General Knowledge Quiz
Independence – Grenada
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General Knowledge Quiz
Independence – Grenada
History
In what year did Hurricane Janet strike Grenada?
1955
In what year did the native Caribs plunge to their deaths trying to flee the French?
1651
In which year was the Sendall’s Tunnel completed?
1894
In what year did Grenada become an Associated State of Great Britain?
1967
In which year was the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act established?
1807
Christopher Columbus named Grenada ‘Conception Isle’ in what year?
1498
Grenada achieved
Crown Colony
status from Great Britain in which year?
1877
In which year did the
Fedon
Rebellion
take place?
1795
What name did the native Kalinago Amerindians give to the island?
Camerhogne
In what year was slavery abolished here in Grenada?
1834
In what year did Grenada become a part of the West Indian Federation?
1958
In what year did the parliament of Grenada allow all human beings 21 years or older the right to vote in national elections (
Adult Franchise
)?
1951
In what year was Emancipation Day first celebrated here in Grenada?
1838
Grenada got its first female Governor in 1968. What was her name?
Dame Hilda Bynoe
Who was the first Premier of Grenada?
Herbert Augustus Blaize
Who was the first Prime Minister of Grenada?
Sir Eric Matthew Gairy
Who was the founder of the Grenada National Party (GNP)?
Herbert Blaize
In what year did Christopher Columbus sight Grenada?
1498
Which Grenadian Prime Minister served for the shortest period of time?
Ben Jones
What position did Sir Leo Degale hold in the Grenada Government?
1st Governor-General
In what year did the Grenada Revolution led by Maurice Bishop begin?
1979
In what year did the event known as SKY RED, which is associated with
Universal Adult Suffrage
in Grenada, take place?
1951
What was the name of the first Grenadian male cricketer selected to play for the West Indies team?
Junior R. Murray
In what year did Kirani James win 400m Gold at the Olympic games?
2012
In what year was the first hospital completed?
1738
In what year was Fort George completed?
1714
What was the name of the first Grenadian newspaper?
The Grenada
Chronicle
In what year did the schooner Island Queen disappear on its way to St. Vincent?
1944
In what year did Hurricane Ivan strike Grenada?
2004
In what year was the first French settlement of Grenada?
1650
Who was the father of the West Indian Federation?
T.A. Marryshow
Who was the last Prime Minister not to be elected?
George Brizan
In what year was Grenada ceded to the British by the Treaty of Paris?
1763
In what year did Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro visit Grenada?
1998
From which year to which year did the People’s Revolutionary Government of Grenada (PRG) exist?
1979 – 1983
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