Panamanian History
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- Q1
Who is considered the national hero of Panama for his role in the fight for independence from Spain?
Theodore Roosevelt
Simón Bolívar
The Kuna people
30s - Q2
In what year did Panama declare its independence from Colombia and become a separate nation?
1999
1900
1914
1903
30s - Q3
What U.S. president played a crucial role in the construction of the Panama Canal?
Barack Obama
Theodore Roosevelt
JFK
Lincoln
30s - Q4
What indigenous group primarily inhabited the region that is now Panama before European colonization?
The Aztec
The Kuna people
The Maya
The Inca
30s - Q5
What event in 1989 led to the U.S. military intervention in Panama and the removal of Manuel Noriega from power?
Operation Just Cause
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Market Basket
Appendectomy Operation
30s - Q6
Panama's currency is named after what bird that is native to the country?
Balboa
30s - Q7
Which Panamanian boxer is known as "Manos de Piedra" (Hands of Stone) and had an illustrious career in the ring?
Roberto Durán
30s - Q8
What type of music and dance is considered a traditional cultural expression of Panama and has its roots in African, Indigenous, and European influences?
Cumbia
30s - Q9
Panama's flag consists of two horizontal stripes, one red and one blue, with a white star in the center. What does the red stripe represent?
The national flower
The bloodshed in the quest for independence
The rising sun
30s - Q10
The Panama Canal, a major engineering achievement, was officially opened in which year?
1900
1999
1914
1903
30s