Ghanian & Haitian Geography
Ghana's Independence Day parade takes place on March 6 annually. This is the landmark of Ghana it take place.
What is Black Star Square?
This is the year Haiti declare its independence.
What is 1804?
Independence was gained following a slaves' revolt, led by Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The revolt lasted (with interruptions) from 1791-1803. It was the second country in the Americas to gain independence.
Known as the Black Napoleon, this leader of the slave revolution in Haiti catapulted and inspired civil rights and slave revolts all over the Americas including Colombia, Venezuela, Jamaica and United States of America.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
Translate the following. Akwaaba
What is welcome?
Essential to both Haiti's spicy Pikliz, and Ghana's hot Shito sauce, this extremely fiery, lantern-shaped chili pepper is the standard heat source for both cuisines
What is the Scotch bonnet (or habanero)?
Also known as the Pearl of the Antilles, etymologically speaking, the name "Haiti" or "Ayiti" is derived from the Taino language. Its translation refers to the geographical landscape of the nation. This is the meaning of the word "Haiti".
What is Land of High Mountains?
Named by the indigenous Taino people Haiti, or "Ayiti", means "land of high mountains". The country is the most mountainous nation in the entire Caribbean region. Haiti earned the nickname the "Pearl of the Antilles" (La Perle des Antilles) in the 18th century when it was colonized by France. The nickname was a reference to the country's wealth, as well as its scenic views.
Ghana was the second country of sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence.
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What is true.
Ghana was the second country of sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence, in 1957. South Africa was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence, in 1910.
Thea first Prime Minister of the newly independent Ghana was Kwame Nkrumah, who was also the country's first President.
Haiti made history in what year by becoming the world's first independent Black-led republic.
What is 1804
Translate the following:
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What is how are you?
Ghanaian fufu derives from these two starches
What are cassava and plantains?
The currency of Ghana is the cedi. This is what "cedi" means in Akan.
What is a Cowry shell?
The symbol for the cedi currency is GH₵.
Cowry shells were once used as currency in Ghana. These shells are most plentiful in the Indian Ocean and have been used as trade goods and currency in countries other than Ghana, such as Sri Lanka.
This music genre grew during the Gold Coast period as a fusion of African rhythms, brass marching bands, and palm wine sea shanties.
What is Highlife?
It was said that the reason the slaves of St. Domingue (Haiti's European name) were able to fight was due to their origin from this tribe in Africa.
What is the Ashanti tribe?
Translate the following:
"Sa Bondye sere pou ou, lavalas pa ka pote l ale."
What is "what God holds tight for you, floods cannot take away?"
This is traditionally eaten annually on January 1st, Independence Day, by Haitian families around the diaspora.
What is Soup Joumou?
Perched atop Bonnet a L'Eveque mountain, this massive stronghold is the largest fortress in the Western Hemisphere. The king of Haiti, Henri Christophe, ordered the construction in 1805 to protect the nation's newly won independence.
What is Citadelle Laferrière?
This music genre is a modern dance music and rhythm style that was created in Haiti in 1955 by the musician and bandleader Nemours Jean-Baptiste.
What is Kompa music?
Born in St. Domingue (now Haiti), Haitian-French fur trader and explorer Jean Baptiste Point du Sable founded a settlement in the 1770s, which is this famous city in the U.S.A.
What is the city of Chicago?
Translate the following:
"Twò prese pa fè jou louvri."
What is "being too hasty doesn't make the day break any sooner?"
This is a hearty squash and beef soup traditionally eaten on January 1st to celebrate Haiti's independence, symbolizing freedom because enslaved people were once forbidden from consuming it
What is Soup Joumou?
Ghanaian Kofi Annan was UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006. This is the city in Ghana where he was born.
What is Kumasi?
Kofi Annann was born in Kumasi in 1938. His father was half Fante and half Asante, his mother was Fante. The Asantes were gold merchants, whereas the Fante worked with the gold merchants and in their trade with the British. This was back when Ghana was occupied by the British and called the " Gold Coast."
He composed the Ghanaian national anthem, "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana."
Who is Philip Gbeho?
This Ghanaian lake is the world's Largest Artificial Lake.
What is Lake Volta?
Translate the following:
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What is by the grace of God?
This specific variety of mango--prized for its sweet, rich un-fibrous flesh-- is Haiti's top agricultural export and a favorite worldwide.
What is the Francique (or Mango Fransik)?