Over the past two weeks, we’ve been enjoying watching the Pan Am Games coverage in Toronto. Traffic woes aside, it is a time of celebration for our city.
From a music perspective, (naturally) we’ve been paying close attention to the anthems from the various participating countries and came up with a little test to find out if readers can recognize some of them. It’s not easy!
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Anthem #1
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Antigua
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Anthem #2
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Grenada
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Anthem #3
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Haiti
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Anthem #4
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Mexico
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Anthem #5
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Cuba
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Anthem #6
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Brazil
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Anthem #7
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Jamaica
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Anthem #8
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Venezuela
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Anthem #9
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Costa Rica
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Anthem #10
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Canada
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Anthem #11
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Haiti
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Anthem #12
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Argentina
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Anthem #13
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United States of America
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Anthem #14
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Belize
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Anthem #15
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Dominican Republic
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How did you do?
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