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Why do different islands in the Caribbean have different languags?
a) Languages spoken are based on the method the islands are formed.
b) Islands belong to different countries. Each uses the language of the country it belongs to.
c) It is a Caribbean law.
d) The High Commissioner of Puerto Rico decided it.

Which is not a type of music from the Caribbean
a) reggae
b) calypso
c) goombay
d) nerfduddle

What is the Caribbean instrument made from a hollowed-out gourd with many grooves cut across it. It's rubbed with a stick and makes a scratching sound.
a) guiro
b) harambu
c) florin
d) gourde

Which is NOT a form of currency in the Caribbean?
a) gourde
b) euro
c) Dominican indigo
d) florin

What is indigo used for?
a) Orange Crush
b) white paper
c) red paint
d) blue dye

What are Nutmeg, Plantains, Guava, and Yams
a) Names of hurricanes
b) Names of islands
c) Names of spices
d) Names of volcanoes

What is island-hopping?
a) Shopping on islands that have rabbits.
b) Visiting lots of islands in one trip.
c) Mapping out an island.
d) Recording the biodiversity of an island.

The islands of the Caribbean are usually divided into ____ groups.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

The Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles are . . .
a) groups of islands
b) volcanoes
c) hurricanes
d) Caribbean languages

Grenada is known as the ....
a) Rice Island
b) Nice Island
c) Spice Island
d) Mice Island

Where the Taino lived
a) Mexico
b) Caribbean
c) Coast of Central America
d) Coast of Florida

Where did the ancestors of the Taino Come from originally?
a) South Ameirca
b) North America
c) Central America
d) Asia

About how many Taino were living in the New World before 1492?
a) 98788
b) 1492
c) 100,000
d) 1 to 2 million

What were there leaders called?
a) cassavas
b) caciques
c) zemis
d) yucas

Year Columbus made contact with the Taino
a) 1492
b) 1429
c) 1942
d) 1924

Where does the name for the country of Haiti come from?
a) The Taino word for the island of Cuba
b) The Taino word for the island of Barbados
c) The Taino word for the island of Jamica
d) The Taino word for the island of Hispaniola

What percentage of Taino died after 1492?
a) About 80%
b) About 20%
c) About 50%
d) About 100%

WHERE were the Taino forced to work by the Spaniards?
a) Plantations and stores
b) Boats and beaches
c) Mines and plantations
d) Plantations and boats

What percentage Taino are Puerto Rican today?
a) 10% - 20%
b) about 50%
c) about 80%
d) almost 100%

Which is NOT a Taino word?
a) canoe
b) tobacco
c) hammock
d) toboggan

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