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A folklore is a tradition belief, customs, and stories of a community passed through the
generation by the word it also means a body of popular myths or beliefs relating to a particular
place activity or group or people.
2. Two character that makes up part of the folklore are Douens and Jack o lantern.
4. Kalounji In English, Nigella sativa and its seed are variously called black-caraway, black-cumin,
fennel-flower, nigella, nutmeg-flower, Roman-coriander, and kalonji (from Hindi).
5. The order of our ancestors came to Trinidad are the Arawak's, the Caribs, the Spanish, the
Africans, the French, the British, the East Indians and the Chinese.
6. The names of the tribes of the first people of Trinidad are Tainos (Arawak's) and Kalinagos
(Caribs).
7. The name given to Trinidad by the first people is Ire which meant "Land of the Hummingbird".
Some believe that Iere was actually a mispronunciation by early colonists of the Arawak word
kairi which simply means island.
8. Two places named in Trinidad by the first people are Arima and Caroni.
9. Two places named in Trinidad by the Spanish settlers are San Juan and Sangre Grande
10. Two places named in Trinidad by the French settlers are Blanchisseuse and Carenage.
11. Two places named in Trinidad by the British rulers are Churchill Roosevelt Highway and Beetham
Gardens.
12. Two places named in Trinidad by the African Slaves are Sierra Leone in Diego Martin and Sobo
Village in La brea.
13. Two places named in Trinidad by the East Indentured Laborer's are Princes Town and
Barrackpore.
14. Some of the foods we eat that came from the first people are Cassava bread, Farine, game; corn
pastelles, coffee; cocoa; chadon beni.
16. Some of the foods we eat from our East Indian Ancestors are Roti, Pholourie and curry dishes.
17. Some of the Fishes that we eat as food found in most Caribbean islands are Red snapper, King
fish, shark, carite, flying fish.
Caribbean Fruits
19. One Cultural Activity that unites the people of the Caribbean is Carnival.
20. One Sporting Activity that unites the people of the Caribbean is Cricket.
West Indies Cricket Team made up with players from all of the Caribbean Islands