Q 01/05

How many countries is Central America usually said to contain?

A) Seven

B) Five

C) Six

D) Eight

Answer · why

A) Seven

Seven: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama; Mexico is added only in specialised contexts.

Q 02/05

Belize is the only Central American country with which official language?

A) Spanish

B) English

C) Dutch

D) French

Answer · why

B) English

English: Belize was a British colony until independence and kept English as its sole official language; Belizean Creole, Spanish and Mayan languages a...

Q 03/05

Roughly how many active volcanoes does Central America have?

A) Over 20

B) Over 40

C) Over 70

D) Over 120

Answer · why

C) Over 70

Forty-one of them are in El Salvador and Guatemala alone; Santa María is the most active.

Q 04/05

Which Guatemalan volcano's 1902 eruption was among the largest of the twentieth century?

A) Fuego

B) Pacaya

C) Acatenango

D) Santa María

Answer · why

D) Santa María

Santa María's October 1902 eruption (VEI 6) blasted a new crater from its flank, killed thousands, and later spawned the Santiaguito lava-dome complex...

Q 05/05

Most of Central America declared independence from Spain in which year?

A) 1821

B) 1838

C) 1849

D) 1903

Answer · why

A) 1821

1821: the Act of Independence of Central America was signed in Guatemala City on 15 September 1821; the region was briefly annexed by Mexico before fo...