Index : N : North & Central America

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

North & Central America

Which of this players is NOT from Central America?

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Daniel Noriega. No, no relationship between 'cari-cari' Noriega, who is from Venezuela, and Maniuel Noriega, the former strong-man of Panama. Pavon is Hondurian, Medford is from Costa Rica and Ruiz is a young talent from Guatemala.



USA got fourth place at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Which team from Central America also played in Sydney?

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Honduras. Unfortunately, Honduras didn't make it through to the second stage of the Olympic tournament.



The last edition of the UNCAF (former CONCACAF - North Amerca, Central and Caribbean) Champions League was won by the Los Angeles Galaxy. They defeated a team from Honduras. What is the name of that team?

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Olimpia. Galaxy v Olimpia 3-2.



Julio Dely Valdes is the Panama soccer player who has had the greatest success in his country. What Panamanian city is he come from?

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Colon. Colon, on the Atlantic Coast of Panama.



Jamaica made its first appearance in a World Cup finals in 1998, winning just one match. Who did they defeat?

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Japan. 2-1 over Japan in their last match. Before that Croatia beat them 3-1 in a good game, but Argentina buried them 5-0. Paraguay wasn't in that group.



From which country does Raul Diaz Arce play for?

Central American Soccer (Isalasso)


El Salvador. The great figure of Salvadorian soccer. He is at MLS.



By the way, Costa Rica made a great appearance at Italia 90, winning two matches. Against who?

Central American Soccer (Isalasso)


Sweden and Scotland. Yes, 2 European teams: 1-0 over Scotland and a 2-1 comeback win over Sweden. They lost 4-1 to Czechs in the second round of the tournament.

• Geographically, what places are said to be the most central places of Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Africa? ( goto )



• Does the North American continental land mass include all of the countries of Central America and the Caribbean, or only some of them? If only some of them, which countries are considered part of South America? ( goto )



• North America's highest mountain? ( goto )



• Name the game bird of Central and South America related to the ostrich? ( goto )



• Where is the geographic center of North America? ( goto )



• What is the lowest point in North America? ( goto )



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• Where is North America's smallest jailhouse? ( goto )



• What is the largest mausoleum in North America? ( goto )



• Are bluebirds found outside North America? ( goto )



• What exactly separates North America from South America? ( goto )



• What is North America's heaviest flying bird? ( goto )



• What are the 3 deepest lakes in North America and where are they? ( goto )



• What was the first play performed in North America? ( goto )



• Where are the only free-roaming panthers in North America? ( goto )



• What is North America's largest man-made reservoir? ( goto )



• Who claimed the eastern coast of North America for England? ( goto )



• Who were the first Europeans to visit North America? ( goto )



• Which is the only musical instrument that originated in North America? ( goto )



• Who was the first witch to be burned at the stake in North America? ( goto )



• Where is the largest airport international terminal in North America? ( goto )



• What is the most widely read magazine in the North America? ( goto )



• What two kingdoms in central Asia are bordered by China to the north, and India to the West, South and East? ( goto )



• Who was the first Norse explorer who landed in North America? ( goto )



• Will a DVD purchased in Europe work on a DVD player in North America? ( goto )



• In what city was soccer (football) first played in North America? ( goto )



• What company is the second largest manufacturer of telephone equipment in North America? ( goto )



• In 1950 what RCMP vessel became the first ship to sail around North America? ( goto )



• Who is the only non North America born player named the playoff MVP in the NHL? ( goto )



• What bird breeds on the coasts of North America, but makes its winter home in the Antartic? ( goto )