The Cayman Islands Trivia

By EK Jasmine

This compact Cayman Islands Trivia helps you to discover the Cayman Islands' history, places of interest and fun-facts from as early as 1503.

The questions in this book make information about the Cayman Islands both easy and fun. They are asked in a variety of ways: true/false, fill in the blanks, sentence completion, and the answers, all of which are supported by references, and are thoroughly researched.

The questions are simply put, but deep-rooted. It is entertaining and educational. Quiz yourself on how much you know. You will be surprised. Sometimes, all you need is a reminder of the things you know but might have forgotten.

• Language: English
• Publisher: CLM Publishing
• Release date: Apr 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201821968

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THE CAYMAN ISLANDS TRIVIA

A FUN BUT DEEP-ROOTED Q&A

ON THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

1. How many islands make up the Cayman Islands? _______________

2. What is the name of the famous explorer that discovered the Cayman Islands? _______________

3. In what year did the Cayman Islands get discovered? _______________

4. True or false, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday is celebrated in June. _______________

5. True or false, He hath founded it upon the seas is a Bible verse and is found on the Coat of Arms. _______________

6. True or false, to date, there are nine named National Heroes (2018). _______________

7. True or false, the National Bird is the Grand Cayman Sparrow. _______________

8. Who wrote the National Song, Beloved Isle Cayman? _______________

9. Discovery Day, a National Holiday, is celebrated in what month? _______________

10. True or false, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited the Cayman Islands in 1983, the first visit by a reigning monarch ¹. _______________

11. True or false, there are two verses in the National Song. _______________

12. True or false, Bodden Town was the first capital of the Cayman Islands. _______________

13. Who is the minister in charge of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture and Land (2018)? _______________

14. Who is the Premier of the Cayman Islands (2018)? _______________

15. True or false, the Cayman Islands is a Spanish Overseas Territory. _______________

16. What is the title of the Cayman Islands’ National Song? _______________

17. What is the name of the National Flower of the Cayman Islands? _______________

18. True or false, the Hon. James (Jim) Manoah Bodden is the third National Hero of the Cayman Islands. _______________

19. True or false, Jamaican-born Sir Vassel G. Johnson was the first Caymanian to be knighted. _______________

20. True or false, Miami and Jamaica are the Cayman Islands’ nearest neighbours. _______________

21. How many ships were destroyed in the famous Wreck of the Ten Sails in East End? _______________

22. What is the name of the National Holiday celebrated in the Cayman Islands in July? _______________

23. True or false, unlike some countries, the locals in the Cayman Islands are free to visit tourists’ attractions, such as the Turtle Centre, the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, National Museum and many others. _______________

24. Remembrance Day, a National Holiday in the Cayman Islands, is celebrated in what month? _______________

25. Name the first female Premier of the Cayman Islands. _______________

26. True or false, God Save the Cayman Islands is the National Anthem. _______________

27. True or false, the Hon. Sybil I McLaughlin is one the Cayman Islands’ National Heroes. _______________

28. True or false, Christopher Columbus was born ¹in the Cayman Islands. _______________

29. True or false, the Hon. William McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP, MLA, is the country’s longest ever serving political figure to date (2018). _______________

30. What is the capital of Grand Cayman? _______________

31. True or false, Cayman Brac is the smallest of the three Cayman Islands. _______________

32. True or false, the Frigate, Brown Booby and Peregrine are names of birds in Cayman Brac. _______________

33. True or false, the Cayman Turtle Centre, formerly the Turtle Farm, hosts more than just turtles, and locals and foreigners are welcome to tour the facility. _______________

34. True or false, Mr. Desmond Vere Watler, CBE – one of the Cayman Islands National Heroes – was honoured twice by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. _______________

35. True or false, Grand Cayman is approximately 70 square miles long. _______________

36. True or false, the Bluff is 140 feet high. _______________

37. True or false, England took formal control of the Cayman Islands, along with Jamaica, because of the Treaty of Madrid in 1503. _______________

38. In what year did the Legislative Assembly pass the National Heroes Law? _______________

39. True or false, the Hon. Sybil Joyce Hylton, one of the Cayman Islands National Heroes, received the Cayman Islands Certificate and Badge of Honour in 1968, and Member of the Most Excellent Order