Food
This popular bread in Sint Maarten is fried and often eaten for breakfast.
What is Johnny cake?
These two European countries share control of the island of Sint Maarten.
What are the Netherlands and France?
This famous beach is known for airplanes flying very low overhead as they land at the nearby airport.
What is Maho Beach?
This colorful celebration with parades, music, and dancing happens every year in Sint Maarten.
What is Carnival?
This type of crab with one large claw can be found scurrying along Sint Maarten's beaches at night.
What is a hermit crab?
This large sea snail is turned into fritters and is a favorite local seafood dish.
What is conch?
This is the year when the Treaty of Concordia was signed, dividing the island between two countries.
What is 1648?
This popular beach on the French side is known for its white sand and water sports activities.
What is Orient Bay?
This type of Caribbean music is very popular in Sint Maarten and often heard during festivals.
What is calypso?
This large green reptile is commonly seen sunbathing on rocks and beaches around Sint Maarten.
What is an iguana?
This green leafy soup is made with vegetables and is popular throughout the Caribbean, including Sint Maarten.
What is callaloo?
This mineral was one of the main reasons Europeans first came to settle on Sint Maarten in the 1600s.
What is salt?
This beach is located in Philipsburg, the capital city, and is where many cruise ships dock.
What is Great Bay?
This is the original Arawak Indian name for Sint Maarten, which means "Land of Salt."
What is "Soualiga"
This large brown seabird with a big pouch under its beak is the national bird of Sint Maarten
What is a brown pelican?
This spicy stew is considered the national dish of Sint Maarten and is made with goat meat and spices.
What is goat water?
This famous explorer named the island after Saint Martin of Tours when he spotted it in 1493.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This beach on the Dutch side is popular with surfers and has beautiful calm, clear water.
What is Mullet Bay?
These are the two official languages spoken on different sides of Sint Maarten.
What are Dutch and French?
This nocturnal gecko species, found only in the Caribbean including Sint Maarten, is known for making loud clicking sounds at night
What is a house gecko (or Caribbean gecko)?
This local fruit is used to make a traditional liqueur that's especially popular during Christmas time in Sint Maarten
What is guavaberry?
This peaceful agreement made Sint Maarten the smallest landmass in the world to be shared by two different countries.
What is the Treaty of Concordia?
Maho Beach is famous because planes from this airport fly just 30-60 feet above beachgoers' heads.
What is Princess Juliana International Airport
These are the two different currencies used on the French side and Dutch side of the island.
What is the euro and the US dollar?
This type of ecosystem found around Sint Maarten is home to colorful fish and is made of tiny marine animals.
What is a coral reef?