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  Stopping Off at St. Vincent and the Grenadines    
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
Identify the Islands!
Although a small nation made up of a handful of tightly-spaced islands, St. Vincent and the Grenadines provides a beautiful and unique visitor experience. In this quiz, see if you can identify the islands found there. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Aug 23 23
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  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Okay, it's an island nation. What else do you know, or can you deduce, about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Apr 18 21
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Apr 18 21
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  St.Vincent and the Grenadines    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on St. Vincent and the Grenadines, one of many Caribbean island countries.
Tough, 10 Qns, elvenfair, Jan 14 22
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Jan 14 22
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St Vincent & the Grenadines Trivia Questions

1. The country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation belonging to the Lesser Antilles. Where are the Lesser Antilles located?

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Answer: Caribbean Sea

The Lesser Antilles, also called the Caribbees, are on the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. They were formed by subduction as an Atlantic plate slipped under the Caribbean plate, and are primarily volcanic islands. They are smaller than the islands referred to as the Greater Antilles: Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola (comprised of Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

2. In which year did St. Vincent and the Grenadines gain independence from the United Kingdom?

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Answer: 1979

St. Vincent received independence on October 27th, 1979.

3. Who is St. Vincent's national hero?

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Answer: Joseph Chatoyer

Chief Joseph Chatoyer, leader of the Carib tribe, fought bravely to prevent St. Vincent's capture until his death on May 14th in the 18th century which was declared National Hero's day in the year 2001.

4. The main island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Saint Vincent. How is the coastline of this volcanic island best described?

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Answer: Windward coast is rocky; Leeward coast has many bays with sandy beaches

Being a volcanic island, Saint Vincent has very little level ground, but the natural action of wind and water has led to the creation of sandy-beached bays on the Leeward side of the island. Most of its beaches are made of black sand, formed by volcanic activity.

5. St. Vincent is a member of a group of islands called the 'Windward Islands'. What are the names of some of the other islands?

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Answer: St. Lucia, Martinique, Grenada

These islands form the main group of banana cultivating islands. Most of the Caribbean can be divided into the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. Within the Lesser Antilles the Windward Islands and Leeward Islands can be found.

6. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is composed of the (relatively) large island of Saint Vincent, and about two-thirds of the chain known as the Grenadines. With which of its neighbours is this island chain shared?

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Answer: Grenada

The Grenadines are a chain of about 600 (mostly uninhabited) coral islands that stretch between Saint Vincent and Grenada, about 50 miles to the southwest. They are renowned for their beaches and for excellent conditions for pleasure sailing. The islands to the south of the Martinique Channel belong to Grenada. The total area of the islands in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 389 sq km (150 sq mi); 344 sq km (133 sq mi) of this is Saint Vincent, 45 sq km (17 sq mi) is from the Grenadines. Barbados is a neighbour to the east, and Santa Lucia to the north; Mustique is one of the Grenadines.

7. The name of St. Vincent's volcano is the French word for_______.

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Answer: Sulphur

St. Vincent's only volcano, La Soufriere, stands in the upper region of the island. Its last volcanic eruption was April 13th, 1979.

8. The English and the French squabbled over colonial rights to Saint Vincent for most of the 18th century. What is the official language of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

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Answer: English

Carib natives resisted European invasion of Saint Vincent (which they called Hairouna) until the 18th century, but French settlers gained control around 1720 and established plantations using African slave labor. The British gained control in 1763, then the French reclaimed it following an invasion in 1779; in 1783, as part of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolutionary War, the rights were finally ceded to Great Britain. Saint Vincent achieved independence in 1979. The great British colonial sporting tradition of playing cricket has continued - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines form part of the multi-national sporting entity The West Indies, also called 'The Windies', which dominated the international cricketing scene in the 1980s. A French patois (often referred to as 'dialect' or Vincentian Creole), Bhojpuri and Portuguese are also spoken on the islands.

9. Like many countries in its part of the world, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a diverse mixture of ethnicities. According to the CIA World Factbook, what was the dominant ethnicity of its citizens in 2008?

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Answer: Black

Most Vincentians are descended from the African slaves brought to work the plantations during the 18th century. The 2008 ethnic mix was: Black 66%, Mixed Race 19%, East Indians 6%, White 4%, Carib Amerindian 2%, Other 3%. 'Other' included a growing Chinese population.

10. What is the Carib word for St. Vincent?

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Answer: Hairouna

St. Vincent's original inhabitants, the Caribs, called the island 'Hairouna', meaning 'Land of the Blessed'.

11. The juice for the National Drink of St. Vincent comes from which fruit?

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Answer: Golden Apple

The Golden Apple fruit is one of the most nutritionally enriched fruits on the island and is equally appealing in taste.

12. Natural disasters have featured prominently in the history of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. What is the name of the volcano that erupted in 1902, killing approximately 1700 people?

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Answer: La Soufriere

La Soufriere is the youngest and most active volcano on the island of Saint Vincent, and is also its highest peak at 1234m (4048ft). A stratovolcano with a crater lake which can be reached via a 5-km walking track, it is known to have erupted violently in 1718, 1812, 1902, 1971, and 1979. The 1902 eruption, occurring within hours of the eruption of Mount Pelee on nearby Martinique, killed 1680 people. The 1979 eruption caused extensive crop damage, and required the evacuation of 20,000 people, but did not produce any fatalities. Another eruption in 2021 was roughly the same size as that of 1902, with evacuation procedures significantly complicated by COVID restrictions. As is the case for many Caribbean nations, hurricanes are also a regular natural hazard faced by Vincentians.

13. How many parishes make up the island of St. Vincent?

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Answer: Five

The five parishes of St. Vincent are St. David, St. Patrick, St. Andrew, St. George and Charlotte, with Charlotte being the largest in size.

14. Who became the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the year 2001?

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Answer: Ralph Gonsalves

The Unity Labour Party earned the most ballots, winning the election. This victory promoted the party's leader, Ralph Gonsalves, to the position of Prime Minister. The former Prime Minister was Arnhim Eustace, leader of the New Democratic Party.

15. Just to add some fun to the quiz, for which movie was St. Vincent used as Caribbean Unit?

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Answer: Pirates of the Caribbean

Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' used St. Vincent and the Grenadines as Caribbean Unit. The scene in the movie where we see Jack Sparrow at Port Royal was filmed at Barroulie, on the Leeward side of the island.

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