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The History of Trinidad

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A society is: ____

a)

a family

b)

a group of silblings

c)

a group of people living together by a common culture

2.

_______is the way of life of a people, which includes language, religion, foods, clothes, music, festivals and dance.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Culture

c)

Society

3.

Trinidad and Tobago can be described as a ___________country.

a)

cosmopolitan

b)

love

c)

educated

4.

Cosmopolitan means: ______________ .

a)

loving

b)

caring

c)

multi-cultural, multi - racial and multi - religion

5.

Christopher Columbus re-discovered Trinidad for the Queen and King of Spain in ________ .

a)

1498

b)

1962

c)

1974

6.

British arrived to claim Trinidad for the Queen of England in

a)

1979

b)

1797

c)

1701

7.

The Amerindians ( Arawaks and Caribs) came from :

a)

South America

b)

Tobago

c)

India

8.

The Caribs were governed by a _____________ or Chief.

a)

King

b)

Cacique

c)

Arawaks

9.

All these are Amerindian place names Except:

a)

Caroni

b)

Arima

c)

Belmont

10.

Pastelles, arepas, parang and cuatro are contributions made from the _________ group.

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

African

11.

The Africans were brought to Trinidad from Africa __________

a)

to work in shops

b)

when Amerindian slave labour failed.

c)

to open businesses

12.

The first group of __________ labourers arrived on October 12th, 1806.

a)

East Indian

b)

French

c)

Chinese

13.

In _______ , the East Indian came to Trinidad. They worked on the sugar plantations for a small stipend.

a)

1845

b)

1804

c)

1945

14.

The _______ introduced the first Carnival in Trinidad.

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Spanish

15.

Moko Jumbie, Midnight Robbers, obeah, Soucoyant and douen are the folklore of the ____________ .

a)

Africans

b)

Chinese

c)

British