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Quiz about Lets Go Honduras
Quiz about Lets Go Honduras

Let's Go! Honduras Trivia Quiz


This is my eleventh 'Let's Go!' quiz, and this is on the interesting nation of Honduras. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Flynn_17. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Flynn_17
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
176,676
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2149
Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (5/10), Guest 172 (8/10), Guest 173 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Honduras has coastlines on both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Which of the Honduran settlements is furthest away from the Pacific coastline of Honduras? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the name of the largest lake in Honduras? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which hurricane devastated Honduras in 1998, killing almost 5,600 people? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. One area of Honduras in virtually uninhabited, with the only large settlement in this area being the port of Puerto Lempira. What is the name given to this area of eastern Honduras?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 5 of 10
5. At 2,870m tall, this mountain is the highest point in Honduras. What is the name of this mountain? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Honduras is larger than Nicaragua.


Question 7 of 10
7. Every country has a literacy rate, which means the percentage of people within the country, of each gender, who have the ability to read and write. In 2004, what was unusual about the literacy rates in Honduras? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Lempira is a port on the Atlantic seaboard, and also a 'departamentos', or county, of Honduras. What other relevance does the name 'Lempira' have to Honduras? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. On what date did Honduras become independent from Spain? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Over 50% of the Honduran public was living below the poverty line in 2004.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Honduras has coastlines on both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Which of the Honduran settlements is furthest away from the Pacific coastline of Honduras?

Answer: Tela

Tela is a settlement on the Atlantic sea-board, near to les Islans de la Bahia, a small set of islands off of the Honduran coast, in the Caribbean sea.
2. What is the name of the largest lake in Honduras?

Answer: Lago de Yojoa

The area of Lago de Yojoa is 200 sq km., and it is located close to the large settlement of Comoyagua.
3. Which hurricane devastated Honduras in 1998, killing almost 5,600 people?

Answer: Hurricane Mitch

Hurricane Mitch caused close to four billion dollars worth of damage. Homes, factories and farms were all devastated by Hurricane Mitch. To add insult to injury, illnesses such as malaria then posed a greater threat as sanitation facilities were damaged by the hurricane.
4. One area of Honduras in virtually uninhabited, with the only large settlement in this area being the port of Puerto Lempira. What is the name given to this area of eastern Honduras?

Answer: mosquito coast

Puerto Lempira is one of the larger ports/harbours in Honduras, where much of the exportation to the U.S and Guatemala takes place. Most exportation to El Salvador is done via road or by the port of San Lorenzo.
5. At 2,870m tall, this mountain is the highest point in Honduras. What is the name of this mountain?

Answer: Cerro Las Minas

Cerro Las Minas is located near to the larger settlement of Santa Rosa de Copán, and is close to the borders that Honduras shares with it neighbours, El Salvador and Guatemala.
6. Honduras is larger than Nicaragua.

Answer: False

This statement is false. Nicaragua's area is approximately 129,000 sq. km, whereas Honduras' area is approximately 112,000 sq. km. Over 9000 sq. km. in Nicaragua is taken up by lakes, as it houses the two large lakes of Laga Managua and Laga Nicaragua.
7. Every country has a literacy rate, which means the percentage of people within the country, of each gender, who have the ability to read and write. In 2004, what was unusual about the literacy rates in Honduras?

Answer: The female literacy rate was higher than the male

In most developing countries, the male literacy rate is higher than the female literacy rate, such as in El Salvador, where 82.8% of all males can read and write, and only 77.7% of all females can (2004 figures). In Honduras, in 2004 76.1% of all males could read and write whereas 76.3% of all females were literate.
8. Lempira is a port on the Atlantic seaboard, and also a 'departamentos', or county, of Honduras. What other relevance does the name 'Lempira' have to Honduras?

Answer: The Lempira is the currency of Honduras

Puerto Lempira is one of the most important ports on the Atlantic coast, as it is the only large settlement on the Mosquito Coast. The other 17 'departamentos', or counties, are: Atlantida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan, Gracias a Dios, Intibuca, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, and Yoro.
9. On what date did Honduras become independent from Spain?

Answer: September 15, 1821

Although Spain were the first settlers in Honduras, the Spanish Europeans are now only 1% of the population. The majority of the population are now the 'Mestizo', an Amerindian race, with dual Amerindian and European heritage.
10. Over 50% of the Honduran public was living below the poverty line in 2004.

Answer: True

Around 53% of the Honduran population was living below the poverty line in 2004, making Honduras one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Source: Author Flynn_17

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