The Bahamas - Quiz
The Bahamas
  • 1. When did modern political development begin in the Bahamas?
A) Before the First World War
B) During the American Revolution
C) In the early nineteenth century
D) After the Second World War
  • 2. When were the first political parties formed in the Bahamas?
A) In the 1960s
B) In the 1950s
C) In the 1970s
D) In the 1930s
  • 3. Which political party represented the English-descended Bahamians?
A) Commonwealth Party
B) Free National Movement
C) United Bahamian Party
D) Progressive Liberal Party
  • 4. What was the informal nickname for English-descended Bahamians in the UBP?
A) Bay Street Men
B) Bay Street Boys
C) Crown Group
D) Island Lads
  • 5. Which political party represented the Black-Bahamian majority?
A) Progressive Liberal Party
B) Free National Movement
C) Bahamas Labour Party
D) United Bahamian Party
  • 6. When did the new constitution granting internal autonomy go into effect?
A) 7 January 1964
B) 18 September 1973
C) 22 August 1973
D) 10 July 1973
  • 7. Who became the first premier of the Bahamas?
A) Sir Roland Symonette
B) Hubert Ingraham
C) Sir Lynden Pindling
D) Sir Milo Butler
  • 8. Who became the first black premier of the Bahamian colony?
A) Hubert Ingraham
B) Sir Roland Symonette
C) Sir Lynden Pindling
D) Sir Milo Butler
  • 9. In what year did Sir Lynden Pindling become premier?
A) 1968
B) 1964
C) 1967
D) 1973
  • 10. When was the title of premier changed to prime minister?
A) 1973
B) 1967
C) 1968
D) 1964
  • 11. What new party was formed in 1971 by the UBP and a disaffected faction of the PLP?
A) Free National Movement
B) Bahamian Democratic Party
C) Progressive Liberal Party
D) United Bahamian Party
  • 12. What was the political orientation of the Free National Movement (FNM)?
A) Centre-right
B) Far-left
C) Communist
D) Socialist
  • 13. When was the Order in Council giving the Bahamas its independence dated?
A) 7 January 1964
B) 10 July 1973
C) 22 August 1973
D) 20 June 1973
  • 14. When did the Order for independence come into force?
A) 18 September 1973
B) 10 July 1973
C) 7 January 1964
D) 20 June 1973
  • 15. Who delivered the official independence documents to Prime Minister Pindling?
A) Hubert Ingraham
B) Sir Milo Butler
C) Charles, Prince of Wales
D) Queen Elizabeth II
  • 16. What date is celebrated as Independence Day in the Bahamas?
A) July 10
B) September 18
C) June 20
D) August 22
  • 17. Which international organization did the Bahamas join on Independence Day?
A) International Monetary Fund
B) Commonwealth of Nations
C) United Nations
D) World Bank
  • 18. Who was appointed the first governor-general of the Bahamas?
A) Sir Roland Symonette
B) Sir Lynden Pindling
C) Sir Milo Butler
D) Hubert Ingraham
  • 19. When did the Bahamas join the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank?
A) 22 August 1973
B) 10 July 1973
C) 18 September 1973
D) 20 June 1973
  • 20. When did the Bahamas join the United Nations?
A) 18 September 1973
B) 22 August 1973
C) 10 July 1973
D) 7 January 1964
  • 21. Which political party dominated the first two decades after independence?
A) Pindling's PLP
B) Symonette's UBP
C) The Commonwealth Party
D) Ingraham's FNM
  • 22. What twin pillars fueled the dramatic growth of the Bahamian economy after independence?
A) Agriculture and manufacturing
B) Tourism and offshore finance
C) Fishing and oil production
D) Mining and forestry
  • 23. The Bahamas' booming economy made it a beacon for immigrants most notably from where?
A) Jamaica
B) Cuba
C) Dominican Republic
D) Haiti
  • 24. Who unseated Pindling in the 1992 election?
A) Hubert Minnis
B) Perry Christie
C) Phillip Davis
D) Hubert Ingraham
  • 25. Hubert Ingraham belonged to which political party?
