Q 01/05

What is the capital and largest city of Honduras?

A) Tegucigalpa

B) Comayagua

C) San Pedro Sula

D) La Ceiba

Answer · why

A) Tegucigalpa

Locals shorten it to Tegus; it has been the capital since 1880 and shares the Central District with its sister city Comayagüela.

Q 02/05

The Spanish word honduras literally means what?

A) Hills

B) Storms

C) Rivers

D) Depths

Answer · why

D) Depths

One story credits Columbus with saying "Thank God we have departed from those depths" after escaping deep waters off the coast.

Q 03/05

By what nickname are Hondurans commonly known in Spanish?

A) Ticos

B) Guanacos

C) Chapines

D) Catrachos

Answer · why

D) Catrachos

The feminine form is catracha; Independence Day food fairs are called Fiesta Catracha.

Q 04/05

Which great Maya city in western Honduras is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

A) Tikal

B) Caracol

C) Palenque

D) Copán

Answer · why

D) Copán

It flourished from the 5th to the 9th centuries and was abandoned in the early 10th, its rulers recorded on the famous Hieroglyphic Stairway.

Q 05/05

In which year was Honduras's principal Maya site declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

A) 1976

B) 1962

C) 1980

D) 1972

Answer · why

C) 1980

The Honduran government designated it a national cultural monument two years later.