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Study Of Central American Country Of Panama
Test Description: Test knowledge of key aspects and attributes of the Central American country of Panama
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Panama celebrates its independence from Spain, on _____?
A
November 28, 1821
B
November 3rd, 1903
C
December 25, 1881
2) Panama shares a border with what South American country?
A
Colombia
B
Peru
C
Paraguay
3) The _____ contributes 1/3rd of Panama's entire economy?
A
Machu Picchu
B
Panama Canal
C
Caribbean Sea
4) The Panama Canal is approximately how many miles long?
A
80
B
40
C
120
5) What two bodies of water does Panama fall in between?
A
Mediterranean Sea/Gulf of Mexico
B
Pacific Ocean/Caribbean Sea
C
Atlantic Ocean/Baltic Sea
6) Unique aspect of Panama, unlike any other in the World?
A
has the place of above sea level, Mt. Everest
B
only Central American country that is Communist
C
only place in the World where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific Ocean and set in the Atlantic Ocean
7) What country attempted to build the Panama Canal, from 1881-1889, and lost 20,000 of its worker's lives in the process?
A
Spain
B
Portugal
C
France
8) Total amount of money spent by France/U.S, to build the Panama Canal?
A
639 million
B
5 million
C
500 billion
9) Total number of workers who died building the Panama Canal, due to yellow fever/malaria and accidents?
A
100,000
B
2069
C
25609
10) What railroad engineer developed a faster system of soil/rock removal that expedited the successful construction of the Panama Canal, in 1904?
A
Albert Einstein
B
Fidel Castro
C
John Stevens
11) What was the key benefit of the Panama Canal?
A
save time and money transporting cargo and people between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
B
created a beautiful tourist attraction in Panama
C
None of these
12) What mountain range created a major obstacle to the completion of the Panama Canal?
A
Himalayas
B
Smokies
C
Cordilleras
13) What U.S. Army General was hired to serve as the primary person to supervise the project of construction of the Panama Canal, using a system of locks that would raise and lower water level for the passage of ships through the Panama Canal?
A
George Armstrong Custer
B
George Washington
C
George W. Goethals
14) What year did the U.S. complete construction of the Panama Canal?
A
1914
B
1999
C
1950
15) Panama charges $_____ each time one of the 70 ships pass through the Panama Canal on a daily basis?
A
$7000
B
$50
C
$500
16) What was the name of the first ship to sail the Panama Canal, in 1914?
A
Mayflower
B
SS Minnow
C
SS Ancon
17) This river caused water control problems for France and the U.S. while constructing the Panama Canal?
A
Rio Grande
B
Amazon
C
Chagres
18) The U.S. gave Panama control over the canal in what year?
A
2005
B
1999
C
1988
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