NewsTracker Answers for week of Apr 20, 2009

Q: Cerro Negro, a live volcano in western Nicaragua, is attracting tourists who slide down volcanic ash on plywood boards. Where in the world is Nicaragua?

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Q: Cerro Negro has erupted over 20 times since it was 'born' in 1850. Nicaragua is part of a volcanic area known as ...

A. Ring of Fire

B. Devil's Playground

C. Smelter of Vulcan

D. Lake of Fire

A. The Ring of Fire is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.

Q: A 1972 earthquake destroyed much of Nicaragua's capital of ...

A. San Jose

B. Somoza

C. Managua

D. Tegucigalpa

C. The earthquake caused widespread damage, killed about 5,000 of the 400,000 people of Managua and left 20,000 injured and more than 250,000 homeless.

Q: Nicaragua has had a border dispute with its northern neighbor. Which country borders it on the north?

A. Panama

B. Honduras

C. Costa Rica

D. Guatemala

B. Honduras and Nicaragua disputed territorial claims in the western Caribbean Sea.

Q: Which country borders Nicaragua on the south?

A. Panama

B. El Salvador

C. Costa Rica

D. Guatemala

C. Nicaragua had a dispute over navigational rights of San Juan River on border with Costa Rica