Guyanese
Food & Drink
Food & Drink
This fried dough is commonly eaten for breakfast with saltfish or cheese.
What are bake?
In this year, Guyana gained independence from the United Kingdom.
What is 1966?
This is the capital city of Guyana.
What is Georgetown?
This song was originally written by the legendary American songwriter Irving Berlin in 1918.
What is "God Bless America?"
This song is the British national anthem.
What is "God Save the King?"
This sweet bread is swirled with coconut filling and is often pink on the inside.
What is salara?
This colorful Hindu festival is celebrated with dyed powder and water.
What is Phagwah (Holi)?
This river is the longest in Guyana.
What is the Essequibo River?
This mountain monument features the faces of four U.S. presidents.
What is Mount Rushmore?
This famous clock tower stands beside the Houses of Parliament in England.
What is Big Ben?
This sweet root vegetable (tuber) is commonly used to make pone, added to soup, or steamed as provisions.
What is cassava?
This holiday celebrates the arrival of Indian indentured laborers in Guyana.
What is Indian Arrival Day?
What is Kaiateur Falls?
This document begins, "We, the People, in order to form a more perfect union..."
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The United Kingdom is made up of these four countries.
What are England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
Name five traditional Guyanese desserts or sweets.
Pine Tart
Black Cake
Cassave Pone
Mithai
Parsad
Salara
Coconut Drops / Buns
Gulab Jamun
Barfi
Jalebi
Pera
This Guyanese musical instrument is commonly heard during Hindu weddings and religious ceremonies.
What is the Tassa Drum?
Name four animals that live in Guyana's rainforest.
Giant anteater
Giant river otter
Green anaconda
Arapaima fish
Harpy eagle
Jaguar
Tapir
Sloth
Black Caiman
Capybara
Red Howler Monkey
Name seven of the original thirteen U.S. colonies.
Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
New Jersey
New Hampshire
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Name four adult members of the current British royal family.
King Charles III
Queen Camila
Prince William
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Princess Anne
Prince Edward
This dish, eaten on holidays, is considered by many to be the national dish of Guyana.
What is Pepperpot?
Name the six ethnic groups commonly recognized in Guyana.
Indo-Guyanese
Afro-Guyanese
Indigenous (Amerindian)
Chinese
Portuguese
Mixed Heritage
These are the three counties of Guyana.
What are Demerara, Berbice, and Essequibo?
This holiday is commonly celebrated in the U.S., U.K., and Guyana?
What is Christmas?
This sport is played as a major competitive sport in the U.K., U.S., and Guyana.
What is cricket?