Trivia Quiz on Caribbean History

1. What did denmark sell to the u.s

A) Alaska

B) Virgin islands

C) Greenland

D) Iceland

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2. From whom did the u.s buy the virgin islands

A) Denmark

B) France

C) Spain

D) United Kingdom

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3. Edward Teach became famous as who

A) Captain Kidd

B) Blackbeard the Pirate

C) Calico Jack

D) Anne Bonny

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4. How was the country of Belize known prior to 1971?

A) British Honduras

B) Honduras

C) Guatemala

D) Belize

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5. In the 70s The Bahamas gained independence from who

A) Spain

B) France

C) The United States

D) Great Britain

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6. What was the war during Regan's first term that took place on an island in the carribean?

A) Grenada

B) Invasion of Panama

C) Lebanon Civil War (1982–1984)

D) Gulf War (1990–1991)

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7. What country did Christopher Columbus insist Cuba was a part of

A) Spain

B) Portugal

C) China

D) France

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8. What was Boucan that gave Buccaneers their name

A) A spice blend used in Caribbean cooking

B) A wooden frame used for smoking meat

C) Dried meat

D) A pirate flag with a skull symbol

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9. What was the name of Papa Doc Duvaliers secret police Haiti

A) Haitian National Police

B) Centre d'Action Civique

C) Tonton Macoute

D) National Security Council (Haiti)

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10. Where was Bacardi originally made

A) Spain

B) Cuba

C) Jamaica

D) Puerto Rico

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11. Which Spanish explorer first travelled to Jamaica?

A) Juan Ponce de Leon

B) Hernan Cortes

C) Christopher Columbus

D) Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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12. In 1902 this volcano erupted, killing 30,000

A) Pelee

B) Krakatoa

C) Tambora

D) Etna

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13. From what country did the U.S. buy the Virgin Islands?

A) France

B) Spain

C) United Kingdom

D) Denmark

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14. What was the war during Regan's first term that took place on an island in the carribean?

A) The Falklands War

B) Grenada

C) The Invasion of Panama

D) The Lebanese Civil War

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15. Spain ceded Florida to Britain in exchange for this territory.

A) Cuba

B) Louisiana

C) Gibraltar

D) Guadeloupe

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16. What did British Honduras change its name to in 1973?

A) Belmopan

B) Belize

C) Belize City

D) Guatemala

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17. Sir Henry Morgan was a famous 17th century___?

A) Buccaneer

B) Pirate

C) Corsair

D) Freebooter

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18. In 1902 this volcano erupted, killing 30,000.

A) Krakatoa

B) Pelee

C) Vesuvius

D) Tambora

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19. Name the first black nation to gain freedom from European colonial rule.

A) Haiti

B) Liberia

C) Algeria

D) Ghana

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