Question 1

What is the capital of Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

San Juan

Answer

Caguas

Answer

Ponce

Answer

Arecibo

Question 2

What two small islands off the east coast are part of Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

Vieques and Culebra

Answer

Mona and Ponce

Answer

Vieques and Mona

Answer

Mona and Culebra

Question 3

What year was slavery abolished in Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

1873

Answer

1865

Answer

1850

Answer

1890

Question 4

What percentage of Puerto Ricans speak English fluently?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

75%

Answer

30%

Answer

50%

Question 5

What is the dominant religion in Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

Roman Catholicism

Answer

Methodism

Answer

Islam

Answer

Protestantism

Question 6

Which explorer landed on Puerto Rico in 1493?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Answer

Juan Ponce de León

Answer

Hernán Cortés

Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 7

What was the original name of Puerto Rico given by the Taino people?

Accepted Answer

Boriken

Answer

San Juan Bautista

Answer

Borinquen

Answer

Tainolandia

Question 8

What is the status of Puerto Rico in relation to the United States?

Accepted Answer

Self-governing commonwealth

Answer

Independent nation

Answer

U.S. territory

Answer

U.S. state

Question 9

Which group of Native Americans inhabited Puerto Rico when Columbus arrived?

Accepted Answer

Taino

Answer

Carib

Answer

Inca

Answer

Arawak

Question 10

What is Puerto Rico's national sport?

Accepted Answer

Baseball

Answer

Basketball

Answer

Soccer

Answer

Boxing

Question 11

What are two official languages of Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

Spanish and English

Answer

Spanish only

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English only

Answer

Portuguese and Spanish

Question 12

In what year did Puerto Rico gain commonwealth status?

Accepted Answer

1952

Answer

1948

Answer

1960

Answer

1965

Question 13

What is the name of Puerto Rico’s tropical rainforest?

Accepted Answer

El Yunque

Answer

Bosque Nacional

Answer

Bosque Estatal

Answer

Los Haitises

Question 14

What is the most popular genre of music originating from Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

Salsa

Answer

Reggaeton

Answer

Plena

Answer

Merengue

Question 15

What is the name of the military fort overlooking San Juan Bay?

Accepted Answer

San Felipe del Morro

Answer

La Fortaleza

Answer

Caparra

Answer

San Cristóbal

Question 16

Which crop became an important export for Puerto Rico in the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

Coffee

Answer

Tobacco

Answer

Sugarcane

Answer

Ginger

Question 17

What is the largest municipality in Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

San Juan

Answer

Caguas

Answer

Mayagüez

Answer

Ponce

Question 18

What are the two most important ethnic influences in Puerto Rican culture?

Accepted Answer

Spanish and African

Answer

European and African

Answer

European and Taino

Answer

Taino and African

Question 19

What prompted a large exodus of Puerto Ricans to the U.S. in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Chronic unemployment

Answer

Hurricane Maria

Answer

Political instability

Answer

Natural disasters

Question 20

Who was the first Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award?

Accepted Answer

José Ferrer

Answer

Benicio Del Toro

Answer

Chita Rivera

Answer

Rita Moreno

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