Language Arts
Using ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare two unlike things
Simile
The repetition of a similar vowel sound in quick or close succession.
Assonance
Name the capital city of The Bahamas.
Nassau
Which two (2) islands of The Bahamas does the Tropic of Cancer pass through?
Exuma and Long Island
What word has as its meaning “Rebirth of Knowledge”?
Renaissance
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
What is the school age for children in The Bahamas?
5 to 16 years old
How often are General Elections held in The Bahamas?
Every 5 Years
Name the present Speaker of the House of Assembly.
D. Halston Moultrie
Giving human traits and characteristics to inanimate objects and animals.
Personification
Oxymoron
In reference to time, what is our dating system based on?
The Birth of Christ
What is the Arawak word for singing and dancing?
Arieto
Where was the first European settlement in the New World
HISPANIOLA (HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TODAY)
Comparing two unlike things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Henry was a lion on the battlefield
Metaphor
Pun
Which two religions were at was in England in the 1640’s?
ANGLICANS AND INDEPENDENT PURITANTS
What year was the House of Assembly first established?
1729
Name the owner of the slave plantation on San Salvador (Watlings Island) during slavery in The Bahamas.
CHARLES FARQUAHSON
Alliteration
Name the six (6) Lord Proprietors.
ASHLEY, ALBERMARLE, BERKLEY, CRAVEN, CARTERET, COLLECTON.
Name the treaty signed between the British and the United States of America at the end of the American War of Independence.
THE VERSAILLES TREATY
Define the term ‘Amerlioration’
A PROPOSAL FOR THE BETTER TREATMENT OF SLAVES OR MAKING SOMETHING BETTER.
Name one world organization The Bahamas is a member of and the year The Bahamas joined.
COMMONWEALTH 1973, THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) 1973, THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) 1981, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND COMMON MARKET (CARICOM) 1983.