GEOGRAPHY & POPULATION
NAME ONE COUNTRY THAT CARIBBEAN AMERICANS HAVE IMMIGRATED FROM?
CUBA, HAITI, TRINIDAD, JAMAICA, BARBADOS.
NAME ONE LANGUAGE, OTHER THAN ENGLISH, THAT IS COMMON IN CARIBBEAN AMERICAN CULTURE.
CREOLE, FRENCH, PORTUGUESE, DUTCH, SPANISH, ETC.
WHICH MONTH IS CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH?
JUNE
THIS FAMOUS CARIBBEAN AMERICAN WAS THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE U.S. TREASURY.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
HOW MANY CARIBBEAN AMERICANS LIVE IN THE U.S. TODAY?
3 MILLION
CARIBBEAN AMERICANS HAVE INFLUENCED U.S. CULTURE THROUGH FOOD, MUSIC, POLITICS, AND __________.
SOCIAL ACTION
THIS TRADITION IS BASED ON CULTURAL, FOLKLORIC, AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OF CARIBBEAN AMERICANS.
CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL
TRUE OR FALSE: THE FAMOUS CARIBBEAN AMERICAN BOB MARLEY IS MOST KNOWN FOR HIS DANCING ABILITY?
FALSE
TRUE OF FALSE: CARIBBEAN AMERICANS ARE HEAVILY CONCENTRATED ON THE WEST COAST.
FALSE (EAST COAST CITIES LIKE NYC, MIAMI, ETC.)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON RELIGION AMONG CARIBBEAN AMERICANS?
CHRISTIANITY
TRUE OR FALSE: "MAS BANDS" IS ANOTHER NAME FOR MASQUERADE GROUPS, WHICH ARE GROUPS OF COSTUME-WEARING DANCERS.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: CRUISE SHIPS DO NOT HAVE A 13TH DECK DUE TO SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS THAT THE NUMBER 13 IS UNLUCKY.
TRUE
THE COUNTRIES OF GRENADA & ST. LUCIA ARE INFLUENCED BY ____________ TRADITIONS.
AFRICAN
CARIBBEAN AMERICANS HAVE A STRONG ___________ WHICH FUELS THEIR DESIRE TO LIVE A BETTER LIFE.
WORK ETHIC
TRUE OR FALSE: A STEELPAN IS A PIECE OF COOKWARE, USED TO MAKE FAMOUS CARIBBEAN DISHES.
FALSE (USED TO MAKE MUSIC)
ROYAL CARIBBEAN, CARNIVAL, AND DISNEY ARE ALL NAMES OF ___________.
CRUISE LINES
FALSE
WHY DO CARIBBEAN AMERICANS REFER TO THEMSELVES AS BLACK RATHER THAN AFRICAN AMERICANS?
BECAUSE THEY HAVE LITTLE TO NO AFRICAN DESCENT.
HOW RUDE! THIS TYPE OF SPICY CHICKEN IS FAMOUS AMONG CARIBBEAN AMERICANS.
JERK CHICKEN
THIS TYPE OF MUSIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE 1960S AND ORIGINATED IN JAMAICA.
REGGAE