Guatemala
Guatemala borders Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 14 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Guatemala trivia questions
Guatemala is located in which region?
Answer: Central America
Bonus fact: Guatemala borders Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.
Which ancient civilization built major cities such as Tikal in what is now Guatemala?
Answer: Maya
Bonus fact: Tikal was one of the great Maya city-states.
What is the capital of Guatemala?
Answer: Guatemala City
Bonus fact: The U.S. Department of State lists Guatemala City as the capital of Guatemala.
Teotihuacan had documented interactions with which major Maya city in present-day Guatemala?
Answer: Tikal
Bonus fact: The Met also notes Teotihuacan relations with Copán and with the Zapotec center of Monte Albán.
Belize is located in which region?
Answer: Central America
Bonus fact: Belize borders Mexico and Guatemala.
How many sovereign countries are generally considered part of Central America?
Answer: Seven
Bonus fact: They are Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Honduras is located in which region?
Answer: Central America
Bonus fact: Honduras borders Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
Mexico borders the United States to the north and which two countries to the southeast?
Answer: Guatemala and Belize
Bonus fact: Mexico's southeastern land borders are with Guatemala and Belize.
Which country is Mexico's northern land-border neighbor?
Answer: United States
Bonus fact: Mexico also has land borders with Belize and Guatemala.
What was the title of Miguel Ángel Asturias's first book, published in 1930?
Answer: Leyendas de Guatemala
Bonus fact: NobelPrize.org describes Leyendas de Guatemala as a compilation of stories originating in Maya legends.
Which two countries share Mexico's land borders to the southeast?
Answer: Belize and Guatemala
Bonus fact: Mexico's other land-border neighbor is the United States to the north.
Tikal National Park, containing a major Maya city, is in which country?
Answer: Guatemala
Bonus fact: Tikal is one of the relatively few World Heritage properties inscribed for both cultural and natural importance.