Origins & Development of Stick Fighting

Another name for Stick Fighting in Trinidad is ________________.

• Stick Licking

• Kalinda

• Stick Art

• Canboulay

Stick Fighting roots can be traced back to our _______________________________.

• Irish & English ancestors

• Chinese & British ancestors

• East Indian & West African ancestors

• Spanish & French ancestors

Stick fighting was banned for many years. This ban was lifted in ________.

• 1937

• 1930

• 1881

• 1802

In the early 1700's stick fighters could be found on _______________________________.

• the streets fighting for money

• each sugar plantation in Trinidad

• Port of Spain in dilapidated housing

• the special gayelle

Some of the stick fighting strokes are known as _________________________________.

• Kumina, Landship and Chopper

• Bongo, Soutan and Carnival

• Chopper, Cassabal and Uppercut

• Wakes, Dentist and Cassabal

Stick fighters are commonly called _____________.

• boismen

• griot fighters

• stick lickers

• martial artists

The ___________of a stick fighter helps him to transform into a fearful character.

• name

• family

• stick

• reputation

Popular stick fighters in the past were ____________________________________________.

• Machel, Destra and Birthright

• Birthright, Barabbas and Master Wood

• Master Wood, King Victory and Popcaan

• Barabbas, Machel and Say Tooth

Stick fighting in Trinidad is MOSTLY practiced _________________________________________ annually.

• before the Christmas holidays

• after the Christmas holidays

• after Carnival celebrations

• during the Easter holidays

Stick fighters usually aim to compete in the ___________________________________________.

• National Stick Fighting Finals

• The Ramleela Stick Fighting Finals

• Tobago Bongo Stick Licking Extravaganza

• Ole Mas Stick Fighting Championship