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What do you think you know about the

caribbean?

session title: quiz

session 1: introduction

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2. approximately how big is the caribbean sea?

1.5 million km² 2.7 million km² 9.9 million km²

1. approximately how many islands are located in the caribbean sea?

70 700 7000

3. Which of these maps is an outline of the island of trinidad in the caribbean sea?

island B?island a? island c?

session 1 - Quiz: What do you think you know about the caribbean?

section a: Geography

4. Which of these caribbean countries is located in the north-east of the continent of south america?

Bermuda Guyana Martinique

5. Match these flags to the correct Caribbean country:

Flag B?Flag a? Flag c?

st. Vincent and the Grenadines trinidad and tobago dominica

Guadeloupe Jamaica st. kitts and nevis

Barbados antigua and Barbuda Jamaica

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section B: People and Places

1. Match each of these famous people to their place of birth in the Caribbean region. The first one has been done for you.

Famous caribbean People and their Birthplaces

dominicaJamaicacubaJamaicatrinidad

antiguaGuyanaBarbadosJamaica haiti

Jamaica

Paul Bogle (? - d.1865) – Baptist deacon and leader of the Morant Bay rebellion

rihanna / robyn rihanna Fenty (b.1988-) – singer

claudia Jones (1915-1964) – Journalist and human

rights campaigner

toussaint L’ouverture (1743-1803) –

Leader of the 1791 revolution

Jamaica kincaid (b.1949-) – Writer

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section B: People and Places

1. Match each of these famous people to their place of birth in the Caribbean region. The first one has been done for you.

Famous caribbean People and their Birthplaces

dominica

antiguaGuyanaBarbadosJamaica haiti

JamaicacubaJamaicatrinidad

carlos acosta (b.1973-) – Ballet dancer

una Marson (1905-1965) – Broadcaster and journalist

usain Bolt (b.1986-) – olympic athlete

dr James risien russell (1863-1939) – army captain and professor of medicine

Eugenia charles / dame Mary Eugenia Charles, DBE (1919-2005) – Lawyer and the first female Prime Minister in a caribbean country

2. Mary Prince (c.1788-1833) was one of the first Caribbean women to have her biography (life story) published in Britain. the title of her book was “the history of Mary Prince”. When was it published?

1731 1831 1931

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1. The first successful revolution to end slavery in a Caribbean country took place between 1791 and 1803. Where did this take place?

Guyana (formerly demerara)

haiti (formerly

saint domingue)Barbados


section c: history and culture

2. What does “emancipation” mean?

to set someone free from the control of another person.

Freedom from enslavement.

to leave the country where you were born

and settle in a new place.

to transport something from one place

to another place – usually between

different countries.

3. When did enslaved africans in the caribbean achieve emancipation?

1807 1834 1838

4. in the caribbean during the 19th century, what type of work did most people do?

agricultural labour / farming work Jobs in tourism

industrial manufacturing / factory work

5. Which of these cash crops was most commonly grown on plantations in the caribbean during the 19th century?

tabaccoMaize (corn) sugar cane

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6. Why did thousands of caribbean workers migrate to Panama in central america between the 1880s and the early 1900s?

to build the Bridge of the americas

to build the san Lorenzo castle

to build the Panama canal



7. Quadrille has been a very important part of caribbean culture since the 18th century and it is still performed today. What is a “quadrille”?

a traditional song a traditional dance a traditional play

8. Look at this historical photograph of the caribbean? the title is “sugar-cane cutters in Jamaica” and the original image is stored in the archives at the national Maritime Museum (London). When do you think this picture was taken?

18th century 19th century 20th century

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9. approximately how many caribbean soldiers of the British West indies regiment fought for the allied forces during World War 1 (1914-1919)?

560 5,600 15,600



10. approximately how many caribbean men and women volunteered to serve with the British military forces (army, navy and air crew) during the second World War (1939-1945)?

6,000 10,000 16,000

11. the Empire Windrush was a famous ship that travelled to Britain in June 1948 with approximately 500 passengers on board from the caribbean. Where did it dock?

Portsmouth southampton tilbury in Essex

12. Which of these caribbean islands became an independent country in 1962?

antigua and Barbuda dominica trinidad and tobago

13. Eugenia Charles was the first woman to become Prime Minister in Dominica. When did this happen?

1960 1980 2000

14. What of these sayings is the national motto of trinidad and tobago?

together We aspire, together We achieve.

dios, Patria, Libertad (God, country, Liberty).

one People, one nation, one destiny.

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15. Which of these famous caribbean poets won the nobel Prize for Literature in 1992?

Louise Bennett (‘Miss Lou’)

aimé césaire derek Walcott

16. What is the national fruit of Jamaica?

Breadfruitackee Guava

17. Which of these styles of music is the oldest?

calypso Mento reggae

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18. What is the official language spoken on the island of Guadeloupe?

dutch French English

Between February or early March,

before the christian Festival of Lent

during late July, or early august

Between christmas and new Year’s day (december-January)

19. carnivals are an important cultural tradition in many caribbean countries and take place in different months of the year. Match these three annual festivals to their dates:

1 Barbados ‘crop over’ carnival

carnival in Montserrat

trinidad carnival and ‘Mardi Gras’ Masquerade

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20. Match each coat of arms shown below to the correct country.

coat of arms B?coat of arms a? coat of arms c?

dominica cuba anguilla

Jamaica Grenada Barbados

st Vincent and the Grenadines st kitts and nevis haiti

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