1. What does the acronym CARICOM stand for?
A. Caribbean Community and Common Market
(B). Caribbean External Tariff
C). Caribbean Community for Marketing
(D). Caribbean Common Market
2. What is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago?
(A). Georgetown
(B). Kingston
(C). Port of Spain
(D). Bridgetown
3. What name is given to the prevailing winds of the Caribbean?
(A). Hurricane
(B). Storm
(C). Trade winds
(D). Cyclone
4. Which is the largest CARICOM country in land area?
(A) Guyana
(B) Barbados
(C) Jamaica
(D) Suriname
5. Where is the CARICOM Secretariat located?
(A). Barbados
(B). Jamaica
(C). Grenada
(D). Guyana
6. Name One CARICOM country which produces petroleum for export
(A). Suriname
(B). Haiti
(C). Trinidad and Tobago
(D). Jamaica
7. Which two CARICOM countries export bauxite?
(A). Guyana and Jamaica
(B). Montserrat and Haiti
(C). Haiti and Grenada
(D). Grenada and Belize
8. Which CARICOM country is known as the ‘Isle of Spice’?
(A). Guyana
(B). Suriname
(C). Grenada
(D). Jamaica
9. The International Airport of Trinidad and Tobago is
(A). Piarco International Airport
(B). Grantley Adams International Airport
(C). Cheddi Jagan International Airport
(D). JFK International Airport
10. Name the countries in which UWI(University of West Indies ) campuses are located
(A). Trinidad, Jamaica and Barbados
(B). Jamaica, Guyana and St.Vincent
(C). Trinidad, Guyana and St.Vincent
D). Guyana, St.Kitts and Nevis and Barbado
11. Which institution of CARICOM coordinates regional scientific and technical activities in weather, climate and water?
(A). Caribbean Examination Council
(B). Caribbean News Agency
(C). Caribbean Meteorological Organization
(D). Caribbean Disaster Control Centre
12. In which CARICOM country is the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) located?
(A). Guyana
(B). Suriname
(C). Trinidad and Tobago
(D). Jamaica
13. In what year did CARICOM come into being?
(A) . 1973
(B) . 1970
(C) . 1976
(D). 1965
14. Which country became a member state of CARICOM in 1983? here...
(A). Jamaica
(B). Barbados
(C). Grenada
(D). The Bahamas
15. What is the highest forum of CARICOM?
(A). The Heads of Government Conference
(B). Caribbean Examination Council
(C). The Caribbean Court of Justice
(D). The Caribbean Development Bank
16. What name is given to the official Agreement which brought CARICOM into being?
(A). Caribbean Court of Justice Agreement
(B). Treaty of Chaguaramas
(C). Caribbean Single Market and Economy
(D). Privy Council Agreement
17. Which country became a member of CARICOM in 1995?
(A). Guyana
(B). Haiti
(C). Suriname
(D). Barbados
18. Gourde is the official currency of which country?
(A). Guyana
(B). Cuba
(C). Peru
(D). Haiti
19. Identify two More Developed Countries in CARICOM.
(A). Guyana and Jamaica
(B). Guyana and Montserrat
(C). Guyana and Haiti
(D). Haiti and Suriname
20. In what year was the British West Indian Federation established?
(A). 1960
(B). 1958
(C). 1965
(D). 1968
21. Identify the two CARICOM countries that are Republic.
(A). Guyana and Montserrat
(B). Belize and Jamaica
(C). Haiti and Guyana
(D). Trinidad and Jamaica
22. Which CARICOM island is closest to Guyana?
(A). Suriname
(B). Belize
(C). Trinidad
(D). Jamaica
23. Name the Prime Minister of Guyana
(A). Janet Jagan
(B). Mark Phillips
(C). Samuel Hinds
(D). Donald Ramotar
24. How many countries are now Associate members of the Caribbean Community?
(A). 12
(B). 5
(C). 11
(D). 14
25. What is the name of the highest Municipal Court in the Caribbean?
(A). The International Court of Justice
(B). The Appeal Court
(C). The Caribbean Court of Justice
(D). The Privy Council
26. How many countries are now full members of this organization?
A). 13
(B). 11
(C). 15
D). 12
27. The Associate institution of CARICOM that prepares CSEC and CAPE tests is
(A). Caribbean Examinations Council
(B). Caribbean Proficiency Council
(C). Caribbean Council for Examination
(D). Caribbean Assessment Centre
28. What does the abbreviation CANA mean?
(A). Caribbean News Association
(B). Caribbean News Agency
(C). Caribbean Network Association
(D). Caribbean Newspaper Association
29. What name is given to a violent storm that occurs with much thunder and lightning in the Caribbean Region?
(A). Hurricane
(B). Flood
(C). Tsunami
(D). Tradewinds
30. Identify two objectives of CARICOM.
(A). To strengthen trade and discriminate against persons
(B). To strengthen trade and agree on foreign policies
(C). To cooperate on the development of services and to create trade barriers
(D)To expand trade and introduce trading barriers
31. Which CARICOM country is still a colony of Great Britain?
(A). Suriname
(B). Montserrat
(C). Belize
(D). Bahamas
32. Which is the most populous CARICOM country?
(A). Guyana
(B). Jamaica
(C). Haiti
(D). Suriname
33. What is the official currency used by members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States(OECS)?
(A). Bolivar
(B). Eastern Caribbean Dollars
(C). Real
(D). Pes
34. What is the capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines?
(A). Georgetown
(B). Bridgetown
(C). Kingston
(D). Kingstown
35. Which CARICOM state is closest to Guyana?
(A). Suriname
(B). Belize
(C). Trinidad
(D). Jamaica
36. Name two CARICOM countries which are members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
(A) . Grenada and Montserrat
(B) . Guyana and Suriname
(C) . Guyana and Haiti
(D). Suriname and Haiti
Gavin Thomas
