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1. Located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, what is the name of the twin-island nation that is Spanish for "ancient" and "bearded"?
2. An autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, this nation has been inhabited by the Inuit since 2500BC. Which of the countries listed below is the "Land of the Kalaallit People"?
3. This nation's motto is "Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, Build and Advance as One People." Which nation below jointly hosted the 2007 Cricket World Cup?
4. Founded in 1886 by Sir Arthur Sidders when he set sail from the port of Bristol, England, which island country is known as the "Helen of the West Indies"? It is titled so because it switched often between British and French control.
5. Formerly known as British Honduras, what is the only country in Central America where English is the official language?
6. A republic in Central America, which country is bordered by Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua?
7. A Spanish colony from the times of Christopher Columbus to 1802 (when it was ceded to Britain), this country obtained independence in 1962. Which country's national motto is "Together we aspire, together we achieve"?
8. Meaning "Rich Coast", this country constitutionally abolished its army permanently in 1949. In 2009, it ranked first in the Happy Planet Index. Which nation is being described?
9. In which nation on the island of Hispaniola do citizens drive on the right side of the road? The country has the internet TLD of ".do".
10. This country's motto is "A Mari Usque Ad Mare," Latin for "From Sea to Sea." Which of the following is the world's second largest country by total area?
11. The colón was the currency of this nation between 1892 and 2001, until it adopted the US Dollar. Which of the following is the "Republic of the Savior"?
12. Once a Spanish possession known as Santiago, in 1655 this country became an English (and later a British) colony. Which of the following is third most populous anglophone (English-speaking) country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada?
13. A nation in the Lesser Antilles chain, its motto is "Pax et justitia," Latin for
"Peace and Justice". Which country is it?
14. The capital and largest city of which two-island nation is Basseterre?
15. Which of the following countries has the motto of "País de la Eterna Primavera," or "Country of the Eternal Spring"?
16. This nation's name means "land of mountains". It is the world's oldest black republic. Which country was discovered by Columbus in 1492, and declared its independence from France in 1804?
17. This country's Sign Language is considered the world's youngest language. What country is home to three extinct languages, one of which was never classified?
18. Sharing a border with the US, which country hosted the XIX Olympic Games in 1968, making it the first Latin American country to do so?
19. This country was a department of Colombia until 1903. Which country's independence movement did the US decide to support so it would grant the US a zone roughly ten miles wide and fifty miles long to build a canal?
20. Which of the following is an English-speaking country consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 rocks that was mostly deserted from 1513 to 1650?
21. "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith was first published in the same year that this country declared its independence. Which of the following has above-average levels of violent crime among developed nations?
22. Which of the following became an independent nation and Commonwealth realm in 1966, and has a "broken trident" on its national flag to symbolize its break as a former colony?
23. This country's motto is "Patria o Muerte," or otherwise "Homeland or Death". Which country's national anthem is "La Bayamesa," or "The Bayamo Song"?
24. Nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its seemingly unspoiled natural beauty, which island nation was a colony of the United Kingdom until its independence in 1978?
25. A British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean, this territory's capital city is Hamilton. Which of the following is the oldest British overseas territory, settled by England a century before the creation the Kingdom of Great Britain?
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