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Exploring Nicaragua: A Quiz on Culture, History, and Geography

Test your knowledge about Nicaragua's culture, history, and geography with this engaging quiz. Explore various aspects of this Central American country and learn interesting facts along the way.

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1 Also present is a small Middle Eastern-Nicaraguan community of Syrians, ________, Palestinian Nicaraguans, Jewish Nicaraguans, and Lebanese people in Nicaragua with a total population of about 30,000.

2 What is the capital of Nicaragua?

3 [137][138] In September 1980, UNESCO awarded Nicaragua the “________” award for the literacy campaign.

4 What is the native name for Nicaragua?

5 The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century and the territory became associated with the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later the ________.

6 Nicaragua has a population growth rate of 1.8% as of ________.

7 Combinations of styles from the ________ and the United States can be found throughout the country.

8 Which of the following titles did Nicaragua have?

9 What is the calling code of Nicaragua?

10 What does the following picture show?  Anastasio Somoza García and his sons Luis Somoza Debayle (left) and Anastasio Somoza Debayle (right).   The seaport in Corinto, Nicaragua is the country's only deep-water port capable of handling container ships and tankers.   An African-Nicaraguan.   Turtles are common in many beaches of Nicaragua when on a yearly basis they collectively arrive at the same time on the same beach to lay their eggs. They are protected by the Nicaraguan government in National Parks.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • in 1992 about 10-15% of the Nicaraguan population emigrated to the U.S..
  • the Catholic Church denied the German-Nicaraguan Enrique Gottel burial in a Managua cemetery because he was a Freemason.
  • the Nicaraguan Rice Rat is one of only two mammals endemic to Nicaragua.
  • William Gore Ouseley (pictured), a diplomat noted for representing British interests in Nicaragua and Honduras, found one of the earliest sources for the pantomime story of Dick Whittington's cat.
  • tourism is Nicaragua's second largest industry, having grown 394% in the past 12 years.
  • Nicaragua has the lowest electricity generation, the lowest percentage of population with access to electricity, and the highest dependence on oil for electricity generation in Central America.
  • Oregon Republican state senator Jeannette Hamby made several trips to Nicaragua and supported the socialist Sandinistas.
  • Salomón Ibarra Mayorga, the lyricist of the Nicaraguan national anthem, was exiled to Honduras for his political activities but was reburied in Nicaragua after his death.
  • Hurricane Michelle (pictured), a storm which took place in the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season, caused numerous deaths and large-scale damage in Jamaica, Cuba, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
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