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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What Central American country was originally considered as a location for a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?	Nicaragua	94%
Concern about what natrual event, common in the above country, caused the commission to move its attention to Panama?	earthquake	89%
What disease that ravaged early canal builders was virtually eradicated after the transmitter of the disease was identified ?	yellow fever	83%
Who was president of the U.S. when the treaties were signed?	Carter	78%
Who was head of the Guardia Nacional at that time and controlled the government?	Omar Torrijos	72%
Who is the current president of Panama, elected in May, 2019?	Laurentino Cortizo	61%
What island chain lies off the Atlantic side of Panama?	San Blas	61%
What man-made lake forms the largest area of the Panama Canal?	Gatun	56%
Who are the people who live on these islands?	Kuna	56%
What country attempted to establish a settlement in Panama in 1696? It failed and virtually bankrupted the country.	Scotland	56%
What is the highlands area in western Panama known as?	Volcan	56%
What tiny town, located on the canal at the Chagres RIver, is now the site of a major resort?	Gamboa	44%
What mid-eastern ruler, who had been deposed and taken shelter in the U.S., was secretly moved to one of the above islands in 1979?	Mohammed Reza Pahlavi	44%
What are the reverse applique fabric panels, part of the natives' dress and now popular with tourists, called?	molas	44%
What is the name of the island in the lake above that is the home of a nature reserve?	Barro Colorado`	39%
Who began the process of eradicating the suspected cause of the above?	Dr. William Gorgas	39%
What was the name given to the 1989 U. S. invasion of Panama?	Operation Just Cause	39%
What American institute has had a tropical research center on the above island for almost 100 years?	Smithsonian	39%
What island chain, with over 200 islands, is on the Pacific side of Panama?	Las Perlas	28%
Who was the president of Panama when the 1978 treaties were signed?	Demetrio Lakas	6%