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Trinidad & Tobago Trivia

Quiz by anairam aridni

Standard 5
Social Studies
Trinidad and Tobago Curriculum

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  • Q1
    What was the capital of Trinidad & Tobago before it was Port of Spain?
    Tunapuna
    San Fernando
    Arema
    San Jose
    5s
  • Q2
    What colours are in the Trinidadian flag?
    Red, blue and white
    Red, black and white
    Blue and white
    Green, black and yellow
    5s
  • Q3
    When is parang music typically played?
    Holi time
    Christmastime
    Indian Arrival Day
    Carnavaltime
    5s
  • Q4
    What musical instrument originated in Trinidad and Tobago?
    steel pan
    mandolin
    clave
    maracas
    5s
  • Q5
    What is the Trinidadian name of the small meat-filled cornmeal pies stuffed with meat, fish or vegetables seasoned with fresh herbs and flavoured with raisins, olives and capers wrapped and steamed in a banana leaf?
    tamale
    pastelles
    doubles
    roti
    5s
  • Q6
    Pitch Lake is the largest natural deposit of what substance?
    diorite
    asphalt
    quartz
    sap
    5s
  • Q7
    Who is the author of 'A House for Mr. Biswas'?
    Angelo Bissessarsingh
    Arnold Rampersad
    Ramabai Espinet
    V.S. Naipaul
    5s
  • Q8
    What is the largest religious group in Trinidad & Tobago?
    Hindus
    Muslims
    Protestant Christians
    Orisha faith
    5s
  • Q9
    What is the term for 'hanging around, usually in a public place with friends, enjoying the scene'?
    chippin
    mamaguy
    bacchanal
    liming
    5s
  • Q10
    What does Angostura taste like?
    umami
    bitter
    sweet
    salty
    5s
  • Q11
    Who were the 'Merikins'?
    people who self-identify their ancestry as "American"
    Demobilised Black Soldiers for the West India Regiment, and escaped slaves who fought with the British against the United States in the War of 1812, established in the “Company” villages in eastern and south-central Trinidad after the American Revolution.
    In 1839 the British government began a programme of recruiting Indian labourers in Calcutta to be sent to Trinidad. They bound themselves to work as indentured labourers for a set number of years on the plantations.
    indigenous peoples of the United States American, something of, from, or related to the Americas
    5s
  • Q12
    When is Indian Arrival Day?
    May 30th
    September 15th
    June 1st
    August 26th
    5s
  • Q13
    What is Trinidad also known as?
    The land of coffee
    The jewel of the Caribbean
    The land of the hummingbird
    The land of the coqui
    5s
  • Q14
    What is a 'Dougla'?
    a mix between an East Indian and an African
    a mix between a European white and African
    a mixture between a European white and Indian
    a mix between a Chinese and an Indian
    5s
  • Q15
    What indigenous people resided in Trinidad before Columbus arrived?
    The Taíno
    The Maya and the Inca
    the Arawaks and Caribs
    the Apache and Cherokee
    5s

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