A) UBP
B) Commonwealth Party
C) FNM
D) PLP
  • 26. Who returned to power when the PLP won in 2002?
A) Perry Christie
B) Hubert Ingraham
C) Phillip Davis
D) Hubert Minnis
  • 27. During which years did Hubert Ingraham serve a second stint in power?
A) 2007 to 2012
B) 2002 to 2007
C) 1992 to 1997
D) 2012 to 2017
  • 28. During which years did Perry Christie serve his second term as prime minister?
A) 1992 to 1997
B) 2002 to 2007
C) 2007 to 2012
D) 2012 to 2017
  • 29. Which prime minister became the fourth prime minister of the Bahamas in 2017?
A) Hubert Ingraham
B) Hubert Minnis
C) Perry Christie
D) Phillip Davis
  • 30. When did Hurricane Dorian strike the Bahamas?
A) September 2019
B) March 2020
C) July 1973
D) September 2021
  • 31. What intensity category was Hurricane Dorian when it struck the Bahamas?
A) Category 4
B) Category 3
C) Category 2
D) Category 5
  • 32. Which islands were struck and devastated by Hurricane Dorian in September 2019?
A) New Providence and Eleuthera
B) Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama
C) Exuma and Cat Island
D) Andros and Bimini
  • 33. Approximately how much damage in US dollars did Hurricane Dorian inflict?
A) At least $500 million
B) At least $7 billion
C) At least $1 billion
D) At least $10 billion
  • 34. When did the COVID-19 pandemic reach the Bahamas?
A) 10 July 1973
B) 17 September 2021
C) September 2019
D) 15 March 2020
  • 35. Who became the new prime minister of the Bahamas on 17 September 2021?
A) Perry Christie
B) Hubert Ingraham
C) Phillip Davis
D) Hubert Minnis
  • 36. Phillip Davis is the chairman of which political party?
A) Commonwealth Party
B) FNM
C) PLP
D) UBP
  • 37. How did many Bahamians eke out a living during the early 20th century?
A) Through manufacturing and trade
B) By working in the tourism industry
C) Through government administration
D) Via subsistence agriculture or fishing
  • 38. What was the former title of the Duke of Windsor?
A) Prince Albert
B) King George VI
C) King Edward VIII
D) Duke of York
  • 39. What phrase did the Duke use to refer to the islands?
A) A third-class British colony
B) A thriving outpost
C) The jewel of the Empire
D) A tropical paradise
  • 40. When did the Duke open the small local parliament?
A) 29 October 1940
B) 16 March 1945
C) August 1940
D) June 1942
  • 41. Whose yacht did the Duke and Duchess use to visit the Out Islands in November 1940?
A) Winston Churchill's yacht
B) King George's yacht
C) Hermann Göring's yacht
D) Axel Wenner-Gren's yacht
  • 42. What term was used to describe the civil unrest in Nassau in June 1942?
A) A full-scale riot
B) A peaceful protest
C) A minor disagreement
D) A political coup
  • 43. What does the Lucayan name 'Bahama' mean?
A) Shallow sea
B) Large upper middle island
C) New world
D) Fountain of youth
  • 44. By what year was the name 'Bahama' used in English for the archipelago as a whole?
A) 1523
B) 1492
C) 1670
D) 1494
  • 45. What Spanish phrase do tourist guides often falsely state the name Bahamas comes from?
A) Guanahaní
B) Palombe
C) Castilla
D) Baja mar
  • 46. What does the Spanish phrase 'baja mar' mean?
A) Large upper middle island
B) Shallow sea
C) New world
D) Fountain of youth
  • 47. Who argues that the derivation from 'baja mar' is a folk etymology?
A) Isaac Taylor
B) Wolfgang Ahrens
C) Joseph Judge
D) Christopher Columbus
  • 48. What is Wolfgang Ahrens' affiliation?
