Q 01/05

Old Havana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in which year?

A) 1995

B) 1982

C) 2005

D) 1972

Answer · why

B) 1982

The city was founded in 1519 and became the capital in the 16th century.

Q 02/05

Cuba is the largest country in the Caribbean by area; which two countries have larger populations?

A) Haiti and Jamaica

B) Jamaica and Puerto Rico

C) Puerto Rico and Trinidad

D) Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Answer · why

D) Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Both share the island of Hispaniola, Cuba's neighbour to the east.

Q 03/05

On which date did Christopher Columbus first arrive at Cuba?

A) 27 October 1492

B) 6 December 1492

C) 12 October 1492

D) 3 August 1492

Answer · why

A) 27 October 1492

He claimed the island for Spain and named it Isla Juana after a Spanish prince.

Q 04/05

Columbus named Cuba 'Isla Juana' after which person?

A) John, Prince of Asturias

B) Queen Joanna of Castile

C) Saint John the Baptist

D) Pope Julius II

Answer · why

A) John, Prince of Asturias

The prince was the heir of Ferdinand and Isabella; the name did not stick.

Q 05/05

Where was the first Spanish settlement in Cuba founded in 1511?

A) Baracoa

B) Santiago de Cuba

C) Trinidad

D) Havana

Answer · why

A) Baracoa

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar founded it on the far eastern tip; it remained the capital only briefly.