🏛️ History of Belize
On what date did the Battle of St. George’s Caye take place?
September 10, 1798
This large rodent, an excellent swimmer, is sometimes called a “water rat” and is found near rivers and wetlands.
What is the Central American agouti?
This popular island is home to San Pedro.
What is Ambergris Caye?
This Kriol saying means that small efforts eventually add up to something big.
What is “Wan wan, ful basket”?
This Belizean dish is made from grated green plantains, typically mixed with coconut milk and cooked with fish.
What is bundiga?
This devastating 1961 hurricane destroyed much of Belize City and accelerated plans to establish a new inland capital.
What is Hurricane Hattie?
This small mammal, related to raccoons, is commonly seen in Belize and is known for its long, flexible snout.
What is the white-nosed coati?
This Belizean archaeological site is famous for its massive Maya structures and is located in northern Belize.
What is Lamanai?
Every day na Christmas
You can't expect to receive special treatment or good fortune every day
This dish consists of boiled green bananas and fish served with a coconut-based sauce.
What is fish seré?
This Belizean nationalist leader became the country's first prime minister at independence.
Who is George Price?
This is Belize’s largest snake and is also known locally as the “wowla.”
What is the boa constrictor?
This protected marine area is famous for its three coral atolls and is located off Belize's coast.
What is the Turneffe Atoll?
De pot noh call de kettle black
Don't criticize someone for a fault you have yourself
This Belizean cultural group has contributed dishes such as bollos, tamales, and relleno to the country's diverse cuisine.
Who are the Mestizo people?
This European power formally recognized British control over the settlement in Belize through the Treaty of Versailles in 1783.
What is Spain?
This large raptor, one of the most powerful eagles in the world, was historically found in Belize but is now extremely rare or possibly extirpated there.
What is the harpy eagle?
This town is known for the ancient Maya site of whose name is often translated as “submerged crocodile.”
What is Orange Walk?
If yu play wid puppy, puppy lick yu face
if you encourage something, you shouldn't be surprised when it affects you
This Maya language is traditionally spoken in the Toledo District and is one of the major Maya languages of Belize.
What is Q’eqchi’?
Belize officially became a British Crown Colony under this name in 1862.
British Honduras?
This shark species is famously associated with the waters around Gladden Spit and is known for seasonal aggregations in Belize.
What is the whale shark?
This cave system in the Cayo District is famous for Maya ceremonial artifacts and is located near the village of Teakettle.
What is Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM Cave)?
This proverb warns that something attractive or enjoyable at first can ultimately have unpleasant consequences.
weh sweet yuh, wa suhwa yuh.
On what date did the Garifuna people first arrive in Belize?
November 19, 1823.