Q 01/05

Which plant once covered two-thirds of Aruba and still appears on the island's coat of arms?

A) Aloe vera

B) Sugar cane

C) Agave

D) Tobacco

Answer · why

A) Aloe vera

Aloe vera made Aruba the world's largest exporter of the plant after its introduction in 1840. The industry continues today on a smaller scale.

Q 02/05

Aruba and Curaçao are the A and C of the Dutch Caribbean's ABC islands; which island is the B?

A) Barbados

B) Bermuda

C) Barbuda

D) Bonaire

Answer · why

D) Bonaire

Bonaire, unlike its two self-governing neighbours, is a special municipality of the Netherlands itself.

Q 03/05

Which country's coast lies just 29 kilometres south of Aruba and can be seen on a clear day?

A) Colombia

B) Nicaragua

C) Venezuela

D) Costa Rica

Answer · why

C) Venezuela

Venezuela's Paraguaná Peninsula is the nearest land, and Aruba's refineries were built to process crude from that country's vast oil fields.

Q 04/05

Aruba-born dancer Bobby Farrell was the male face of which 1970s disco group?

A) Village People

B) Bee Gees

C) Hot Chocolate

D) Boney M.

Answer · why

D) Boney M.

Boney M. put Farrell out front, but producer Frank Farian confirmed in 1978 that he, not Farrell, had sung the male parts on the records.

Q 05/05

Aruba-born singer Dave Benton won the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest representing which country?

A) Netherlands

B) Denmark

C) Estonia

D) Latvia

Answer · why

C) Estonia

Estonia won with Benton, who had settled there in 1997 after meeting his Estonian wife on a cruise ship, singing alongside Tanel Padar.