Art
The bright feathers in Carnival costumes use this element of art to stand out.
Color
Our national instrument
The steel pan
The written form of a play is called this.
Script
This energetic dance style is popular in Carnival, especially on the road.
Whining
A person who performs in a play or movie is called this.
An Actor/Actress
The empty areas around and between objects in an artwork.
Space
What is the phrase commonly used to end off a stanza of extempo?
Santimanitay
This type of story is based on people’s imagination.
Fiction
What dance do you do under a stick that gets lower and lower?
Limbo
What do we call a play that actors perform on stage?
Drama
The art of drawing or painting the face of a person.
Portrait
This musical genre evolved from calypso and became popular in the 1970s with artists like Lord Shorty.
Soca
The type of poem that has 14 lines with a strict structure, adhering to a specific rhyme scheme and often explores theme of love
Sonnet
Folk dance
When an actor makes up lines instead of using a script, it’s called this.
Improvisation
What do we call the yearly celebration where acting, music, and dance all come together in T&T?
Carnival
Who is known as the “Calypso King of the World?”
The Mighty Sparrow
The type of story where events are told about real people’s lives.
Biography
What dance style is very popular at weddings and parties in T&T’s Indian community?
Chutney dance
Who was the male Trinbagonian actor in Black Panther?
Winston Duke, who was born in Tobago and played the role of M'Baku.
What do the colours of the Trinidad flag symbolise?
Black (Earth) is the colour of strength, unity, purpose, and of the wealth/fertility of the land.
Red (Fire) is the vitality of the land and its peoples; the warmth and energy of the sun, the courage and friendliness of the people.
White (Water) is the seas surrounding us and the equality of all men under the sun.
Name the annual competition where calypsonians perform political and social commentary.
Calypso Monarch
What are the traditional stories, brought from Africa that influenced T&T tales? Eg. Anansi , la diablesse
Folklore/Anancy stories
The creole folk dance in many parts of the Caribbean, which features large flowy skirts, smooth, graceful steps and deep bows.
Bele Dance
What’s the name of a character in Carnival who wears rags and recites speeches?
Pierrot Grenade