A) Crown of Castile
B) York University
C) National Geographic
D) Kingdom of Portugal
  • 49. Which toponymist argues that the name Bahamas was derived from Bimani?
A) John Mandeville
B) Wolfgang Ahrens
C) Joseph Judge
D) Isaac Taylor
  • 50. What legendary place with a fountain of youth is mentioned in John Mandeville's Travels?
A) San Salvador
B) Bimini
C) Palombe
D) Guanahaní
  • 51. How many other countries have an official short name starting with the definite article besides The Bahamas?
A) Two
B) One
C) Zero
D) Three
  • 52. What is the other country whose official short name starts with the definite article?
A) The Philippines
B) The Dominican Republic
C) The United Kingdom
D) The Gambia
  • 53. Who were the first inhabitants of the Bahamas?
A) British
B) Taíno
C) Spaniards
D) Portuguese
  • 54. Where did the Taíno originally migrate from before moving to Hispaniola and Cuba?
A) Mainland South America
B) Western Europe
C) Central Asia
D) North America
  • 55. What name did the Taíno inhabitants of the Bahamas come to be known as?
A) Castilians
B) Tainos
C) Biminites
D) Lucayan people
  • 56. Approximately how many Lucayans inhabited the Bahamas at the time of Christopher Columbus' arrival?
A) 30,000
B) 3,000
C) 3 million
D) 300,000
  • 57. In what year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the Bahamas?
A) 1523
B) 1670
C) 1492
D) 1494
  • 58. What was the name of the island where Columbus made his first landfall?
A) Grand Bahama
B) Bimini
C) Samana Cay
D) San Salvador
  • 59. What was the local Lucayan name for Columbus' first landfall island?
A) Bimani
B) Palombe
C) Guanahaní
D) Bahama
  • 60. What former name was San Salvador Island known by?
A) Hispaniola
B) Grand Bahama
C) Watling's Island
D) Samana Cay
  • 61. Who made calculations in 1986 based on Columbus' log supporting Samana Cay as the landfall site?
A) Wolfgang Ahrens
B) Joseph Judge
C) Isaac Taylor
D) John Mandeville
  • 62. What did Columbus do with the Lucayans on the landfall island besides making first contact?
A) Taught them Spanish
B) Enslaved them immediately
C) Brought them to Europe
D) Exchanged goods with them
  • 63. In what year was the Treaty of Tordesillas signed?
A) 1494
B) 1492
C) 1670
D) 1523
  • 64. According to the Treaty of Tordesillas, which sphere were the Bahamas placed in?
A) French sphere
B) Portuguese sphere
C) British sphere
D) Spanish sphere
  • 65. Where were many of the enslaved Native Lucayans sent for forced labour by the Spanish?
A) Spain
B) Cuba
C) Hispaniola
D) Portugal
  • 66. What specific disease killed half of the Lucayan population?
A) Yellow fever
B) Smallpox
C) Malaria
D) Influenza
  • 67. In which ocean is The Bahamas located?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Indian Ocean
  • 68. How many islands make up the country of The Bahamas?
A) 2,500
B) 700
C) 1,000
D) 500
  • 69. What is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas?
A) San Salvador
B) Nassau
C) Freeport
D) Eleuthera
  • 70. On which island is the capital city located?
A) New Providence
B) San Salvador
C) Eleuthera
D) Grand Bahama
  • 71. Who was the first European to see the Bahama islands?
A) Hernán Cortés
B) Ferdinand Magellan
C) Amerigo Vespucci
D) Christopher Columbus
  • 72. During which years were the Bahama islands mostly deserted?
A) 1513 until 1648
B) 1648 until 1718
C) 1492 until 1513
D) 1718 until 1807
  • 73. Who settled on the island of Eleuthera in 1649?
A) Eleutheran Adventurers
B) Spanish Conquistadors
C) French Colonists
D) American Loyalists
  • 74. From which location did the Eleutheran Adventurers originate?
A) Bermuda
B) Great Britain
C) Florida
D) Cuba
  • 75. When did The Bahamas become a crown colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain?
