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Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue
Who was the first European to reach Costa Rica?
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The Republic of Costa Rica
What is the official name of Costa Rica?
100
This culture has had a significant impact on Costa Rican culture from its earliest beginnings.
What is the Spanish Culture?
100
51,100 Square kilometers (19.6912 square miles) represents this fact about Costa Rica.
What is the total land area of the entire country of Costa Rica?
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This romantic language is spoken in a many countries around the world and is the national language of Costa Rica.
What is Spanish?
200
September 15, 1821 is a very important day in Costa Rican history.
What is Costa Rica's independence day from Spain?
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The largest majority of Costa Ricans grew claim to be part of this church.
What is the Roman Catholic Church (69%)?
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Today's present population of Costa Ricans are descendants of people from this continent.
What is European descent?
200
Chirripo is one of the many peaks in Costa Rica but has something that is unique about it from the rest.
What is the highest point of Costa Rica?
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This phrase means "What is your name" in spanish.
What is cómo te llamas?
300
In 1948 2,000 people were killed due to this event
What is the Costa Rican Civil War?
300
Make sure to turn on the radio in your hotel room at 7:00 am so you can hear this playing.
What is the Costa Rican National Anthem?
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This number of people come as tourists to Costa Rica each year to vacation in its natural beauty.
What is one million people.
300
Two out of the four volcanoes in Costa Rica are known for this.
What is the ACTIVE volcanoes of Costa Rica?
300
This phrase means "Good morning" in Costa Rica's national language.
What is buenos dias?
400
The Caribs, The Borucas, The Chibchas, and The Diquis represent groups of this type of people?
What are the names of the native Indians of Costa Rica?
400
This creature, known as the Yigüirro is refered to as the _____________ of Costa Rica.
What is Costa Rica's national bird?
400
This is a common dish comprising of bite size chicken chunks mixed with rice and diced vegetables that include carrots, peas, corn, and garbanzo beans?
What is Arroz con Pollo?
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The two rather large bodies bodies of water that border Costa Rica.
What is the Pacific Ocean (west) and the Carribean Sea (east)?
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This phrase means "Where is the bathroom?" in Costa Rica's national language.
What is "Dónde está el baño?"
500
This is the current president of Costa Rica.
Who is Óscar Arias Sánchez?
500
Pura Vida - "Pure Life" which is used as a greeting, as a word of farewell, to express satisfaction, or to politely express indifference when describing something?
What is Costa Rica's unofficial national motto?
500
96% of the population are able to do this activity which has allowed for greater opportunity to find jobs and have careers.
What is reading and writing?
500
Costa Rica borders this country in the north and this country in the south.
What is Nicaragua in the north and Panama in the south?
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"Tico" and "Tica" are common terms used by Costa Ricans to describe this.
What is the term Costa Ricans use to refer to themselves?