Bajan History
This nickname is commonly used to refer to people from Barbados.
What is a Bajan?
Barbados is the only Caribbean island composed primarily of this rock type.
What is limestone?
This cooking implement was traditionally used to turn cou-cou to prevent lumping.
What is the cou-cou stick?
This Barbadian was the first cricketer knighted while still actively playing.
Who is Sir Garfield Sobers?
Initially named Jamestown in 1627 after King James.
What is Holetown
This Barbadian hero was instrumental in organizing the 1937 labour riots
Who is Clement Payne?
Barbados’ highest point, Mount Hillaby, is located in this parish.
What is Saint Andrew?
This specific variety of mango, prized in Barbados for its rich, non-fibrous flesh, is considered by many to be the island's finest.
What is the Julie mango?
This Barbadian athlete held the 400m hurdles world lead before the 2012 Olympics.
Who is Ryan Brathwaite?
Named after Edward Oistine, a landholder in the area
What is Oistins
Barbados lies east of this chain of Caribbean islands.
What are the Lesser Antilles?
This historic signal station in St. George, built in 1818, is famous for its giant lion sculpture and panoramic views.
What is Gun Hill Signal Station?
This sugar-refining byproduct directly enabled Barbados’ emergence as a rum-producing colony.
What is molasses?
Barbados won its first Commonwealth Games medal in this sport.
What is athletics?
The district historically called “Indian Bridge.”
What is Bridgetown?
This historic road once marked the boundary between plantation estates and Bridgetown.
What is Bay Street?
Barbados lacks this common Caribbean geographical feature due to its geology.
What are volcanoes?
This colonial-era protein source sustained enslaved Barbadians when fresh meat was scarce.
What is saltfish?
Barbados first competed in the Olympic Games in this year.
What is 1968?
The district historically called "Jack Ma Nanny Gap"
What is Wavell Avenue.
This British law, not Barbados’ Constitution itself, legally terminated colonial governance in 1966.
What is the Barbados Independence Act 1966?
This escarpment divides Barbados’ Scotland District from the central uplands.
What is the Hackleton’s Cliff escarpment?
This French-derived culinary term reflects Barbados’ early sugar-processing techniques.
What is clarification?
This Barbadian was the youngest cricketer to score a Test century for the West Indies.
Who is Sir Everton Weekes?
Before it became Speightstown, it appeared on 17th Century Maps as what ?
What is "Spykeses Bay"