Our trivia column tests your knowledge of Caribbean Easter traditions. See how many of our questions you can answer correctly
Think you’re an expert on Caribbean culture? Test your knowledge in our trivia quiz and see how much you know about Easter traditions – and seasonal flavors – across the region. The answers are at the bottom of the page.
1. What is the traditional accompaniment to the popular Jamaican Easter bun?
Butter
Cheese
guava jam
A slice of bacon
2. In the Guyana border town of Lethem on the Rupununi Savannah, what annual sporting event is scheduled for Easter weekend?
A boat race
A track and field tournament
A rodeo
A hot air balloon rally
3. What common leisure activity do many Caribbeans avoid on Good Friday, following a long-held superstition?
Drinking alcohol
A family meal
Playing cards
Going to the beach
4. Tobago’s Easter traditions include the race of which of these creatures?
Goats
Dogs
warren
tortoises
5. What is the main ingredient in matoutou, the spicy stew enjoyed on Easter weekend in Martinique?
LAMB
Chicken
Pork
The crab
6. On Good Friday, some Trinidadians keep the custom of beating a bobolee – an effigy representing which historical figure?
Pontius Pilate
Judas Iscariot
Julius Caesar
Napoleon Bonaparte
7. Easter weekend brings a very popular fish festival to which coastal community in Barbados?
Speightstown
Holetown
Oistins
Bathsheba
8. What traditional toy have generations of Caribbean children made at Easter time?
A doll
A spinning top
A boat
A balloon
9. What exactly is penepis, the sweet treat that St Lucians enjoy at Easter?
A kind of cream
A gingerbread cookie
Coconut bread
A pineapple cake
10. Which of these involves a traditional Good Friday fortune-telling technique in Barbados?
Chicken feathers
Tea leaves
Sea shell
The bark of a tree
Answers:
1 Cheese – from a can
2 A rodeo
3 Going to the beach – swimming on Good Friday is known to turn you into a fish
4 Goat
5 The crab
6 Pontius Pilate
7 Oistins
8 A kite
9 A gingerbread cookie — penepis is the Kwéyòl version of the French gingerbread
10 The bark of a tree
