Q 01/05

Suriname is the only independent country outside Europe where which language is official?

A) Dutch

B) Flemish

C) Portuguese

D) Danish

Answer · why

A) Dutch

About 60% speak it natively. Suriname joined the Dutch Language Union in 2004, and its dialect has its own dictionary.

Q 02/05

What is the capital and largest city of Suriname?

A) Paramaribo

B) Georgetown

C) Cayenne

D) Nieuw Nickerie

Answer · why

A) Paramaribo

Locals call it 'Foto'. Roughly half the country lives there, and its wooden colonial centre has been a UNESCO site since 2002.

Q 03/05

Suriname is the smallest country by area and population on which continent?

A) South America

B) Central Africa

C) North America

D) Southeast Asia

Answer · why

A) South America

About 613,000 people live in an area the size of Tunisia, most of them along the northern coast, making it one of the least densely populated countrie...

Q 04/05

Which two countries border Suriname to the east and west?

A) French Guiana and Brazil

B) Brazil and Venezuela

C) French Guiana and Guyana

D) Guyana and Colombia

Answer · why

C) French Guiana and Guyana

Brazil lies to the south and the Atlantic to the north. Both the eastern and western borders are partly disputed along the Marowijne and Corantijn riv...

Q 05/05

Under the 1667 Treaty of Breda, the Dutch kept Suriname and let their rivals keep which settlement?

A) New Amsterdam

B) Massachusetts Bay

C) Charles Town

D) Philadelphia

Answer · why

A) New Amsterdam

At the time the sugar colony looked like the better bargain. The English renamed their prize after the Duke of York.