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100
The most popular sports in Barbados is?
a. Tennis
b. Cricket
c. Rugby
d. Soccer
What is Cricket?
- Cricket is the national sport of Barbados and the West Indies.
100
What is Africa's newest country?
a. Azania
b. South Sudan
c. Azawad
d. Central African Republic
What is South Sudan?
- The newest internationally recognized country in the world is the African country of South Sudan, which declared independence on July 9, 2011.
100
Which Caribbean country's flag is known as the Golden Arrowhead due to its unique design?
a. Saint Lucia
b. Grenada
c. Guyana
d. The Bahamas
What is Guyana?
- The "Golden Arrowhead" represents the golden future the citizens hope will be built upon Guyana's mineral resources.
100
Which music genre, originating from Puerto Rico and Panama, is a blend of Spanish rap lyrics and a vigorous percussive beat for dancing?
a. bachata
b. reggaetón
c. cha-cha-cha
What is reggaetón?
100
Where are “doubles” a favorite snack?
a. Jamaica
b. Barbados
c. Cayman Islands
d. Trinidad
What is Trinidad?
- Doubles, or curried chickpea-filled fried sandwiches topped with mango, tamarind, and pepper sauce, are so popular in Trinidad they’re eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even as a late-night snack.
200
In which country was the first African Nations Cup played?
a. Egypt
b. Ethiopia
c. Nigeria
d. Sudan
What is Sudan?
- In February 1957, the first Africa Cup of Nations was held in Khartoum, Sudan.
200
After slavery, there was a labour issue on the plantations. That's why Britain invited workers from other parts of the Empire (particularly from India and Asia) to come to work in the Caribbeans. What was the name of these workers?
a. The favoured workers
b. The unruly workers
c. The indentured workers
d. The enlisted workers
What is the indentured workers?
- The indenture system operated from 1838 to 1917, with nearly half-a-million Indians leaving their homes to start a new chapter in the British Caribbean territories of Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Grenada, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Belize often under false pretenses.
200
What is the African red flag with a green star?
a. Lydia
b.Dijbouti
c. Morocco
d. Senegal
What is Morocco?
- The green star represents the five pillars of Islam, and the red represents the blood of the ancestors and unity.
200
Which music style was originally known as amargue ("bitterness" or "bitter music") because of its poignant, often heartbreaking lyrics?
a. Bachata
b. Bomba
c. Bolero
What is Bachata?
200
Which Caribbean island has the world’s oldest rum distillery?
a. Martinique
b. Barbados
c. St. Croix
d. Jamaica
What is Barbados?
- Since 1703, Mount Gay Rum has continuously operated on Barbados.
300
Which Caribbean island is goat racing a popular sport?
a. Jamaica
b. Belize
c. Grenada
d. Trinidad & Tobago
What is Trinidad and Tobago?
- Started in Buccoo, Tobago, goat racing has traditionally been held on the Tuesday after Easter. The Buccoo Goat Race Festival attracts thousands of spectators.
300
Jamaica was colonized in....
a. 1646
b. 1649
c. 1651
d. 1655
What is 1655?
300
What African country does this flag belong to?
a. Mauritania
b. Togo
c. Cameroon
d.Mauritius
What is Mauritania?
- The red stripes, which were added to the flag in 2017, represent "the efforts and sacrifices that the people of Mauritania will keep consenting, to the price of their blood, to defend their territory". The crescent and star are symbols of Islam, which is Mauritania's official and state religion.
300
What region/country's musical tradition inspired the "birth of the blues" in the United States?
a. Egypt
b. Mali
c. South Africa
d. Ethiopia
What is Mali?
300
Fried mopane worms are extremely popular on the streets of which country?
a. Chad
b. Zimbabwe
c. Ghana
d. Bostwana
What is Zimbabwe?
400
Jamaica has won 87 Olympic medals overall — 86 in track and field events, and one in which other sport?
a. Gymnastics
b. Archery
c. Cycling
d. Rowing
What is Cycling?
- A bronze medal won by David Weller in the 1980 Moscow Games. He is the first and only Jamaican to win a medal in the Olympic Games in a category other than track and field
400
Who or what is Liberia's capital Monrovia named after?
a. Marilyn Monroe
b. James Monroe
c. Monroe trees
d. The pre-colonial Monroe kingdom
Who is James Monroe?
- Monrovia is named in honor of the fifth U.S. President James Monroe, a prominent supporter of the colonization of Liberia and the American Colonization Society.
400
Which Caribbean island flag has a trident in the middle?
a. Montserrat
b. Anguilla
c. dominica
d. Barbados
What is Barbados?
- This trident is meant to represent the trident of Poseidon, visible in Barbados's colonial coat of arms, and the fact that it is broken is meant to represent the breaking of colonial rule in Barbados and independence from the British Empire.
400
Which religious traditions have influenced Ethiopian music?
a. Rastafarian
b. Orthodox Christianity
c. Judaism
d. All of the above
What is all the above?
- Rastafarianism, with its connection between Ethiopia and Jamaica, has influenced Ethiopian artists and musicians, while Orthodox Christianity's hymns and chants shape religious ceremonies. Ethiopian Jewish music, with its unique melodies and rhythms, reflects the cultural heritage of the Beta Israel community.
400
Which of these islands does not produce chocolate?
a. Aruba
b. St. Lucia
c. Grenada
d. Dominica
What is Aruba?
- Aruba’s dry desert climate isn’t suited to growing cacao, which needs wetter conditions
500
Who was the first black player to represent South Africa in rugby?
a. Errol Tobias
b. Reggie Walker
c. Frankie Fredericks
d. Josia Thugwane
Who is Errol Tobias?
- Errol Tobias made his debut for South Africa on 30th May 1981, against Ireland at Newlands. South Africa won the match 23-15. He went on to win six caps between 1981 and 1984.
500
Which country, during colonization, was known as Dahomey?
a. Benin
b. Gabon
c. Tanzania
d. Botswana
What is Benin?
- In 1958, French Dahomey became the self-governing colony called the Republic of Dahomey and gained full independence in 1960. It was renamed in 1975 the People's Republic of Benin and in 1991 the Republic of Benin.
500
Which African country flag has a communist symbol?
a. Zimbabwe
b. Ethiopia
c. The Republic of Congo
d. Angola
What is Angola?
- the five pointed-star within a half gear wheel crossed by a machete resembles the hammer and sickle used on the Soviet flag. They adopted the symbol when the country was ruled by Marxist-Leninist political parties.
500
On which island do Indian, Southeast Asian, and African musical cultures blend together and inspire people to "move it"?
a. Seychelles
b. Madagascar
c. Comoros
d. Sao Tome
What is Madagascar?
500
Kilishi is an extremely popular dried meat. What country is it most popular in?
a. Nigeria
b. Seychelles
c. Kenya
d. Tanzania
What is Nigeria?