Belize
Washington D.C
San Sebastian
Costa Rica
Vancouver
Nicaragua
Boston
Madrid
Quebec City
Barcelona
200
Belize has an interesting colonial history. It is the only Latin American nation to speak English as its official language as it was a colony of this nation?
U.K
200
The Washington Redskins recently changed there name to the “Washington Football Team” after years of pressure from activist groups. Name two other major sport teams from the DC area
Washington Wizards, Washington Nationals, and Washington Capitals
200
The Basque region was home to many poets and writers who belonged to the Generation of ’98 movement. These writers resisted this 1898 war which got them there namesake?
Spanish-American War
200
Costa Rica abolished this in 1948?
The Military
200
The nickname for the hockey team in Canada is the?
Canucks
200
Nicaragua experienced a civil war between the Sandinistas and the Contras. This leader of the Sandinistas is currently president of Nicaragua?
Daniel Ortega
200
The Boston massacre is cited by many historians as spurring the revolutionary war. One of those massacred was this man of black and indigenous decent.
Crispus Attucks
200
This is a section of the “Muslim Walls” still existing in Madrid. These walls were built by this islamic empire?
Moors
200
America actually invaded Quebec during this war
Revolutionary War
200
Barcelona sits on what sea ?
Mediterranean
400
Belize became the First Nation in the world to ban this harmful fishing practice where a fishing net is dragged along the sea floor?
Bottom Trawling
400
This river flows through Washington DC
Potomac
400
San Sebastian sits on the southern coast of this Bay?
Bay of Biscay
400
Costa Rica has two species of crocodilians. The American crocodile and what ?
Caiman/Speculated Caiman
400
This comedian, known for his brand of stoner comedy is a famous Vancouver native?
Seth Rogan
400
The indigenous Miskito people live along this similarly named coastline in Nicaragua
Mosquito Coast
400
Boston became a city important in the abolitionist movement. In 1850, there was strong protest in Boston to the passage of this act that made it law to return all escaped slaves to there owner.
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
400
During the Spanish civil war Madrid was the center for the left wing republican cause until the republic of Spain was overthrown by this right wing dictator in 1939.
Fransico Franco
400
Quebec City is built on the bank of which river
St Lawerence
400
Barcelona is the capitol of this region in Spain
Catalonia
600
This American multi millionaire software developer and future presidential candidate ran into some trouble in Belize after his neighbor died under mysterious circumstances?
John McaFee
600
What is the name of the former presidential candidate, civil rights leader, and former US Shadow Senator for the District of Columbia?
Rev Jesse Jackson
600
San Sebastian is known for its rich culinary history and it is known for its own take on “tapas” called what?
Pixtos/Pinchos
600
This Costa Rican port city on the pacific side had an economic boom after a highway was built there in 1846. Name this city?
Puntarenas
600
Vancouver most populas ethnic group is what?
Asian-Canadians
600
The early anti-imperialist government of Jose Santos Zelaya was overthrown by which government in 1909?
The US Government
600
Boston is now one of the most expensive cities in the US. What is the term that describes the act of pricing out low income typically minority residents out of there homes, thereby changing the character of the neighborhood.
Gentrification
600
This Madrid museum and art gallery that features one of the world's finest collections of European art
Prado
600
Old Quebec is the only place in North America that has what
City Walls/Walled In City
600
This architect left his mark all over the city with dozens of buildings exhibiting his distinct style including the Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudí
800
Belize is home to one one of the longest reefs in the world. Also known as the Mayan Reef or Great Maya reef this reef is over 1,000 miles long?
Mesoamerican reef
800
Washington DC has had a very influential art and music scene that included the bands Bad Brains and Minor Threat which is known by this genre name
Punk
800
The people in the Basque speak Spanish, French, and the Basque language. The language is unrelated to any other languages in Europe and it is somewhat of a mystery how the Basque language developed. What is the academic term used to describe a language with no genealogical relationship with other languages?
Language Isolate
800
This national park in southwestern Costa Rica is renown for its biological diversity.
Corcovado National Park
800
Vancouver original name was
Gastown
800
This is the national sport in Nicaragua?
Baseball
800
Boston is a pillar of the American literary tradition. This author of the scarlet letter worked in Boston for a large chunk of his career.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
800
This Spanish writer lived in Madrid when he created the famous book Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
800
The First Quebec conference was a secret military conference in 1943 between Canadian prime minister Mazakeen Smith and what two other world leaders?
FDR/ Winston Churchill
800
Barcelona is the birthplace of this NBA basketball player who won championships with the lakers.
Pau Gasol
1000
Belize is a nation rich in many minerals, one such mineral has the same name as this infamous 1970s blacksploitation film?
Dolamite
1000
George Washington University, American University, and Georgetown University are just some of the universities in Washington DC. What is the name of the famous HBCU that is in Washington DC as well?
Howard
1000
San Sebastian is located in the Basque region. What is the name of the armed socialist group that fought for an independent Basque state?
ETA
1000
These stone balls in Costa Rica date back to pre-columbian times. Now a symbol of national identity they were made by this tribe.
Diquis
1000
Marry Ellen Smith, a womens rights advocate and prohibitionist was the first women elected to Canadian parliament in 1917 and belonged to which “wave” of feminism.
First Wave Feminism
1000
According to ex-contra Edgar Chmorrio the contras, a violent political force was encouraged by the CIA to do what
Kill, Kidnap, Rob, Torcher, Rape
1000
Boston is famous for being a stronghold for many ethnic groups including Caribbean, Irish, Italian, and this immigrant population coming from this African Island
Cape Verde
1000
Madrid is home to two famous football clubs. Name one of them
Athletico Madrid, Real Madrid
1000
Quebec City has been home to a very active separatist movement. In 1995 they voted on weather or not Quebec would be an independent country. What was the difference between the stay and leave vote within three percentage points.
1 Percent
1000
Barcelona has many of these residences in which a person or a group of people illegally occupies homes with no persons inside it
Squatts/Squatters