This week's trivia won't leave you stranded
If you're looking for a little island flavor this weekend, you won't have to go far. Charleston Carifest is happening today through Saturday, and the featured island for this year's festival is St. Lucia. There's a masquerade fete on Friday and a street party (and parade) Saturday at Brittlebank Park on Lockwood Drive across from the Charleston police station. For this Caribbean-themed showdown, two-time winner Chris Dixon is being challenged by Lee Ann Hughes, a dental hygienist.
QUESTIONS
1. What Caribbean island is often called Little England?
2. Name the American patriot who was born on the island of Nevis.
3. This island is the smallest landmass (37 square miles) in the world to be divided between two countries.
4. What is known as the Spice Island?
5. What Spanish explorer discovered the Turks and Caicos islands?
6. What is the capital of the Bahamas?
7. What singer's Feb. 6 birthday is a national holiday in Jamaica?
8. The twin Pitons, two cone-shaped peaks, are one of the natural wonders of the Caribbean. On what island are they located?
9. What are the islands collectively known as the ABC islands?
10. Is Tortola part of the British or U.S. Virgin Islands?
CHRIS' ANSWERS
1. Bermuda.
2. John Hancock.
3. St. Martin has a French and a Dutch side.
4. Dominican Republic.
5. Vespucci.
6. Nassau's the capital.
7. Bob Marley.
8. Haiti.
9. Aruba, B ... , Cayman Islands?
10.. I think it's British.
LEE ANN'S ANSWERS
1. Jamaica.
2. George Washington.
3. St. Bart's.
4. Barbados.
5. Ponce de Leon.
6. Freeport.
7. Bob Marley.
8. Nevis.
9. Aruba, Belize, Curacao.
10. British.
CONCLUSIONS
Once again, it's Dixon with the win, making it three in a row, which is kind of officially a streak now. Will it continue? Well, you'll have to stay tuned to see. In the meantime, check out Charleston Carifest this weekend. For information, go to www.charlestoncarifest.com
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Barbados
2. Alexander Hamilton
3. St. Maarten/St. Martin
4. Grenada
5. Ponce de Leon
6. Nassau
7. Bob Marley
8. St. Lucia
9. Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao
10. British
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