Q 01/05

What is the capital city of the Dominican Republic?

A) Santo Domingo

B) Santiago

C) Punta Cana

D) La Romana

Answer · why

A) Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo is not only the capital but also the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, founded in 1496.

Q 02/05

The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with which other country?

A) Cuba

B) Haiti

C) Puerto Rico

D) Jamaica

Answer · why

B) Haiti

The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island of Hispaniola, while Haiti occupies the western three-eighths.

Q 03/05

Which mountain range is home to the highest peaks in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean?

A) Sierra de Neiba

B) Sierra de Bahoruco

C) Cordillera Septentrional

D) Cordillera Central

Answer · why

D) Cordillera Central

The Cordillera Central is the highest and most rugged mountain range in the Dominican Republic and all of the Caribbean, often nicknamed the "Dominica...

Q 04/05

Which language do the vast majority of people in the Dominican Republic speak?

A) Spanish

B) English

C) French

D) Portuguese

Answer · why

A) Spanish

The local variety, Dominican Spanish, resembles other Caribbean vernaculars and has similarities to Canarian Spanish; Haitian Creole is the largest mi...

Q 05/05

What is the national currency of the country that occupies the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola?

A) The peso

B) The dollar

C) The euro

D) The franc

Answer · why

A) The peso

It is abbreviated RD$ and coded DOP; US dollars, euros, Canadian dollars, and Swiss francs are also accepted at most tourist sites.