HAITIAN HISTORY
POPULAR HAITIAN DISHES
CREOLE PHRASES
HAITIAN CULTURE
HAITIAN PROVERBS
100

The Haitian flag is full of symbolism. The blue and red stripes represent the African heritage and multi-ethnic backgrounds of the population. The coat of arms symbolizes the willingness and ability of Haiti’s people to fight for their country and their freedom. And the scroll is inscribed with what?

What is L’Union Fait La Force

100

What unusual dish do Haitians sometimes eat for breakfast?

What is Spicy spaghetti

100

Translate: What School do you go to in Creole?

What is Ke Koute ou ale L’Ecole

100

What are something you do that will cause you do get ridiculed by an older haitan? Name 2

What is a piercing, What is dreads, what is a tattoo, what is sagging pants.

100

WHAT DOES Ou konn kouri, ou pa konn kache MEAN?

You know how to run, but you don’t know how to hide.

200

The local currency is.

What is the gourde, named after gourds.

200

What is the main ingredient in a Haitian Soup that is normal drank on January 1st

What is Pumpkin?

200

Translate: Happy Birthday in Creole

Bonne Fete or Bonne Annivese 

200

What are the 3 Ls that you were told to live by?

What is Legliz, Lekol, Lakay

200

WHAT does Bel anteman pa di paradi mean? 

A beautiful funeral doesn't guarantee heaven.

300

This is a traditional brightly colored dress, the traditional garments of Haiti.

What is Karabela  

300

This word signifies the way the meat is cooked. It is typically served at parties, get-together, and even lunchtime or dinnertime. The two common meats for this word is with beef and goat.

What is Tassot? 

300

Count from 1 to 5 in Creole

un deux trois quatre cinQ

300

What are the top four professions that Haitian Parents want to see from their children?

What is Doctor, Nurse, Engineer, and Lawyer

300

What does Petit se riches malere mean?

Children are the wealth of the poor.



400

Citadelle Laferrière is a popular tourist attraction located on top of a mountain in northern Haiti and is often called “the eighth wonder of the world.” What makes this fort special?

What is the largest fortress in the Western Hemisphere?

400

What is the main ingredient in a popular Haitian appetizer (Akra)?

What is Malanga

400

How do you say Asian in Creole? 

What is Azyatik ? 

400

The 56th President of Haiti, Michel Martelly's (known by his stage name Sweet Micky) Pa Manyen Fanm Nan, Alan Cavé's Ma Rose and Mika Benjamin's Ou Pati all incorporated this style of music in these popular songs? What is the style of music that was incorporated?

What is twoubadou?

400

What does Men anpil chay pa lou mean?

 Many hands make the load lighter.

500

She was the first woman in Haitian history to hold that office and the first female president of African descent in the Americas.

Ertha Pascal-Trouillot

500

One of Haiti’s most important national symbols is that of a Black man blowing a this seafood meat with a machete in his other hand and a broken chain and cuff at his feet. What is this seafood delight?

What is Lambi?

500

Your parents always say W'ap kon Jorge”  which means You will know George? But what does it really mean?

What is “Just wait and see” or “You will get what's coming to you?

500

Why is it considered disrespectful to whistle in a Haitian Household?

The common practice of whistling is deemed disrespectful because only the Slave masters whistled.

500

What does Bourik swe pou chwal dekore ak dentel mean?

The donkey sweats so the horse can be decorated with lace.

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