A) 1973
B) 1807
C) 1649
D) 1718
  • 76. What primary criminal activity did the British clamp down on when taking control in 1718?
A) Illegal slave trading
B) Piracy
C) Tax evasion
D) Smuggling
  • 77. Who did the Crown resettle to the Bahamas after the American Revolutionary War?
A) Royal Navy officers
B) American Loyalists
C) Eleutheran Adventurers
D) Seminoles
  • 78. When did the British abolish the slave trade?
A) 1718
B) 1818
C) 1834
D) 1807
  • 79. In what year was slavery finally abolished in the Bahamas?
A) 1818
B) 1973
C) 1834
D) 1807
  • 80. What percentage of the current population do Black Bahamians make up?
A) 75 per cent
B) 90 per cent
C) 50 per cent
D) 99 per cent
  • 81. What is the total population of the Bahamas mentioned in the text?
A) 180,000
B) 470,000
C) 300,516
D) 400,516
  • 82. What is the title of the appointed representative of the Crown in The Bahamas?
A) Governor-in-chief
B) Governor-general
C) Prime Minister
D) President
  • 83. What is The Bahamas' ranking for gross domestic product per capita in the Americas?
A) Fourteenth-largest
B) Fiftieth-largest
C) Tenth-largest
D) First-largest
  • 84. Which regional organization is The Bahamas a full member of?
A) European Union
B) Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
C) African Union
D) Association of Southeast Asian Nations
  • 85. In what year did the Bahamas become a haven of manumission for African slaves from outside the British West Indies?
A) 1807
B) 1818
C) 1973
D) 1834
  • 86. Which group resettled Africans liberated from illegal slave ships onto the islands?
A) Spanish Conquistadors
B) Royal Navy
C) Eleutheran Adventurers
D) American Loyalists
  • 87. When did the English first express an interest in the Bahamas?
A) 1648
B) 1629
C) 1670
D) 1718
  • 88. Who led the first group of English settlers to the Bahamas?
A) Blackbeard
B) King Charles II
C) Woodes Rogers
D) William Sayle
  • 89. Who raided the capital Charles Town in 1684?
A) Blackbeard
B) Juan de Alcon
C) Woodes Rogers
D) Esek Hopkins
  • 90. Who was a famous pirate associated with the Bahamas during proprietary rule?
A) Blackbeard
B) William Sayle
C) Esek Hopkins
D) Luis de Unzaga
  • 91. Who was appointed as the first governor of the crown colony of the Bahamas in 1718?
A) Woodes Rogers
B) George Phenney
C) Lord Dunmore
D) Prince William
  • 92. Which country attacked Nassau in 1720 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance?
A) Spain
B) Bermuda
C) The United States
D) France
  • 93. When was a local assembly established in the Bahamas to give a degree of self-governance?
A) 1648
B) 1783
C) 1718
D) 1729
  • 94. Which previous governor had planned the reforms for the local assembly established in 1729?
A) William Sayle
B) Lord Dunmore
C) George Phenney
D) Woodes Rogers
  • 95. Who commanded the US naval forces that occupied Nassau in 1776?
A) Blackbeard
B) Prince William
C) Esek Hopkins
D) Juan de Alcon
  • 96. How long after occupation were US forces evacuated from Nassau in 1776?
A) One month later
B) One week later
C) A single day later
D) One year later
  • 97. What happened when a Spanish fleet appeared off the coast of Nassau in 1782?
A) The city surrendered without a fight
B) The city successfully defended itself
C) A massive battle lasted for days
D) Pirates drove the fleet away
  • 98. In the Treaty of Paris, the Bahamas were exchanged for which territory?
A) East Florida
B) New York
C) Bermuda
D) West Florida
  • 99. In what year were the Bahamas declared a British colony following the exchange with East Florida?
A) 1784
B) 1776
C) 1783
D) 1718
  • 100. Which group of Native Americans was among the resettled refugees from East Florida?
A) Seminoles
B) Iroquois
C) Creeks
D) Cherokees
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