Strike up the Band
This is a mixture of calypso, soul, and rock-n-roll with a syncopated rhythm and was popularized by Bob Marley.
What is reggae?
Per square mile, more spices are produced here than any other place in the world.
Where is Grenada?
India brought this sweet and popular fruit to the West Indies.
What is Mango?
This explorer is credited with discovering the West Indies/Caribbean in 1942.
Who is the Christopher Columbus?
Within 2 degrees Fahrenheit, this is the average annual temp in the West Indies.
What is 82 degrees?
(80-84)
This Trinidadian artist is known as the "Calypso King of the World" and has won the Calypso Monarch title multiple times.
Who is the The Mighty Sparrow?
I live in Bridgetown. this is the capital of which island?
What is Barbados?
Originally from Arabia, Brazil introduced this pick-me-up crop to the West Indies.
What is coffee?
This island was chosen as the primary set for all 3 of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
What is Dominica?
Within 2 hundred, the Bahamas contains this many islands.
What is (over) 700?
(500-900)
The Bahamas is home to this goatskin drum, whose name comes from the African word for rhythm.
What is the goombay?
A few hundred Caribs, one of the original groups of inhabitants of the West Indies, live here.
Where is Dominica?
This term is used to describe any mix of races or cultures but is also a plant that resembles spinach.
What is callaloo?
This Caribbean nation, formerly known as British Honduras, gained independence in 1981.
What is Belize?
Within 2 thousand, the Caribbean contains this many islands.
What is (over) 7,000?
(5000-9000)
When my Afro-Cubano friends and I go dancing, we love doing this dance the most.
What is Salsa?
(Cuba + African Bantu People)
The hibiscus flower, found on many islands, came from here.
Where is China?
This term is used to describe a popular East Indian dance music with a fast-paced, highly danceable beat but is also used as a condiment for food.
What is chutney?
This island was chosen as the primary set for the movie Dr. Dolittle.
What is St. Lucia?
Within 2 million, this is the population of the West Indies.
What is 44 million?
(42-46 million)
This is a horn-like instrument that is played during Maroon festivals.
What is an abeng?
The three of us are not islands, but we are still a part of the West Indies.
What is Belize, Suriname, and Guyana.
Captain William Bligh, the commander of the British ship Bounty at the time of its famous mutiny, brought 3 important food plants to the West Indies from the South Seas. Name 2 of the 3.
What are coconut palm, breadfruit tree, banana plant?
What island was wiped out and devastated by a volcano in 1995 throughout 1999.
What is Montserrat?
(Most Montserratians migrated to the UK)
Within 2 thousand, the Caribbean’s coral reefs cover this many square mi.
What is 20,000?
(18,000-22,000)