When the Dutch took control, they renamed it to Stabroek. The name was changed again, this time to its current name, when the British took control. | Guyana | 50%
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This country's capital was once the de facto capital of the Aztec Empire. | Mexico | 50%
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This country's capital was the location of the Republic of Pirates in the early 18th century. | Bahamas | 33%
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The Taíno called this country Xaymaca, meaning "Land of Wood and Water". | Jamaica | 33%
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The entirety of this country was once part of the Banda Oriental, which served as a buffer territory between Portuguese Brazil and the Spanish Empire. | Uruguay | 33%
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The largest slave revolt in this country's history was led by the African-born slave Bussa. | Barbados | 25%
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Two of this country's administrative divisions were once republics, and another was once a kingdom. | United States | 25%
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This country was used as the headquarters of the British Royal Navy Caribbean fleet during the 18th century. | Antigua and Barbuda | 0%
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There were once Norse settlements in this country. | Canada | 0%
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The Diquis culture of what is now this country created over three hundred stone spheres. | Costa Rica | 0%
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Archaeological cultures located within what is now this country include the Las Vegas culture, the Valdivia culture and the Cara culture. The kings of the latter ruled from this country's capital. | Ecuador | 0%
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This country was invaded by the United States in 1983. | Grenada | 0%
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Manuel Noriega was the de facto ruler of this country during most of the 1980s. | Panama | 0%
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During the 17th century, one of the islands that now make up this country was governed by three members of the Knights Hospitaller. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0%
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The American Revolutionary War battle known as the Battle of the Cul de Sac was fought off the coast of this island country. | Saint Lucia | 0%
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This country was the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0%
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The oldest archaeological site in the Caribbean, called Banwari Trace, is located in this country. | Trinidad and Tobago | 0%
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