El Salvador - The Land of Volcanoes Quiz

Answer: Guatemala and Honduras

The Republic of El Salvador is bordered by Guatemala to the northwest and Honduras to the northeast.

Of the wrong options, Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama are Central American nations, whereas Guyana and Suriname are South American nations.

Answer: It is the only Central American country that does not have a Caribbean coastline.

El Salvador only borders the Pacific Ocean; the nation does not have a Caribbean coastline. On the other hand, Belize only borders the Caribbean Sea; it does not have a Pacific coastline.

The remaining five Central American nations - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, border both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

Answer: It is the smallest Central American nation.

El Salvador occupies an approximate land area of 21,041 square kilometres (8,124 square miles), making it the smallest Central American nation. Belize, at 22,966 square kilometres (8,867 square miles), is slightly bigger than El Salvador.

Nicaragua is the largest Central American nation.

Answer: The Saviour

In Spanish, the word "el" means "the", whereas the word "salvador" means "saviour".

Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado (1485 - 1541) coined the lengthy name "Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesus Cristo, El Salvador Del Mundo", which translates to "Province of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World". This name was eventually shortened to simply El Salvador.

Answer: Caribbean, Cocos, and North American

Due to this disadvantageous position, El Salvador is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. These natural disasters are caused by the movement of tectonic plates.

Answer: Volcanoes

The centre of the coat of arms of El Salvador features five conic volcanoes, where each of them represents one of the original five isthmian (adjective for the noun isthmus) member states of the United Provinces of Central America. They are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Answer: San Salvador

San Salvador is also the capital of El Salvador. The major earthquake that occurred in 1917 caused substantial damage to San Salvador.

Another major earthquake hit San Salvador in 1986, resulting in an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 deaths. The tremor was so intense that its shock was also felt in the neighbouring countries of Guatemala and Honduras.

Of the wrong options, San Francisco is a city located in the US, San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico, and San José is the capital of Costa Rica.

Answer: It features images of flags.

The flag of El Salvador depicts a horizontal triband (cobalt blue - white - cobalt blue), with the country's coat of arms featured in the centre of the flag. The coat of arms design includes five identical flags, symbolizing the Federal Republic of Central America. This political entity existed from 1823 until 1841 and included present-day El Salvador.

As for the flag of Ecuador, it features the country's coat of arms, which depicts four national flags. Likewise, the flag of Haiti displays the nation's coat of arms, featuring six national flags.

Answer: Izalco

El Salvador is home to over 20 active volcanoes. Izalco is located in the western region of El Salvador. The cone of the volcano glows so intensely that the flares are visible from great distances at sea, even at night. The image of this active stratovolcano has been featured on the reverse of the country's discontinued 10 Colones banknote.

The incorrect options are all volcanoes. Krakatao is located in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia. Etna is located in Sicily, Italy. Cotopaxi is located in Ecuador.

Answer: Pompeii of the Americas

Joya de Cerén, meaning Jewel of Cerén in Spanish, was discovered in 1976 by a bulldozer driver. Famed for its archaeological value, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. The site was extremely well-preserved. Though more than 70 buildings have been unearthed, no human remains were found. Archaeologists believed that the site was long abandoned before the volcano eruption.

Pompeii was an ancient city located in Italy. The city was buried under a thick layer of volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.