See How Much You Know About Cuba

Children play in a square in Havana.
Children play in a square in Havana. Desmond Boylan/Reuters

Test your knowledge of Cuba, from the missile crisis to its recent reforms.

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March 19, 2019 11:11 am (EST)

Children play in a square in Havana.
Children play in a square in Havana. Desmond Boylan/Reuters
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Test your knowledge of countries, history, economics, foreign policy, and more.

Decades after its Communist revolution, Cuba has begun liberalizing its long-closed economy, but tensions with the United States persist. Find out how much you know about the Caribbean island nation.

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