Taken over in 1521 by Hernando Cortez, this American neighbor is now a part of NAFTA.
What is Mexico?
100
Originally there were 13, then they united into one, winning a Revolutionary War.
What is the United States of America?
100
Home of the baseball Cardinals, it was originally a fur-trapping town, conveniently located where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers intersect.
What is St. Louis?
100
New York City's former name.
What is New Amsterdam?
100
This country is named for Simon Bolivar, the man who led many independence movements in the region.
What is Bolivia?
200
Play ball! Yoenis Cespedes, Aroldis Chapman, and Jose Abreu all hail from this island country, approximately 200 miles south of Miami.
What is Cuba?
200
Cool Runnings! This nation is home to the movie, as well as Olympian Usain Bolt.
What is Jamaica?
200
The only province in Canada that speaks French. Home to Montreal and the Canadiens hockey team.
What is Quebec?
200
The "directional" river that flows through New York City, used by many a Dutchman to head out to the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the East River?
200
This country went communist after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista. Fidel was happy.
What is Cuba?
300
Speaking of Miami, this state was once a Spanish colony.
What is Florida?
300
This neighbor, to the north, is still a commonwealth of England to this day, with the queen still present on their coins.
What is Canada?
300
Another country on the island of Hispaniola, the western one. Toussaint L'Ouverture led the independence movement here.
What is Haiti?
300
The basketball team that makes its home in Madison Square Garden, one of the most famous arenas in the world.
Who are the New York Knicks?
300
General George Washington and his minutemen came through in this independence movement.
What is the United States of America?
400
The "Rich Port," this island country is now a commonwealth of the United States.
What is Puerto Rico?
400
The only country that speaks English in Central America, probably because it was a British Colony until the 1950's!
What is Belize?
400
New Orleans and Anthony Davis would be playing basketball under this flag, had Thomas Jefferson not purchased them in 1803.
What is France?
400
Famous basketball playground in New York City, where famous "streetballers" such as Earl Manigault and NBA players like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant have played.
What is Rucker Park?
400
Though we celebrate Cinco de Mayo, this country's independence movement actually took place in September.
What is Mexico?
500
Play ball again! Robinson Cano, Fernando Rodney, Adrian Beltre, and many other Major League Baseball players call this country on the island of Hispaniola their home.
What is the Dominican Republic?
500
The Beaver State, as we know it today, was originally British Territory, until we all started taking a famous trail to settle there in the 1840's.
What is Oregon?
500
A tiny, out-of-place country found on the Northern coast of South America, its name still represents its former colonizer.
What is French Guiana?
500
Play ball again! Didi Gregorius and Jurickson Profar call these islands in the south Caribbean their home.
What is the Netherlands Antilles?
500
Jose de San Martin helped this country achieve independence in 1816.