This living structure, although it doesn't look like it, is made up of millions of organisms that emerge at night.
What is the coral reef?
100
Over half of Belize is covered with this type of forest, known for large amounts of precipitation.
What is tropical rainforest?
100
When speaking to a Belizean, you might hear "Gud Mawnin" in Creole, "Buiti Binafi" in Garifuna, or "Buenos Dias" in Spanish, which we would translate to English as this...
What is "good morning"?
100
The only coral reef larger than Belize's is found off the coast of this country.
What is Australia?
200
Belize shares a land border with these two countries.
What are Guatemala and Mexico?
200
Due to the natural protection of the coral reef, much of the Caribbean coast of Belize was inhabited by these people, often flying a flag of skull & crossbones.
What are pirates?
200
The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is a reserve for this species of animal, the only reserve like it in the world...
What is jaguar?
200
You may be surprised to know that Belize is the only country in the Americas without a single restaurant of these three most popular American fast food chains.
What are "McDonald's, Burger King, and KFC"?
200
In 1961, Belize City was severely damaged by one of these, and the capital was moved.
What is a hurricane?
300
The indigenous group of Belize that built more pyramids and temples than the ancient Egyptians, often aligned to astronomical phenomena.
What is the Maya?
300
The coast of Belize is lined with more than 400 "cayes", another name for these...
What are islands?
300
Known in Belize as "baboons", these primates make a loud barking sound.
What are howler monkeys?
300
Many Belizeans eat this typical Mexican dish in which ingredients are steamed in a corn husk or plantain leaf.
What is a tamale?
300
These names of Belize's two seasons have a lot to do with how much rain the country gets.
What are "wet & dry"?
400
Much of Belizean culture is a mix of European and African languages, customs, foods, and music known as this...
What is Creole?
400
Named after its color, this is the largest "cenote" or sinkhole in the world. It is formed by a collapsed underwater cave system.
What is The Blue Hole?
400
The Jabiru is this type of bird, and also the largest bird in the Americas by weight.
What is a stork?
400
Within 5°F, this is the average daily temperature in Belize.
What is "79°F"?
400
It wasn't until this decade of the 1900s that Belize gained independence and adopted a constitution.
What is the "1980s"?
500
This previous name of Belize combines the names of a European colonizer and a nearby country.
What is British Honduras?
500
These organisms that spend part of their lives in the sea and part on land return to the sandy beaches of Belize each winter to make nests and lay up to 100 eggs at a time.
What are sea turtles?
500
Loggers almost destroyed the rainforest in the 1800s to cut down this valuable tree for it's deep reddish-brown wood.
What is mahogany?
500
Belizeans believe you will be turned into this mythical (?) sea creature if you go swimming on Good Friday.
What is a mermaid?
500
Belize is roughly the size of this New England state.