History
What European explorer is traditionally credited with first recording the coast of Belize in 1508?
What European explorer is traditionally credited with first recording the coast of Belize in 1508?
What is the name of Belize’s highest point, located in the Maya Mountains?
What is Doyle’s Delight?
What famous Belizean musician is known as the “King of Brukdown”?
Who is Wilfred Peters?
What is the approximate depth, in feet, of Belize’s famous Great Blue Hole.
Approximately 407 feet (124 meters)
What Belizean wildlife sanctuary was established specifically to protect jaguars?
What is the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
What 1798 battle is commemorated as an important victory by the settlers of British Honduras against Spanish forces?
What is the Battle of St. George’s Caye?
What river forms part of the northern border between Belize and Mexico?
What is the Río Hondo?
This Garifuna musician, known as the “King of Punta Rock,” helped popularize the genre internationally.
Who is Andy Palacio?
This is approximately the weight range, in pounds, of a full-grown Baird’s tapir.
What is 330–660 pounds?
This large reptile found in Belize is the largest living sea turtle species.
What is the leatherback sea turtle?
This British monarch formally granted British Honduras self-government in 1964.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
What was the name of the capital of Belize in 1970?
What is Belize City?
This Belizean cultural group has roots in West and Central Africa, Britain, and the Caribbean and is historically associated with communities such as River Valley and Belize City.
What is Belizean Creole?
This is the approximate total area of Belize in square miles.
What is 8,867 square miles?
This atoll is home to the Great Blue Hole and is one of Belize’s three major offshore atolls.
What is Lighthouse Reef Atoll?
This Maya city in Belize is famous for its massive temples and was once one of the most important Maya political centers in the region.
What is Caracol?
Belize's national motto, written in Latin?
What is Sub Umbra Floreo?
This traditional Garifuna dance is performed in a line and is associated with ceremonies honoring ancestors.
What is Jankunu (John Canoe)?
This reptile can run across the surface of water
Jesus Christ lizard
List the species of crocodilian found in Belize
American crocodile & Morelet’s crocodile
This 1964 constitutional change gave British Honduras internal self-government while Britain retained responsibility for defense and foreign affairs.
What is self-government?
What three countries border the waters of the Mesoamerican Reef system?
What are Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala?
This Belizean author wrote Beka Lamb, a novel set in Belize during the country's transition toward self-government.
Who is Zee Edgell?
This bird has a height of about 5ft and Wingspan pp to about 9–10 feet.
jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria)
How many big cats are native to Belize? List them.
5 big cats- Jaguar, Puma, Ocelot, Margay, Jaguarundi