Food
What meal is known as “la bandera dominicana"?
Arroz, habichuela y carne.
The most common colloquial greeting amongst dominicans
“Qué lo qué?”
What are the two Latin music and dance styles that originated in DR?
Merengue and Bachta
What was the name of the indigenous population of the island Hispaniola?
Taíno
Haiti
What is the Dominican dessert that is traditionally eaten during Semana Santa?
Habichuela con dulce.
The DR is the biggest supplier of this sport outside the United States
Baseball
The DR is credited for developing this style of music which is fast paced
Merengue
How many times was the D.R. occupied by the United States?
2 times
What is the capital of DR
Santo Domingo
Name 2 foods that people eat on the beach in DR?
Yaniqueques / Spaghetti hahahaha
We could also say traditional beach food: pescado frito con tostones
What does the Dominican flag have that no other country flag has?
The Bible
Name 3 female dembow artists
Tokischa, Yailin La Más Viral, and Milka La Más Dura, La Materialista, La Insuperable, La Perversa etc.
Who are the three founding fathers of the Dominican Republic
Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, and Matías Ramón Mella
The highest mountain in the Caribbean, located in the DR is called
Pico Duarte
What is the name of the oldest known dominican restaurant in nyc
El Castillo De Jagua Restaurant (located on the lower east-side)
Where are the hubs of the Dominican carnival on the island?
La Vega, Santiago, San Pedro de Macorís
In what year did Aventura split?
2011
This Cathedral is the oldest Cathedral built in the Americas
La Cathedral de Santa Maria La Menor
The native stone Larimar is mined in this specific province in the DR
Barahona
These are the four main agricultural exports of the DR
sugar, cocoa, coffee and tobacco
Who is “la patrona del pueblo dominicano?” (the patron of the Dominican Republic)?
Virgen de la Altagracia
Name all of the members of Aventura
Romeo Santos, Henry Santos, Lenny Santos, and Max Santos
True or False: the Dominican Republic was the first place that the Spanish arrived in 1492
False!!! (it was the first settlement – La Navidad) but not the first place they arrived… they arrived in the Bahamas and called it San Salvador
There are 31 provinces in the Dominican Republic, name 15...
Azua, Bahoruco (Baoruco), Barahona, Dajabón, Duarte, El Seibo (El Seybo), Elías Piña, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, María Trinidad Sánchez, Monseñor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Samaná, Sánchez Ramírez, San Cristóbal, San José de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, Santo Domingo