Culture Of Costa Rica
Students will be tested over the culture of Costa Rica.
- 1.The altitude of Costs Rica is...........
- A.
1, 160 above sea level
- B.
1, 160 under sea leavel
- C.
1, 161 under sea leavel
- D.
1,161 above sea level
- E.
NONE
- 2.Who were the first personas en Costa Rica?
- A.
Spanish explorers
- B.
French people
- C.
Cubans
- D.
Smugglers
- E.
Bank owners
- 3.Name of the first city founded in Costa Rica________________.
- 4.Costa Rica was named by__________________.
- A.
Christopher Jennings
- B.
Christopher Lopez
- C.
Christopher Columbus
- D.
Cristobal de las Casas
- 5.Nacional dinero of Costa Rica is ___________.
- A.
Mexican Peso
- B.
Costa Rican money
- C.
Euros
- D.
Dollares
- E.
Colon
- 6.Where is San Jose located?
- A.
En Cuba
- B.
En Mexico
- C.
En Colon
- D.
En el Valle Central
- E.
En el Valle de la muerte
- 7.Two volcanoes discutidos en clase son ____________y_____________.
- A.
Barva y Escazu
- B.
Escazu y Irazu
- C.
Barva y Irazu
- D.
Colon y Escazu
- 8.The highest peak in Costa Rica is________________.
- A.
Parque Nacional Chirripó
- B.
Cerro de la Muerte
- C.
Death Hill
- D.
Parque Nacional Tortuguero
- 9.Mercado Central started en que año?
- A.
1889
- B.
2001
- C.
1881
- D.
1984
- E.
1981
- 10.En San Jose avenues RUN____________________________.
- A.
Noth to south
- B.
East to weast
- C.
North to west
- D.
Weast to east
- E.
There are no avenues just volcanoes and parks
- 11.EN San Jose streets run______________________.
- A.
North to south
- B.
West to north
- C.
South to north
- D.
THERE are no streets
- 12.He was a coffee grower, and presidente in the mid 1880's , ___________________________.
- A.
Rafael Medina
- B.
Rafael Mora Porras
- C.
William Walker
- D.
San Jose
- 13.Parade of hundreds of horses down Avenida Central__________________.
- A.
Tope Internacional
- B.
Tope Nacional
- C.
Carretas Pintadas
- D.
Selva de Monteverde
- E.
Mi casa es su casa!!
- 14._____________lives in Monteverde Park.
- A.
Lots of reptiles.
- B.
Quezo
- C.
Quetzal
- 15.__________________________there is a monument that commemorates the battle won against William Walker.
- A.
El Parque Nacional
- B.
Parque Central
- C.
El Parque la Sabana
- D.
Neither
- 16.El Museo de Niños used to be a jail.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Flower's, spices, fruit, and vegetables can be bought in el Jardin de Mariposas Spyrogyra.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.El Teatro Nacional was inspired by the Opera Theater in Paris.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Costaricans are also known as TICOS...
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20._______________is named for travelors who lost their lives in the cold while attempting to cross this mountain.
- A.
Parque Nacional Chirripo
- B.
San Jose Mountain
- C.
Cerro de la Muerte
- 21.The majority of Costa Ricans, because of their Spanish heritage are Roman Catholic.
- A.
Cierto
- B.
Falso
- 22._______________ here you can find the largest collection of pre-Columbian gold artifacts in Central America.
- A.
El Museo Nacional
- B.
El Museo de Oro
- C.
El Museo de los Niños
- 23._____________here you can find pre-Columbian archeological artifacts. The large round boulders are still a mistery to scientists.
- A.
El Museo Nacional
- B.
El Museo de Oro
- C.
El Museo de los Niños
- 24._____________ this garden offers a good introduction to the life cycle of butterlflies.
- A.
Jardin de San Jose
- B.
Jardin de Costa Rica
- C.
Jardin de Mariposas Spyrogyra
- D.
Jardin de Mariposas de la señora Ortega
- 25.Something unique about Costa Rica is their well organized army.
- A.
Cierto
- B.
Falso
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