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Year 10 Caribbean Quiz

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What Caribbean island nation is highlighted? It's capitol is Kingston.
a)
Jamaica
b)
Haiti
c)
Barbados
d)
Belize
2.
What Caribbean nation is highlighted? This country experienced a devastating earthquake in 2010.
a)
Dominican Republic
b)
Haiti
c)
Mexico
d)
Cuba
3.
What island chain is circled? This country is a major tourist destination for Americans, and it is vulnerable to hurricanes.
a)
Haiti
b)
Barbados
c)
Costa Rica
d)
The Bahamas
4.
What Central American country is highlighted? It is one of the few nations in the region where English is the official language. 
a)
El Salvador
b)
Honduras
c)
Guatemala
d)
Belize
5.
What island nation is highlighted? Of all the Caribbean countries, it is the most southernmost. Its capitol is Port of Spain.
a)
Trinidad & Tobago
b)
Jamaica
c)
The Bahamas
d)
The Dominican Republic
6.

What country is this?

a)

Haiti

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Cuba

7.

What country is this?

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Cuba

c)

Haiti

d)

Puerto Rico

8.

What country is this

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Haiti

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

9.

What country is this?

a)

Cuba

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Haiti

d)

Puerto Rico

10.
Why is English the official language of Belize?
a)
The Maya lived there.
b)
The Aztec conquered the Spanish there.
c)
The British colonized the area.
d)
The Spanish settled the area.
11.
Which word means "no longer existing"?
a)
Cay
b)
Dormant
c)
Extinct
d)
Remittance
12.
The following statement is incorrect, which word below would make it correct?
The island of Hispaniola is home to Haiti and Jamaica.
a)
Cuba
b)
Dominican Republic
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Bahamas
13.
Which country does not belong to the Greater Antilles?
a)
St. Lucia
b)
Jamaica
c)
Cuba
d)
Hispaniola
14.
What holiday is celebrated in the Caribbean islands right before the Christian season of lent?
a)
Easter
b)
Christmas
c)
Carnival
d)
Santa Domingo
15.
In what ways have African influences shaped Caribbean Culture. 
a)
language, sports and clothing
b)
language, religion and food
c)
sports, clothing and religion
16.
Most of the Island economies are based off of . . . 
a)
agricutlure
b)
tourism
c)
manufacturing 
d)
mining
17.

Why would Auba, Suriname and Bonaire be grouped together? They are ___

a)

Dutch speaking countries

b)

French speaking countries

c)

Spanish speaking countries

d)

English Speaking countries

18.

Which country has Calypso as its national music form?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Cuba

c)

Trinidad and Tobago

d)

Dominican Republic

19.
What where the two indigenous groups in the Caribbean?
a)
Aztec and Maya
b)
Omec and Nahuatl
c)
Sioux and Cherokee
d)
Taino and Carib
20.
As a result of Christopher Columbus the Taino and Carib tribes:
a)
profited off trade with Spain
b)
were almost wiped out
c)
lived in peace with the Spanish
d)
were conquered by the French
21.
What language is a mixture of languages?
a)
French
b)
Dutch
c)
Creole
d)
English
22.

What artist was famous for Caribbean Music?

a)

Bruno Mars

b)

Bob Marley

c)

Charlie Parker

d)

Ariana Grande

23.

What type of music did Bob Marley write?

a)

Rock

b)

Jazz

c)

Reggae

d)

Pop

24.

What three cultures were combined in the Caribbean causing its unique blend?

a)

Europe, Australia, America

b)

Africa, Europe, Asia

c)

Australia, Asia Africa

d)

Asia, Europe, America

25.

What are steel drums originally made from?

a)

Rubber

b)

Plastic

c)

Glass

d)

Steel oil barrels

26.

Caribbean Creoles are borrowed from all of the following languages except

a)

English

b)

French

c)

African

d)

German

27.

What style of music is popular in Jamaica?

a)

Reggae

b)

Blues

c)

Jazz

d)

Classical

28.

Creole language have been made official in all of the following countries exept

a)

Haiti

b)

Jamaica

c)

Aruba

d)

Curaçao

29.

What language is spoken on the islands of Haiti, Dominica, and Saint Lucia?

a)

English

b)

Creole English

c)

Creole French

d)

Spanish

30.

The way we eat, the songs we sing, the music we make, the way we dress and the environment which allows it is called our _______

a)

Life

b)

responsibility

c)

culture

d)

festival

31.

Which of the following cultural cooking practices was passed on by the Africans?

a)

sweet and sour dishes

b)

curry dishes

c)

cassava dishes

d)

ackee dishes

32.

Which of the following is not the best way of preserving Caribbean culture?

a)

Learning about your religious traditions and festivals

b)

Setting apart time for celebrating Caribbean culture for the citizens

c)

speaking ones native language

d)

embracing new traditions and moving on from the old ones

33.

How did the Africans contribute to the development of the Agricultural sector in Jamaica? They were the main ____

a)

consumers

b)

importers

c)

exporters

d)

workers

34.
Two types of music that originated by mixing Spanish, African, and Native music are...
a)
Ska & Salsa
b)
Reggae & Bachata
c)
Salsa & Reggae

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