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Abandon all hope, ye who enter here

Cannon on the ramparts of Cape Coast Castle, Ghana.

Five questions about Ghana – Quick Quiz

The cradle of the Ashanti Empire and known to mediaeval European explorers as the Gold Coast, Ghana was the first country in Western Africa to achieve independence. But how much do you know about it?

Five questions about Ghana – Quick Quiz answers

Answers to British Expat’s Quick Quiz about Ghana

Carnaval Encarnaceno in Encarnación, Paraguay

¿Dónde está Wally?

Revellers in striped jerseys at the Carnaval Encarnaceno in the city of Encarnación, Paraguay.

Obverse side of the flag of Paraguay, with the country's coat of arms

Five questions about Paraguay – Quick Quiz

Paraguay, named after the river that flows centrally through it, is one of just two landlocked countries in the Americas. What else do you know about it?