Caribbean Geography
What is the capital of Jamaica?
What is Kingston?
The Pitch Lake is the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world. Where is it located?
Trinidad and Tobago
This Jamaican dish features chicken marinated in a spicy mixture of allspice and Scotch bonnet peppers.
What is Jerk Chicken?
This Jamaican sprinter is known as the fastest man in the world.
Who is Usain Bolt?
An eight-time Olympic gold medalist, Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals.
Which Caribbean island is known as "The Land of Flying Fish"?
Barbados
The caribbean currently has active volcanoes - True or False?
True - there are about 11 active volcanoes in the islands of St.Vincent, Grenada, etc.
This traditional Trinidadian street food is made with fried dough and curried chickpeas.
What is Doubles?
Which genre of music originated in Jamaica and became world-famous in the 1960s?
Reggae
Which island has the Pitons, two famous volcanic peaks?
Saint Lucia (Gros and Petit Piton)
What ocean surrounds the Caribbean islands?
Atlantic Ocean
This Cuban cocktail is made with rum, mint, lime, sugar, and soda water
a) pina colada
b) mojito
b) Mojito
What is the national music of Trinidad and Tobago known for its steel drums?
a) Calypso
b) Soca
c) Afro-Caribbean
a) Calypso
Which Caribbean country is the smallest by land area and population?
a) Cuba
b) St. Kitts and Nevis
c) Bahamas
b) St. Kitts and Nevis
What is the official language of the Dominican Republic?
a) French
b) Spanish
b) Spanish
What soup is made from a green leafy vegetable and is a staple in many Caribbean countries?
Callaloo - (Jamaica, Trinidad, Grenada)
Caribbean carnival is only celebrated in one island: Trinidad & Tobago
True or False?
Answer: False - Carnival parades take place in many islands, as well as countries such as Canada, America, and England
This Caribbean island is the largest by land area
Cuba
What island has a beach that allows tourists to swim with pigs?
Bahamas
This Barbadian dish made with cornmeal and okra is often served with flying fish.
What is Cou-cou?
Which Caribbean island is nicknamed the “Garden Isle” because of its lush forests?
a) St. Lucia
b) St. Kitts and Nevis
c) Dominica
c) Dominica - known for its rich, green rainforests, waterfalls, rivers. It is about 70% forest-covered