Kilti Ayisyen (Culture)
The most popular style of music in Haiti, often played at social gatherings and dances.
Konpa
On this day and year, Haiti declared its independence from France.
January 1st, 1804
This is the capital city of Haiti
Port-au-Prince
The most popular style of music in Haiti, often played at social gatherings and dances.
Konpa
The Haitian-American diaspora is most heavily concentrated in this U.S. state?
Florida
This traditional New Year's Day meal is a soup symbolizing the end of slavery, as it was a dish previously reserved for the French colonists.
Soup Joumou
This formerly enslaved leader was the first emperor of Haiti, leading the country's fight for independence after the death of Toussaint Louverture.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
This is the name of the island that Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic.
Hispaniola
This Haitian musician might also be called Commander in Chief.
Michel Martelly or Sweet Micky
This Brooklyn-born Haitian-American rapper is known for his advocacy for Haitian rights and his role in the group the Fugees.
Wyclef Jean
The currency of Haiti
Gourde
Haiti was referred to as this when it was still a French colony due to its profitability.
Pearl of the Antilles or La Perle des Antilles
This private resort on a peninsula in northern Haiti is a popular port of call for Royal Caribbean cruise ships.
Labadee
He puts the 'Mi' in Carimi
Mikael Guirand
This Haitian-American politician became the first Black and openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as the White House Press Secretary.
Karine Jean-Pierre
DAILY DOUBLE
This is the final step when making traditional Haitian rice. Plastic bags might prove useful during this step.
The United States recognized Haiti's independence in 1862. Who was the U.S. President who made this diplomatic recognition?
Abraham Lincoln
Haiti is bordered by an Ocean to the North and a Sea to the South/West. They are...
Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
What folk music genre, often played by traveling musicians with acoustic guitars, is known for its romantic and often humorous lyrics?
Twoubadou
This Haitian-American artist is one of the most celebrated figures of the Neo-expressionism and street art movements, known for his signature style of combining vibrant colors, symbols, and text.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
This motto is inscribed on Haiti's coat of arms and is a central part of its national identity and history.
L’Union Fait La Force
This fortress, located atop a mountain in northern Haiti, was built by King Henri Christophe to defend the nation against a possible French invasion. It is the largest fortress in the Americas.
Citadelle Laferrière
This is the tallest peak in Haiti
Pic la Selle or Morne La Selle
Widely considered the 'Father' of Haitian Konpa
Nemours Jean-Baptiste
This Haitian-American author wrote the novel Breath, Eyes, Memory, which explores themes of Haitian identity, migration, and the struggles of coming-of-age in a new country.
Edwidge Danticat