Tropical teams compete in a subtropical Winter Olympics
Feb. 03, 2014
Q: Despite its subtropical climate, Sochi, Russia, is hosting the 2014 Winter Olympic Games which open this week. And, several teams are coming from the tropics, including Jamaica's two-man bobsled team. Where is the Caribbean island of Jamaica?
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Q: While Jamaica is sending two competitors to Sochi, which island group about 270 miles northwest of Jamaica is sending just one?
A. Turks and Caicos Islands
B. British Virgin Islands
C. Cayman Islands
D. U.S. Virgin Islands
Q: The Caribbean nation of Dominica is sending a husband-wife team to compete in cross-country skiing at the games. Which European nation has ruled all of the islands of Dominica, Jamaica and the Caymans?
A. Spain
B. Britain
C. France
D. All of the above
Q: Which South American nation on the southern shore of the Caribbean is sending a one-person team to the Winter Olympics?
A. Argentina
B. Peru
C. Chile
D. Venezuela
Q: Which U.S. island territory in the Caribbean has decided not to send an athlete who qualified for the Winter Olympics?
A. Puerto Rico
B. Guam
C. Midway
D. Wake
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