Curacao 101
Curacao is an island in this body of water.
What is the Carribean Sea?
This colorful city is Curacao's capital and home to its famous waterfront buildings.
What is Willemstad?
This bright blue alcoholic drink shares its name with the island.
What is Blue Curacao?
This Papiamentu word can mean sweet, dear, or nice.
What is Dushi?
Curacao is part of this region, famous for its islands, beaches, and tropical climate.
What is the Carribean?
Curacao is a constituent country within the Kingdom of this European nation.
What is the Netherlands?
This famous floating bridge is Willemstad connects tow sides of the city and swings open to allow boats to pass.
What is the Queen Emma Bridge?
This popular local snack is a fried or baked pastry commonly filled with cheese, meat, or fish.
What is a pastechi?
These thick, spiky plants are a common sight throughout Curacao.
What are cacti?
Compared with New York City, this island generally has the hotter climate.
What is Curacao?
Curacao lies just north of this imaginary line dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
This small island near Curacao is known for its white-sand beach and popular day trips.
What is Klein Curacao?
This traditional Curacaon dish consists of a large peice of cheese stuffed with seasoned meat.
What is keshi yena?
This local language developed from influence including Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and several African languages.
Of these plants, this one is much more likely to be seen growing throughout Curacao.
What is a cactus?
Aruba and Bonaire join Curacao to form this famous group of three islands.
What are the ABC islands?
Located across the water from Punda, this Willemstad neighborhood is known for colorful buildings, murals, and restaurants.
What is Otrobana?
This traditional local stew is made with this animals meat.
What is a goat?
Because of its Dutch-style architecture and colorful waterfront buildings, Willemstad is sometimes compared to this European city.
What is Amsterdam?
This statement about Curacao's climate is true: compared with many other Carribean islands, Curacao has a realtively dry climate.
What is true?
Curacao, Aruba, and Bonaire are commonly grouped together as the ABC islands of this region.
What is the southern Carribean?
This mountain, located inside a national park, is the highest point in Curacao.
What is Mount Chirstoffel/Christoffelberg?
This bitter local citrus fruit provides the peel traditionally used to make Curacao liqueur.
What is the orange? (laraha = +150pts)
Being outside the main belt for this type of severe Carribean weather is one reason Curacao is a popular destination.
What are hurricanes?
This Papimentu greeting means "welcome" and is commonly heard when arriving in Curacao.
What is Bon bini?