A Mixed Bag of Bahamian Facts

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1. Who is recognized as the formal head of state for the Bahamas? The Attorney General of the Bahamas The Prime Minister of the Bahamas The King or Queen of Great Britain The Governor General of the Bahamas

2. On several islands in the Bahamas, in particular Cat Island, locals harvest cascarilla bark for export to Italy as one of the main ingredients in what beverage? Muscadet Chianti Kahluah Campari

3. The national bird of the Bahamas is the sea gull. True False

4. In 1892, almost 700,000 dozen pineapples were exported from the Bahamas. Which island in the Bahamas was the primary pineapple producer? Eleuthera Andros Inagua Long Island

5. The Bahamas, like many island nations, has a semi-tropical climate. What two seasons do Bahamians experience? Summer and Spring Summer and Winter Summer and Fall Spring and Fall

6. April 27, 1965 is known by what "colorful" name in the Bahamas? (Hint: the United States uses this same name for October 29, 1929). Black Tuesday Red Wednesday Green Sunday Maroon Monday

7. During the Christmas season, the cities and towns of the Bahamas are overcome by a festival featuring drums, bells, whistles, costumes and parades through the streets. What is the name of this regional festival? Carnivale Junkanoo Mardis Gras Calypso

8. The first Royal Governor of the Bahamas, Woodes Rogers, was also a privateer and English sea captain. He has a connection with a famous literary character. Which character is it? Sherlock Homes Robinson Crusoe Long John Silver Moby Dick

9. The islands of Abaco and Eleuthera were settled by the Loyalists. The first Loyalists in the Abacos settled in an area now known as Treasure Cay. What name did they give their first settlement? Hope Town Carleton Point Spanish Wells New Plymouth

10. Paradise Island, home to the famous Atlantis Resort, used to be called by a somewhat less romantic name. What was it? Donkey Bay Dog Island Hog Island Crab Cay

11. The highest point in the Bahamas is located on Cat Island and is known by two names. One of them is Mount Alvernia; what is the other? Mount Junkanoo Tall Spot Big Hill Como Hill

12. In Hope Town on Elbow Cay in the Abacos, there is a graveyard dedicated to the victims of an epidemic in the 1850s. What horrible disease claimed over 100 citizens of this tiny island? Malaria Yellow Fever Cholera Dysentery

13. In what year were Bahamian women given the right to vote? 1962 1893 1920 1918

14. In addition to Androsia fabric and the annual Crab Fest, the island of Andros is famous for being home to a mythical three-toed, red-eyed, three-fingered, birdlike creature with a long tail. What is this creature called? Chickcharnie Yahos Lucas Obeah

15. What Bahamian island has rich deposits of aragonite off its coastline (and was allegedly home to the Lost City of Atlantis and the Fountain of Youth)? Andros Crooked Island Grand Bahama Bimini

16. Poaching in the Bahamian waters is a source of local trouble. In May of 1980, the Royal Bahamas Defense Force was involved in a situation combating poachers from what country? United States Cuba Mexico Haiti

17. The capital city of Nassau boasts many historic sites, among them a staircase of 65 steps cut into solid rock, called The Queen's Staircase. For which queen is this monument named? Queen Charlotte Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth I

18. There are seven forts found on New Providence. Incidentally, the Queen's Staircase provided soldiers access to which of these forts? Fort Charlotte Fort Montagu Fort Nassau Fort Fincastle

19. The first Europeans to try and colonize the Bahamas were the Eleutheran Adventurers from Bermuda. With which United States university do the Adventurers have a connection? Yale Harvard Georgetown Princeton

20. What is the name of the national tree of the Bahamas? Sugar Apple Lignum Vitae Coconut Palm Sea Grape

21. The Aloe Vera plant is geographically tied to South Africa. However, Bahamian bush medicine regularly utilizes Aloe Vera as a laxative. True False

22. Bark from the gumbo-limbo tree found in the Bahamas is boiled in water and used to treat which of these ailments? urinary tract infections measles All of these backaches

23. The settlement of True Blue can be found on Ragged Island. True False

24. Hurricanes are a major source of natural disaster for the Bahamas. What US-based company suffered large losses in the Bahamas due to the 2008 hurricane season? Chevrolet Roderick's Fish House Brunswick Sardine Company The Morton Salt Company

25. Where in the world would you locate the Bahamas? Next to France South of Jamaica Off the east coast of Florida Somewhere in the Philippines