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Central America Quiz

Central America comprises the countries of Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. How much do you know about this region of the world?
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Last updated: January 8, 2020
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Which geographical term, meaning "small strip that connects to larger areas", describes Central America?
Isthmus
Which language is predominantly spoken in Belize?
English
Largest city in Central America
Guatemala City
Coastal region named for an Indian tribe (think of blood-sucking insects)
Mosquito Coast
Pyramid-building civilization that was present in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador
Maya
Natural disaster that is common in the region and devastated Managua in 1931 and 1972
Earthquake
Ethnic term that describes people with mixed European and Indigenous descent
Mestizo
Spanish colony that was ruled by Hernán Cortés
New Spain
Which kind of waterway was opened by Americans in 1914 in Panama?
Canal
Which road stretching the American continents has a gap beginning in Panama?
Pan-American Highway
What did Costa Rica abolish in 1949?
Its Military
Panamian leader and trafficker who was removed after the 1989 US invasion
Manuel Noriega
Leftist leader of Nicaragua (1979-1990; 2007-)
Daniel Ortega
Political party of that leader
Sandinistas
2008 US presidential candidate who was born on a military base in Panama
John McCain
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