General
This Jamaican greeting is Patois for "what's up?"
Wa gwan
This famous Jamaican dish featuring the nation's national fruit mixed with cod, will have you “reeling” with delight
Ackee and Salt Fish is the national dish of Jamaica and consists of Ackee- Jamaica's national fruit, sautéed with salt fish (cod) fish, onions, tomato, sweet pepper, and other seasonings after being boiled
This Caribbean nation hosts the most islands in the region
The Bahamas has around 700 islands totaling 5,400 square miles of land
This lightning-fast athlete with a world record time of 9.58 seconds in the 100m dash, is widely known as the fastest man alive.
Usain Bolt holds the record for both the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay with 29 medals in all; competitions including 8 Olympic gold
The Golden Age of ______ highlights a period between the 1650s and the 1730s where raiding and plundering of wealth were widespread practices
Piracy in its golden age gave birth to infamous figures like Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and Anne Bonny who sailed throughout the Caribbean. The period has been romanticized in famous movies like the Pirates of The Caribbean series starring Johnny Depp
This loosely defined region of the North Atlantic Sea will have you “plane” confused. It holds an urban legend responsible for mysterious disappearances of objects that enter the territory
The Bermuda Triangle has been credited with the disappearance of many ships and planes since WWII including: Sandra (a tramp steamer), Flight 19, and Star Tiger ( a passenger plane)
This Trinidadian street food is also another way of describing having 2 of something
Doubles is a common street food originating in Trinidad and Tobago. It consists of curried chickpeas served on two fried flatbreads
This Caribbean Island features a unique drive through volcano
St.Lucia's Sulphur Springs is the world's only drive through volcano and a major tourist attraction near the town of Soufriere
This famous Reggae artist and his band didn’t just “stir it up” with their tunes, he has also given the world multiple platinum hits including: Three Little Birds, One Love, and Jamming
Bob Marley and The Wailers is the most famous Caribbean music group. Not only was Bob Marley known for his musical talent but for his political activism and message of peace during the 70s and 80s
This Caribbean nation became the first former European Slave Colony to gain its independence
Haiti became the first free colony after a 13 year slave rebellion against the French in 1791 led to the liberation of the former Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) in 1804
This word references a Greek nymph but is also a music style that originated in Trinidad and Tobago
Calypso is a music style characterized by highly rhythmic and harmonic vocals, and was historically most often sung in a French creole
______ seasoning is a famous Jamaican blend of many spices including allspice and scotch bonnet peppers
Jerk seasoning originated with indigenous peoples in Jamaica from the Arawak and Taíno tribes, and was carried forward by the descendants of 17th century Jamaican Maroons who intermingled with them
This Caribbean country is the only one in the region to bear an animal on its flag
Dominica is a small Caribbean that sports a green, yellow, and purple parrot in the center of its flag
This Jamaican artist could make a crowd “get busy” on the dance floor and raise the "temperature” in a room
Sean Paul is famous a Jamaican dancehall artist and d-jay with accolades including the Grammy award for Best Reggae Album for "Dutty Rock" in 2004
This religious belief began in Jamaica in the 1930s and combines Christianity, mysticism and pan-African political consciousness
Rastafari is religious beliefs centered around social unity with each other and the creator - Jah. Among other practices, Rastas tend to eat a natural vegetarian diet, meditate through rituals, and keep uncut locked hair
This famous 1993 movie will "sleigh" you with laughter. It features a Jamaican bobsled team competing in the 1988 Winter Olympics
Cool Runnings is a comedic film based on the true story of Jamaica's first ever bobsled team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics and brought the country into the winter games for the first time
This large Caribbean food manufacturing company is famous for producing and distributing patties, island soda, and the #1 coconut water in Canada
Grace foods under the conglomerate GraceKennedy started in 1922 in Jamaica and distributes through the Caribbean, North and Central America and the United Kingdom
This islands might also be referred to as "The Land of Flying Fish"
Barbados is known as "the land of the flying fish", and the fish is one of the national symbols of the country.
This popular Barbadian artist didn’t just “work, work, work, work, work” her way to the top but also has multiple hit singles like "Umbrella" and "Diamonds"
Rihanna is very successful Barbadian born singer and was was cited as the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century by Guinness World Records and #2 all-time only behind Madonna
This word which describes being abandoned without resources or a "reddish brown" color, is also used to refer to the free communities of former slaves in the Americas
"The Maroons" was the name given to free African communities throughout the Americas that consisted of escaped slaves who liberated themselves usually through revolt. They sometimes settled within indigenous tribes
This island was featured in the movie King Kong and is home to the smallest functioning airport in the world!
Saba Island is a special municipality within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean Sea. Saba is actually the peak of an extinct volcano, Mount Scenery and surrounded by sea cliffs.
This alcoholic spirit is believed to have originated in Barbados in the 17th century
Rum is a strong spirit made from sugarcane that was a major trading product of the Caribbean. Mount Gay distillery in Barbados is believed to produce the oldest rum found anywhere in the world
Despite being in the continent of South America, these two countries are still considered Caribbean
Guyana and Suriname belong to South America but are Caribbean nations rather than Latin American due to their English and Dutch history
This person was the first Black Canadian woman to serve as a federal Minister of the Crown and Member of Parliament
Jean Augustine is a Grenada-born Canadian politician who was elected into the House of Commons in 1993 and boasts honors such as the Order of Ontario, Order of Canada, and Order of the British Empire
The "Caribbean" region derives its name from this group of indigenous island folk
The Kalinago, formerly known as Island Caribs or simply Caribs, are an Indigenous people of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. The term Caribbean become popularized in the 16th century after Columbus met the Caribs in 1942