1. Columbus first discovered the 'New World' on the 12th of October 1492. The land they first stepped on is called what today?
2. Name the six Commonwealth countries that start with the letter 'B'. One point for each correct answer.
3. Overseas territories excluded, which four countries would be first alphabetically on a list of countries that drive on the left hand side? One point for each correct answer.
4. Born 19 January, 1943 in Ottawa, this princess is the only European royal ever born in North America. Which royal family does she belong to?
ANSWERS
1. Bahamas
2. Six answers. Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and Brunei.
3. Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh
4. The Dutch Royal Family, Orange-Nassau. (HRH Princess Margriet)
Where these questions come from
Questions are chosen because they name the country, its people, its language or its capital.
More countries in North and Central America
Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador Greenland Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama United States