Q 01/05

What is the official language of Guatemala?

A) Spanish

B) Portuguese

C) French

D) English

Answer · why

A) Spanish

Spanish is Guatemala's only official language; the 2003 Language Law recognises the Mayan, Xinca and Garifuna tongues as national languages without gi...

Q 02/05

What is the national currency of Guatemala?

A) Peso

B) Quetzal

C) Lempira

D) Colón

Answer · why

B) Quetzal

It was introduced in 1925 under President José María Orellana, whose portrait is on the one-quetzal note; the ancient Maya used the bird's tail feathe...

Q 03/05

The Castillo de San Felipe de Lara, built in 1652 where Guatemala's largest lake drains seaward, guarded against whom?

A) Pirates

B) The British navy

C) Maya rebels

D) Dutch traders

Answer · why

A) Pirates

Sunken ships still lie near the fort, and the surrounding water is home to manatees and howler monkeys.

Q 04/05

What is the national flower of Guatemala?

A) Bougainvillea

B) White Nun Orchid

C) Hibiscus

D) Bird of Paradise

Answer · why

B) White Nun Orchid

The White Nun Orchid (Lycaste skinneri var. alba) became the national flower by a 1934 decree of President Jorge Ubico, after a Miami Beach flower-sho...

Q 05/05

What is the highest point in Guatemala, also the highest peak anywhere between Mexico and Colombia?

A) Volcán Fuego

B) Volcán Acatenango

C) Volcán Pacaya

D) Volcán Tajumulco

Answer · why

D) Volcán Tajumulco

Volcán Tajumulco, a stratovolcano in the western department of San Marcos, rises 4,220 metres (13,845 feet), the highest summit in Central America.