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This is a large fruit, similar in appearance to a banana, which can be prepared fried or dried when ripened.
What is a Plantain?
A music style defined as “The soul of Calypso.” This is a Trinidadian popular music, which can always be heard at Carnival. The rhythmic energy encourages audiences to dance, emphasized by synthesized sounds and electronically mixed effects.
What is Soca Music?
This is an American and Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Often referred to as the "Queen of Rap."
Who is Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj)?
What term describes the cultural and historical intersection of African and Latin American influences in the Americas?
What is Afro-Latinidad?
These two Black-majority countries share the island of Hispaniola?
What is Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
This Puerto Rican dish is made of mashed, fried green plantains seasoned with garlic.
What is Mofongo?
A popular R&B and Pop artist, hailing from Barbados. Known for her songs “Umbrella,” and “Diamonds.”
Who is Rihanna?
The youngest Puerto Rican woman to serve in Congress when elected?
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
During this annual Brazilian festival, which is heavily influenced by African traditions, people celebrate with vibrant parades, music, and dancing. What is the name of this festival?
What is Carnival?
This Latin American country has the largest population of Black people outside of Africa?
What is Brazil?
This dish’s name translates to “The Flag,” From the Dominican Republic, this consists of rice topped with seasoned kidney beans, sliced tomatoes, and a spiced side of meat.
What is La Bandera?
A music style that blends reggae music with Latin American dance hall music as well as hip-hop influences.
What is reggaetón?
Jamaican sprinter who won gold medals in the 100-metre and 200-metre races in an unprecedented three straight Olympic Games and is widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time.
Who is Usain Bolt?
In 1791, a major slave revolt erupted in this French Caribbean colony, leading to the establishment of the first independent black republic in the Americas. What is the name of this republic?
What is Haiti?
What is the capital city of the Dominican Republic, where Afro-Dominicans make up a significant portion of the population?
What is Santo Domingo?
This is a type of grilled chicken that is marinated in a thick mixture of spices, including onions, peppers, cloves, and chiles.
What is Jerk Chicken?
A Jamaican singer-songwriter whose distillation of early ska, rock steady, and reggae musical forms blossomed in the 1970s into an electrifying rock-influenced hybrid that made him an international superstar.
Who is Bob Marley?
Known for their roles in the popular 90s sitcom, “Sister, Sister,” these twins are of Bahamian descent.
Who are Tia and Tamera Mowry?
This is the percentage of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean that has African Roots?
What is 30%?
What are the three Spanish-speaking territories in the Caribbean?
What Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic?
This is a kind of deep-fried bread, typical in Jamaican cuisine.
What is Festival?
A musical movement pioneered by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the early 1980s. It was originally characterized by a fast tempo, a percussion-driven rhythm, and a loud horn section.
What is Zouk?
Drafted in 2003 by the Denver Nuggets, this Puerto Rican descent professional basketball player represented Team USA in the Olympics and played with 6 different NBA teams before he retired in 2022.
Who is Carmelo Anthony?
Who was the prominent Afro-Cuban poet, often referred to as the "Pluma de las Antillas" (Pen of the Antilles), known for his influential works on the African diaspora and Cuban identity?
Who is Nicolás Guillén?
The Garifuna people, who have a rich Afro-Indigenous culture, primarily inhabit the coastal regions of these two countries in Central America.
What are Honduras and Belize?