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1. The Dominican Republic is an island nation that is located in the West Indies. What is the collective term that is used to refer to the group of islands occupied by the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico?
2. Hispaniola island is shared between two nations - Haiti on the west and the Dominican Republic on the east. Geographically speaking, what similarity does Hispaniola share with Saint Martin, New Guinea, and Timor?
3. Etymologically speaking, the word "Dominican" means Sunday in Latin. The name of the nation Dominican Republic is actually derived from the founder of the Order of the Dominicans, Saint Dominic, who was the patron saint of which of the following heavenly occupations?
4. The name of the body of water that separates the Dominican Republic from Puerto Rico might remind one of a painting by Da Vinci. Which strait, connecting the Atlantic Sea and the Caribbean Sea, is being described?
5. Located in the province of San Juan, this mountain is the highest point in the Dominican Republic, as well as the entire Caribbean region. Which peak, with a height of 3,098 meters, is being described?
6. Reaching a maximum depth of 52 meters, this hypersaline lake, located in the Dominican Republic, is the lowest point in the Caribbean. Which lake, situated near the Haitian border, is being described?
7. A popular attraction in the Dominican Republic would be the gravity hill located in the southwestern region of the nation. A car moving down the hill would appear as if it was going up the hill instead, due to the optical illusion created by the surrounding landscape. In which sport-sounding municipality would one find this gravity hill?
8. Which Italian explorer, known for his four voyages between Spain and the Caribbean, discovered Hispaniola (home of the present-day Dominican Republic) in 1492?
9. The capital city of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, is the political and financial center of the island nation. What happened to the historical Colonial Zone of the city in 1990?
10. Which Dominican fashion designer, born in Santo Domingo in 1932, rose to fame in the 1960s as Jacqueline Kennedy's couturier?
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