Music
This Jamaican genre is famous due to Bob Marley
Reggae
These yellow, fried slices of banana are a common side dish.
Plantains
This sea surrounds all the Caribbean islands.
Caribbean Sea
This Caribbean leader led the Cuban Revolution.
Fidel Castro
This direction would take you from Florida to reach the Caribbean.
South
This upbeat Trinidad genre plays a big role in Carnival
Soca
500: This national dish of Jamaica mixes salted fish with a yellow fruit.
Ackee and saltfish
What is the capital of the Bahamas
Nassau
This Caribbean nation became the world’s first Black republic in 1804.
Haiti
This sport, featuring the West Indies team, is hugely popular across the Caribbean.
Cricket
Rihanna grew up on this Carribean island
Barbados
This sweet tropical fruit is known as the “king of fruits.”
Mango
The only rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System is located on this Caribbean island.
The transatlantic trade that forcibly brought Africans to the Caribbean is called this.
Atlantic Slave trade
This Caribbean festival celebrates freedom from slavery and is marked with parades, drums, and reenactments.
Emancipation Day
This Barbados-born megastar has won multiple Grammys and created Fenty Beauty.
Rihanna
This spicy pepper, often used in Caribbean cooking, is one of the hottest in the world.
Scotch Bonnet
This is the largest island in the Caribbean by land area.
Cuba
This year marks Trinidad & Tobago’s independence from Britain.
Closest date gets the point
1962
Along with English, this language is widely spoken in Haiti.
Haitian Creole/Creole
This upbeat genre from the DR is known for the güira and accordion and features a two-step rhythm
Bachata
This Caribbean drink is made from fermented sugarcane juice or molasses.
Rum
The Pitons—two volcanic peaks—are found in this island country.
Saint Lucia
This bright Caribbean flower is often used in decorations and leis.
Hibiscus
This Caribbean nation was the first island on which Columbus landed in 1492.
Bahamas