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Bahamian Culture, History & Facts

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the prime minister

a)

Hubert Ingraham

b)

Sir Lynden Pindling

c)

Hubert Minnis

d)

Philip Davis

2.

What is the capital of The Bahamas?

a)

New Providence

b)

Nassau

c)

Freeport

d)

West End

3.

Who wrote the national anthem?

a)

Alexander Bain

b)

Tommy Turnquest

c)

Timothy Gibson

d)

Hervis Bain

4.

Who is the current governor General?

a)

Dame Marguerite Pindling

b)

Sir Milo Butler

c)

Hon. Cornelius A. Smith

d)

Hon. Cynthia Pratt

5.

Who was the first governor general?

a)

Dame Marguerite Pindling

b)

Sir Milo Butler

c)

Hon. Cornelius A. Smith

6.

What is the national bird of The Bahamas?

a)

white crown pigeon

b)

flamingo

c)

seagull

d)

Bahama Parrot

7.

What is the national fish of The Bahamas?

a)

Blue Marlin

b)

Grouper

c)

Snapper

d)

Barracuda

8.

What is the national tree of The Bahamas?

a)

The Lignum Vitae

b)

Ponciana

c)

The Yellow Elder

d)

Palm Tree

9.

What is the name of the national anthem?

a)

Lift up Your Head

b)

One Nation under God

c)

March on Bahamaland

d)

Love and Unity

10.

What product is Eleuthera famous for producing?

a)

Tomatoes

b)

Pineapples

c)

Pumpkins

d)

Pink Sand

11.

What product is Inagua famous for producing?

a)

Salt

b)

Tomatoes

c)

Mangoes

d)

Fish

12.

Who was the first Royal Governor?

a)

Sir Milo Butler

b)

William Sayle

c)

Woodes Rogers

d)

Christopher Columbus

13.

Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance?

a)

Timothy Gibson

b)

Sir Milo Butler

c)

Dr. Philip Rahming

d)

Dr. Hervis Bain

14.

Who was the first Prime Minister of the Bahamas?

a)

Hubert A. Ingraham

b)

Lynden O. Pindling

c)

Milo B. Butler

d)

Roland T. Symonette

15.

What is the meaning of the monarch?

a)

The Prime Minister and cabinet

b)

The senators

c)

The King, Queen, Czar, and emperor

d)

Person who inherited lots of money

16.

In which year were women able to vote in The Bahamas?

a)

1961

b)

1967

c)

1965

d)

1962

17.

Who threw the mace out of the House of The Assembly?

a)

Mr. Hubert Ingraham

b)

Mr. Perry Christie

c)

Sir Lynden Pindling

d)

Mr Hubert Minnis

18.

Why is July 10th, 1973 an important date in Bahamian history?

a)

It is the date when Bahamian women won the right to vote.

b)

It is the date when The Bahamas gained majority rule

c)

It is the date when The Bahamas gained internal self-government.

d)

It is the date when The Bahamas gained its independence.

19.

What is the name of the holiday that celebrates the freedom for slaves?

a)

Majority Rule Day

b)

Emancipation Day

c)

Boxing Day

d)

Good Friday

20.

Which holiday celebrates the PLP gain the government of The Bahamas

a)

Emancipation Day

b)

Good Friday

c)

Majority Rule Day

d)

Boxing Day

21.

Name one thing that may not be sold at an Open Market

a)

clothes

b)

food

c)

fish

d)

furniture

22.

Leaves boiled and drank as medicine is called________________

a)

Tea leaves

b)

Bahamian tea

c)

leaf soup

d)

bush medicine

23.

When people get together the night before a funeral to sing songs for the dead is called ____________________

a)

obeah

b)

asue

c)

wake

d)

regattas

24.

Obeah is a form of _____________________

a)

witchcraft

b)

song

c)

folk tale

d)

Bahamian food

25.

The Bahamian custom that allow people to get together to save their money.

a)

wake

b)

obeah

c)

asue

d)

regattas

26.

Which festival was named after John Canoe

a)

Goombay Festival

b)

Salt Festival

c)

Junkanoo

d)

Coconut Festival

27.

Which holiday is synonymous with the slaves being given a special holiday to leave the plantations and go be with their families?

a)

Boxing Day

b)

Christmas Day

c)

Emancipation Day

d)

Majority Rule Day

28.

Many of our customs can be traced back to ________________

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

China

d)

Heaven

29.

Which one is not a Bahamian custom

a)

asue

b)

Iris festival

c)

regattas

d)

bush medicine

30.

On which island would I go to attend Crab Fest?

a)

Andros

b)

Cat Island

c)

Abaco

d)

New Providence

31.

Which religious holiday do Bahamians prefer to eat fish and not meat

a)

Good Friday

b)

Easter Monday

c)

Christmas

d)

Boxing Day

32.

Which festival is held on Boxing Day and New Years Day?

a)

Goombay

b)

Junkanoo

c)

Emancipation Day

d)

Labour Day Parade

33.

"Back in the day", on mostly family islands, food was prepared/cooked in a __________________

a)

stove

b)

boucan

c)

rock oven

34.

Two ways that different island speak can be heard through _________________

a)

dialect and songs

b)

music and dialect

c)

folk tales and beliefs

35.

Another name for "broken English" and the way we speak is called _________________

a)

patois

b)

language

c)

culture

d)

dialect

36.

The type of music that uses saws, scrub boards and harmonicas is called

a)

Junkanoo

b)

rake and scrape

c)

soca

d)

reggae

37.

A way of life is called

a)

choice

b)

culture

c)

dialect

38.

The parade comprises three aspects of the performing arts - ____ and _____, ______, and ______.

(a)  

39.

Fox Hill Day Festival is linked to the _______ of _______.

(a)  

40.

The highest point in The Bahamas is found on which island?

a)

Abaco

b)

Bimini

c)

Cat Island

d)

Exuma

e)

Long Island

41.

When did The Bahamas gain independence?

a)

July 9 1953

b)

July 9 1966

c)

July 10 1973

d)

July 10 1970

42.

Which island is the largest?

a)

Exuma

b)

Andros

c)

Bimini

d)

New Providence

43.

Which colors does The Bahamian flag consist of?

a)

Black, Yellow, Aquamarine

b)

Blue, Gold, Green

c)

Black, Gold, Blue

d)

Black, Gold, Aquamarine

44.

Name a bush used as medicine

a)

Aloe

b)

Breadfruit

c)

Ceresee

d)

Pear

45.

After the Bahamas achieve self government in 1964, whow was the first Premier of The Bahamas?

a)

Sir Roland Symonette

b)

Sir Milo Butler

c)

Woodes Rogers

d)

Sir Lynden Pindling