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Dure Family History
100
Haiti, known as the "Peral of the Antilles" during French colonial rule, was the worlds largest exporter of what?
Sugar
100
A feline's excrement is commonly used to describe the uncanny resemblance between parent and child in Kreyol
What is "Chat Kaka"?
100
This person once detailed his infidelities in the 2004 album "confessions"
Who is Usher Raymond IV
100
This slaw-like salad adds a spicy kick to your bunnun-peze griyo
What is pikliz?
100
This sibling, after forgoing priest-hood when he met his future wife, studied to be an electrician in Haiti
Ton Ton Joe (Joseph Emmanual Dure)
200
This grammy nominated group ushered in a musical revolution with debut album, Voudou Adjae which combines a high energy sound with traditional Haitian and Caribbean rhythms, rock and reggae.
Who is "Boukman Eksperyans"?
200
This phrase is used colloquially to convey a warning to children and adults also includes the name of one of Papa and Yaya's sons
What is "Wap kon George"?
200
This person of Haitian descent is the highest-earning female athlete of all time by annual income (2020 data)
Who is Naomi Osaka?
200
This dish, normally eaten once a year, symbolizes the freedom gained from French colonizers via the Haitian Revolution and war for independence
What is "Soup Joumou"?
200
This neighborhood in Lavalle is where Papa/Yaya raised their 7 kids
What is Au-Tuff?
300
This 2004 coup d'etat led to the removal of this once extremely popular president
Who is Jean-Bertrand Ariste?
300
This term, used to emphasize one's point or frustration, can often sound like a body part in English
What is "Fooot!"
300
This current NBA player jumped over a KIA during an all-star weekend dunk contest
Who is Blake Griffen?
300
This creamy when hot pourrage is sometimes used medicinally to reduce swelling
What is Mayi-Moulen?
300
This sibling was once burned with a live-stock branding iron by Caro as kids
Who is Guy
400
The Citadelle, a large early 19th-century fortress situated on a mountaintop in the North of Haiti, was commissioned by this Haitian Revolutionary in 1805
Who is Henri Christophe?
400
This phrase is often used to command someone (often children) not to touch an item or to put an item down
What is "Me't tet papa'w la" or "Pa manyen tet papa'w"?
400
Since the start of a solo recording career in 2009, this person has sold over 30 million singles and has achieved eleven platinum singles including "Wiggle", "Talk Dirty", "Want to Want Me", "Trumpets", "It Girl", "In My Head", "Ridin' Solo", and "Whatcha Say"
Who is Jason Derulo?
Born Jason Joel Desrouleaux
400
This western European delicacy and American childhood classic is also a Haitian staple
What is Spaghetti Hot Dog?
400
This private school employed the Dure family matriarch in Lavalle after she married
500
The name given to the reparations Haiti owed France after the Haitian Revolution and war for independence?
What is "the double debt"?
In 1825, France demanded 150 million francs ($512m in today's dollars) from Haiti as reparations due to the loss of the property (slaves) from the Haitian Revolution and war for independence. Haiti became the first and only country where the descendants of enslaved people paid the families of their former masters for generations.
Had this money stayed in Haiti and been invested, some economist estimate that this could have grown to over $20bn.
500
This phrase is often used when sending children on an errand. It is meant to convey that they shouldn't take long, or else...
What is "M'krache ate'a, pi'gaw kite'l seche"
500
An artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
In 2017, Untitled, a 1982 painting depicting a black skull with red and yellow rivulets, sold for a record-breaking $110.5 million, becoming one of the most expensive paintings ever purchased.
500
This nutrient-dense food is often made for infants and toddlers due to it's consistency, easiness to make, and satiating effect
What is "sauce pwa"
500
This oldest ancestor of the Dure family lineage was an officer in the Haitian revolution and was gifted the land of Lavalle by Jean-Jacques Dessalines according to the l'Arbre Genealogique (Family Tree) document published in February 2015 by Gustave Boursiquot.
Who is Charles Boursiquot?
*Gustave is the son of Celie Dure and Benony Boursiquot - Papa's sister Celie