Panama - The Crossroads of the World Quiz

Answer: Costa Rica and Colombia

Panama borders two nations - Costa Rica to the west, and Colombia to the east.

Colombia is the northernmost country in the continent of South America.The remaining eleven countries located in the continent of South America are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Panama, on the other hand, is the southernmost nation in the region of Central America. The remaining six countries located in Central America are Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Answer: One can watch the sunrise on the Pacific Ocean and the sunset on the Atlantic Ocean

Volcán Barú is a conical volcano located at the western region of Panama, near the border of Costa Rica.

Panama borders the Pacific Ocean to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north. Formed 2.8 million years ago, the Isthmus of Panama, also known as the Isthmus of Darien, is an S-shaped, narrow landmass that is located between the Tropic of Cancer and the equator.

Answer: Gulf of Mexico

Golfo de los Mosquitos (Mosquito Gulf) is located in the Atlantic Ocean, on the north coast of Panama. On the other hand, both the Gulf of Panama and the Gulf of Chirquí are located in the Pacific Ocean.

Located in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico borders the US, Mexico, and Cuba.

Answer: Declared it a national park

At 503 square kilometers, Coiba is the largest island in Central America.

The island has been declared as a national park in 1992. In 2005, UNESCO inscribed the island and its surrounding areas, known collectively as "Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection", as a world heritage site. The national park is home to various species of coral reefs, whales, dolphins, sea turtles, and manta rays.

Answer: 82 kilometers

The "seven wonders of the modern world", compiled by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994, include the Channel Tunnel (UK and France), the CN Tower (Canada), the Empire State Building (USA), the Golden Gate Bridge (USA), the Itaipu Dam (Brazil and Uruguay), the Delta and Zuiderzee works (New Zealand), and the Panama Canal (Panama). The list pays tribute to the "greatest civil engineering achievements of the 20th century".

The artificial waterway created by the Panama Canal is approximately 82 kilometers in length. France was involved in the early days of the construction of the canal, before the project was taken over by the US in 1904.

Answer: Port of Balboa

In addition to the US dollars (USD), Panama also uses the Panamanian balboa (PAB) as its official currency. The currency and the Port of Balboa are named after Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, who crossed the Isthmus of Panama in 1513.

The córdoba, the quetzal, and the lempira are the currencies used in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras, respectively.

Answer: Darién

At 231 kilometers, the Chucunaque River, located in the province of Darién, is the longest river in Panama. The Tuira River, at 230 kilometers, comes in second.

Darién is the largest and the easternmost province of Panama.

Saskatchewan is the name of a province in western Canada. Hubei is a landlocked province in central China. Cusco is a province located in southern Peru.

Answer: Ecological tourism

The filming of "Survivor: Pearl Islands" (2003), "Survivor: All-Stars" (2004), and "Survivor: Panama" (2006) took place in the Pearl Islands.

The San Blas Islands are home to many species of flora and fauna. The archipelago is also home to the Kuna People. In addition to ecotourism, San Blas is also a popular sailing spot.

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the US. He won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize, for his "his successful mediation to end the Russo-Japanese war and for his interest in arbitration, having provided the Hague arbitration court with its very first case".

In 1906, Roosevelt made an overseas trip to Panama, to oversee the construction project of the Panama Canal. He was seen wearing a Panama Hat in a series of photographs.

Answer: Usain Bolt (Athlete)

John McCain was born in 1936 at Coco Solo Naval Air Station, which is located in the Panama Canal Zone. His father, John S. McCain Jr., served in the US Navy.

Edward A. Murphy Jr. (1918-1990) was an American aerospace engineer. He was best remembered for his Murphy's law, which states that "anything that can go wrong will go wrong". Murphy was born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1918.

Princess Angela of Liechtenstein was born in Bocas del Toro, Panama in 1958. She married Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein in 2001.

Usain Bolt was born in Jamaica in 1986. He won the gold medal for the 100m event in the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.