Knowledge Quiz - 'Checking out me history'

Where was John Agard born?

• London

• Guyana

• Jamaica

• United States

Where was John Agard educated?

• London

• Guyana

• New York

• Kingston

Which country ruled his home country when he was growing up?

• United Kingdom

• USA

• Jamaica

• Guyana

What dialect does Agard use in the poem?

• Pidgin English

• Standard English

• Estuary English

• Guyanese Creole

Creole means a language or dialect derived from one or more other (especially European) languages. What other word can mean this?

• Pidgin

• Pigeon

• Patois

• Patwa

Which continent is Guyana on?

• South America

• North America

• Europe

• America

Toussaint L'Ouverture was the leader of a slave revolt...

• who fought against the British in Guyana

• who fought against the Russians in Crimea

• who fought against the French in Haiti

• who fought against Columbus and Spain

Nanny de Maroon helped to free slaves and fight the British in

• Guyana

• Jamaica

• South Africa

• the USA

Shaka Zulu was a leader who fought against Europeans in...

• The Caribbean

• Southern Africa

• South America

• North Africa

The Caribs and Arawaks were Indigenous people of

• The Caribbean

• Africa

• Australia

• New Zealand