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AAPG VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM RESEARCH SE CARIBBEAN & GUIANA BASINS

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Although Barbados became a British colony, they were not the first Europeans to visit. Explorers from which country were the first to land on Barbados?

a)

Spain

b)

Holland

c)

France

d)

Norway

2.

Who won a Gold medal in 100 metre butterfly at the 1988 Seoul and later bronze in same event at the 1992 Barcelona Games?

a)

Gordon Touw Ngie Tjouw

b)

Hugo Goossen

c)

Anthony Nesty

d)

Evita Letter

3.

In which country do we have a Synagogue and Mosque next to other and which is in peace to each other?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

4.

Which country has the world’s largest traffic round-a-bout?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

5.

Which country has the Mountain known as the Voltz berg?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

6.

The national dish of Barbados is flying fish accompanied by cou-cou, which is made from cornmeal and which of these?

a)

Yam

b)

Cassava

c)

Plantain

d)

Okra

7.

What is the only English Speaking country in South America ?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

e)

Venezuela

8.

How many times has Venezuela won Miss Universe?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

6

d)

1

9.

What is the name of the successful soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago that played for British Manchester United in the early 2000s?

a)

Dwight Yorke

b)

Nwanko Kanu

c)

Andy Cole

d)

Tony Adams

10.

What was moved on a steady course toward communism from the time of independence until the death of the Prime minister, Frobes Burnham?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

e)

Venezuela

11.

Which country has > 25,000 species of orchids?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

e)

Venezuela

12.

Where can we find this beautiful waterfall?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

e)

Venezuela

13.

Which country is sometimes called the Sugarcane Plantation?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

e)

Venezuela

14.

Which country’s Christmas tradition includes roller skating to church?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

e)

Venezuela

15.

Barbados became independent from Great Britain on Saint Andrew's Day in 1966, which means that the country celebrates on which date?

a)

1 March

b)

30 November

c)

23 April

d)

17 March

16.

What country is the dish, Metegee, from?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

e)

Venezuela

17.

Which country was a plantation Colony of the Netherlands?

a)

Trinidad and Tobago

b)

Barbados

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

e)

Venezuela