Peace Corps Trivia

Which country invented table tennis (ping pong)?

"The report of my death was an exaggeration"

With 80 goals to his name, who is the all time Primera División Apertura leading goalscorer? (CR Soccer League)

Which country won the most medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Which WNBA team has the most championships in league history?

With 520 million+ copies sold this video game franchise based around organizing tetrominoes is the best selling ever

Costa Rican is known for its rich biodiversity, but where is the most biodiverse place in Costa Rica?

Hmmmm when I can't think of the name of something I might say "Mae pásame este _______"

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

If someone is described as "lechero" Ex: "Que lechero este mae" then this mae is what?

"Shine bright like a diamond"

Despite it's name the movie (500) Days of Summer is not even one day long. What is the actual run time?

What is the stage name of the artist born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini?

Which Barcelona player won back to back Balon D'or Féminin in 2023 and 2024?

"Give me liberty or give me death"

What is the name of the mountain range that runs through the center of Costa Rica

It takes 8h 26min to drive the entire length of CR, that's not enough time to watch this classic fantasy movie trilogy.

You're not in a soccer game but hear someone say "dame pelota" they probably want someone to _______

Who was the Carthaginian (yes that's a real word) general who famously crossed the Alps to fight Rome?

What real Costa Rican island was used as the inspiration for the fictional Isla Nublar in Jurassic Park?

What treaty, signed in 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain?

Which tennis player has won the most Grand Slam singles titles (as of 2024)?

Happy Rainy Season! Receiving between 6500-8000mm of rain per year what is the rainiest place in Costa Rica?

Founded in 2003 Iepe Rubingh, Chess Boxing is a sport that alternates rounds between what two activities?

Before Keanu Reeves took the role, what star was originally set to play Neo in The Matrix?

Telling someone to "Suave un toque" means you want them to do what?

Cerro Chirripó, Costa Rica's tallest mountain at 3,820m, derives it's name from an indigenous word meaning what?

Shown on TeleTica weekday nights from 9:00-10:00pm this dubbed Turkish Drama seems to have a new twist every episode.

What NBA player, who now owns at least 19 car dealerships in the Western United States, was nicknamed "The Mailman"

Going solo, who was the first artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their first-ever single?

“Wise Men learn by other's harms; fools by their own.”

You're walking down the street when a passerby asks you "Todo bien?" The correct response is ____

Which civilization developed quipu, a system of record-keeping using knotted strings?

Surpassing all modern tech billionaires, who is widely considered the richest person to ever exist?