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U.S. Virgin Islands History

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Indians call St. Croix?

a)

Ay-Ay

b)

Santa Cruz

c)

La Pinta

d)

Bo-Bo

2.

What is the native dance of the Virgin Islands?

a)

Soca

b)

Reggae

c)

Pop

d)

Quadrille

3.

Who is the St. Croix Airport named after?

a)

Cyril E. King

b)

Henry E. Rohlsen

c)

Lionel Roberts

d)

Paul E. Joseph

4.

How many senators serve in the United States legislature?

a)

7

b)

14

c)

15

5.

Who is the St. Thomas airport named after?

a)

Cyril E. King

b)

Henry E. Rohlsen

c)

Lionel Roberts

d)

Paul E. Joseph

6.

Who is the present Governor of the U. S Virgin Islands?

a)

Governor John P. Dejongh

b)

Governor Kenneth E. Mapp

c)

Governor Albert Bryan Jr.

d)

Governor Charles W. Turnbull

7.

What is the native language of the U.S Virgin Islands?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Creole

8.

What is the capital of the U.S Virgin Islands?

a)

Frederiksted

b)

Christiansted

c)

Cruz Bay

d)

Charlotte Amalie

9.

Which governor is the hospital on St. Croix named after?

(a)  

10.

Transfer day is a local holiday. it is the day the United States bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark. When is Transfer Day celebrated

(a)  

11.

What was the U.S Virgin Islands called before they were bought by the United States?

a)

Danish Virgin Islands

b)

British Virgin Islands

c)

Danish West Indies

d)

Caribbean

12.

Who was the first elected U.S.V.I Delegate to Congress?

a)

Ron De Lugo

b)

Donna Christiansen

c)

Stacy Plaskett

13.

In what year did Water Island become a part of the Virgin Islands?

a)

1996

b)

2006

c)

1986

d)

2016

14.

On which island in the United States Virgin Islands did the revolt of 1733 occur?

a)

St. Thomas

b)

St. Croix

c)

St. John

d)

Water Island

15.

Which fruit isn't a local fruit?

a)

guava

b)

mamee apple

c)

banana

d)

pineapple

16.

What is the eastern most point in the United States Virgin Islands?

a)

Ann Abramson Pier

b)

Point Udall

c)

Morning Star hill

d)

Blue Mountain

17.

What is the native bird of the Virgin Islands?

a)

hummingbird

b)

Yellow Breast

c)

Pigeon

d)

Peacock

18.

Liberty or Bull and Bread Day is celebrated on what day?

(a)  

19.

What is the name of the largest U.S Virgin Islands?

(a)  

20.

Who are the three ladies that lead the St. Croix Labor Rebellion of 1878?

a)

Queen Mary

b)

Queen Agnes

c)

Bottom Belly

d)

Queen Elizabeth

21.

After which governor is the hospital on St. Thomas named?

a)

Governor Juan F. Luis

b)

Governor Roy L. Schneider

22.

What is the highest point on St. Thomas?

a)

Crown Mountain

b)

Mount Eagle

c)

Blue Mountain

d)

Mount Zion

23.

Who wrote the Virgin Islands March?

a)

Alton Adams

b)

Bob Marley

c)

Jam Band

24.

What is the name of the town in St. John?

a)

Coral Bay

b)

Cruz Bay

c)

Charlotte Amalie

d)

Road Town

25.

On July 3, 1848, the slaves on St. Croix revolted against the Danes. In the U.S Virgin Islands what day is celebrated on July 3?

a)

Fourth of July

b)

July 3rd

c)

Emancipation Day

d)

Independence Day