Statistics for Honduras Country Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Official language	Spanish	97%
Bordering country	Nicaragua	95%
Bordering country	El Salvador	94%
Bordering country	Guatemala	94%
Sea on which Honduras lies	Caribbean Sea	93%
Capital of Honduras	Tegucigalpa	80%
Term for an unstable, corrupt country exploited by fruit companies (originally coined to describe Honduras)	{Banana} Republic	79%
First European to reach Honduras	Christopher Columbus	78%
Civilization that built the city of Copán, whose ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage site	Mayans	78%
Unfortunate former nickname for the above	{Murder} Capital of the World	71%
What supposedly falls from the sky over the town of Yoro annually during the "Lluvia de Peces"	Fish	54%
The three types of monkeys that can be found in Honduras (name any one)	Spider \| Howler \| Capuchin	46%
Short war fought in 1969 against bordering country #1	{Football} War	44%
Ocean gulfs that Honduras borders	Gulf of {Honduras}	41%
Part of Honduras lies along this unpleasant-sounding historical "coast"	{Mosquito} Coast	35%
Second-most populous city	San Pedro Sula	32%
National bird (hint: a color)	{Scarlet} Macaw	30%
Meaning of the word "Honduras" in that language	Depths	25%
Currency of Honduras, named after a Mesoamerican warrior	Lempira	24%
Ocean gulfs that Honduras borders	Gulf of {Fonseca}	20%