Culture/Tradition
This Bahamian festival, held on Cat Island, celebrates traditional music, dance, and storytelling.
What is the Rake-and-Scrape Festival?
A deep-fried dough snack often served with jam, popular in The Bahamas.
What is a johnnycake?
This endangered species of iguana, found only in The Bahamas, is known for its striking blue coloration.
What is the Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana?
The largest island in The Bahamas by land area, known for its vast freshwater reserves and blue holes.
What is Andros?
This famous explorer made his first landfall in the New World on the island of San Salvador in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This mythical Bahamian creature is said to live on Andros.
What is Chickcharney?
A popular dish during the rainy season made with crab, popular Andros.
What is Crab&Dough?
This Bahamian political party, founded in 1953, was the first to advocate for majority rule and independence.
What is the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP)?
This island in The Bahamas is known for its pink sand beaches and is a popular honeymoon destination.
What is Harbour Island?
This female pirate, one of the few in history, operated in The Bahamas and was known for her partnership with Calico Jack.
Who is Anne Bonny?
This Bahamian musician is known as the "Godfather of Junkanoo".
Who is Sir John Chippie Chipman?
This sweet, coconut-based dessert is a Bahamian favorite, often served with a warm butter rum sauce.
What is guava duff?
This international organization, headquartered in The Bahamas, focuses on maritime safety and pollution prevention.
What is the Bahamas Maritime Authority?
The southernmost island of The Bahamas, known for its salt production and flamingo population.
What is Inagua?
This colonial governor of The Bahamas is credited with ending the "Pirate Republic" in Nassau in 1718.
Who is Woodes Rogers?
This Bahamian-born musician is known for his contributions to the international jazz scene and his album Bahamian Rhythms.
Who is Joseph Spence?
This is a popular dish on the family island, made with sheep meat and spices.
What is Sheep tongue souse?
The Bahamas has one of the world’s largest concentrations of these underwater cave systems, formed by limestone erosion.
What are blue holes?
This underwater cave system in The Bahamas is one of the longest in the world and a popular diving spot.
What is the Lucayan Caverns?
This abolitionist visited The Bahamas in the 19th century to document the conditions of formerly enslaved people.
Who is William Wilberforce?
This Bahamian legend tells of a ghostly woman who roams the beaches at night, searching for her lost child.
Who is the "Lady in White"?
This Bahamian dish is a type of soup made with conch, vegetables, and spices, often served with a side of johnnycake.
What is conch chowder?
This national park in The Bahamas is home to the largest protected area of Caribbean pine forest.
What is the Lucayan National Park?
This geological feature, found in The Bahamas, is a submerged limestone platform that creates the shallow, turquoise waters the islands are known for.
What is the Great Bahama Bank?
This 18th-century loyalist settlement in The Bahamas is known for its historic architecture and was named after a British monarch.
What is Port Howe?