Caribbean Sports
The sport that was introduced to the Dominican Republic in the late 19th century by Cuban immigrants.
What is baseball?
The style of dance born from a mix of jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
What is salsa?
The Jamaican National Costume consists of a fully-flared skirt made of bandana cloth and is predominantly this colour.
What is red?
A spicy and sweet condiment that can be spread on toast or crackers.
What is pepper jelly?
A Caymanian phrase meaning a very long time.
What is donkey years?
The first match of this game in the Caribbean was held in 1806.
What is cricket?
The U.S. city where Caymanians would arrive by schooner to go Christmas shopping.
Where is Tampa?
In Cayman it was an old car tire that was cut to fit the foot size that was fastened to the foot using strong thatch rope.
What are whompers?
A raw seafood dish made with citrus and other seasonings.
What is marinated conch?
The final word in the phrase “Closer the flea, harder the ___” meaning even your close friends can cause you harm.
What is bite?
The sport played for the Manning Cup and DaCosta Cup in Jamaica.
What is football?
In the Cayman Islands, thatch was traditionally collected before this moon phase.
What is the full moon?
An endemic plant used to make hats, bags, and other items in the Cayman Islands.
What is a silver thatch palm?
In 1987, Carlene Hamaty baked these popular moist cakes for special occasions, using a four-generation old family recipe. The cakes are still popular today.
What are rum cakes?
A Caymanian noun (two words) meaning a young lady who may have the tendency of behaving like an older woman.
What is Miss Ma’am?
What are the 100m and 200m?
The part of the fish that was traditionally used to clean hardwood floors in the Cayman Islands.
What is fish skin?
While many now know it for its colourful costumes, it was once a form of resistance that enslaved and freed persons used to continue celebrating African customs in Trinidad and Tobago.
What is carnival?
The main industry of the Sister Islands during the late 1800s and early 1900s involved the export of this fruit.
What are coconuts?
An interjection that is a verbal release of tension such as “Nah-nah! You cyah see I wah watchin’ cricket ah wah? ___.”
What is “Chah”?
The Caymanian swimmer who holds the second best time (17.82s) for 50-yard freestyle.
Who is Jordan Crooks?
The indigenous people of the Greater Antilles whose women commonly wore bangs and occasionally gold jewelry, paint, or shells.
Who are the Taino?
The Caymanian event for which a face mask was made from a dried-out whitewashed cow’s head. Pieces of dried coconut bark were used for the hair and beard. An old straw hat tied with thatch string finished the get-up.
What is Junkanoo?
Years ago, children made chewing gum out of it by mixing brown sugar with the sap of this native fruit.
What is a naseberry?
The phrase “Doon’ put your mouth on me” means this.