This Land is MY Land Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mexico

Bolivar helped achieve independence for SIX South American countries, which included the modern Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

Answer: Bangladesh

Bangladesh has been named by Goldman Sachs as one of the Next Eleven nations, which means that it is predicted to become one of the largest economies in the world in the 21st century. Despite this, Bangladesh is still plagued by widespread poverty and overpopulation. Although only about the size of the U.S. state of Iowa, Bangladesh is home to a staggering 142 million people.

Answer: Robert the Bruce

King Edward III of England recognized the independence of Scotland by signing the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328, over twenty years after William Wallace was executed. Robert the Bruce did not see his kingdom free for long; he died the year after the treaty was signed, and a few years later Scotland was fighting for its freedom from England yet again.

Answer: Spain

Over the next couple of centuries, the Dutch Republic evolved into a huge economic empire, with the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company establishing holdings all over the world, including South Africa, Indonesia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, and parts of the Americas.

Answer: France

Ho Chi Minh's victory wasn't complete in 1954; the Geneva Conference in the same year split Vietnam into two countries, with Minh's regime controlling only the northern half. North Vietnam's attempt to reunify the nation later that decade drew the ire of the United States, thanks to North Vietnam's Marxist system of government, and this plunged the country into many more years of war.

Answer: September 16th, 1810

Many people mistake May 5th, or Cinco de Mayo,for Mexican Independence Day. Actually, Cinco de Mayo recognizes the heroic victory of the Mexican army over a vastly superior invading French force in the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

Answer: East Timor

Officially named the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, this country is one of the smallest in the world. It has a population of a little over one million people, about the same as the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

Answer: Haiti

Haiti was a first in a few regards. It was the first independent nation in Latin America; it was the first black-led republic in the world; and it was the first and only example of a slave rebellion resulting in permanent independence in the form of a newly-established state.

Answer: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia still had a long way to go to recover from their war for freedom, as much of the nation's infrastructure was destroyed in the process. Despite this, their economy is steadily growing, their national debt is shrinking, and the tourism industry is growing rapidly as well.

Answer: United States of America

Although the American Revolutionary War didn't officially end until 1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris and the withdrawal of several garrisons of British troops, the Siege of Yorktown proved to be the last battle fought in the war.