History


  1. In what year did Hurricane Janet strike Grenada? 1955

  2. In what year did the native Caribs plunge to their deaths trying to flee the French?          1651

  3. In which year was the Sendall’s Tunnel completed? 1894

  4. In what year did Grenada become an Associated State of Great Britain? 1967

  5. In which year was the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act established? 1807

  6. Christopher Columbus named Grenada ‘Conception Isle’ in what year? 1498

  7. Grenada achieved Crown Colony status from Great Britain in which year?    1877

  8. In which year did the Fedon Rebellion take place? 1795

  9. What name did the native Kalinago Amerindians give to the island?  Camerhogne

  10. In what year was slavery abolished here in Grenada? 1834

  11. In what year did Grenada become a part of the West Indian Federation? 1958

  12. 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

  13. In what year was Emancipation Day first celebrated here in Grenada?  1838

  14. Grenada got its first female Governor in 1968. What was her name?   Dame Hilda Bynoe

  15. Who was the first Premier of Grenada? Herbert Augustus Blaize

  16. Who was the first Prime Minister of Grenada?                                              Sir Eric Matthew Gairy

  17. Who was the founder of the Grenada National Party (GNP)?   Herbert Blaize

  18. In what year did Christopher Columbus sight Grenada?   1498

  19. Which Grenadian Prime Minister served for the shortest period of time?   Ben Jones

  20.  What position did Sir Leo Degale hold in the Grenada Government?      1st Governor-General

  21. In what year did the Grenada Revolution led by Maurice Bishop begin?        1979

  22. In what year did the event known as SKY RED, which is associated with Universal Adult Suffrage in Grenada, take place? 1951

  23. What was the name of the first Grenadian male cricketer selected to play for the West Indies team?                                                                                       Junior R. Murray

  24. In what year did Kirani James win 400m Gold at the Olympic games?  2012

  25. In what year was the first hospital completed?     1738

  26. In what year was Fort George completed?    1714

  27. What was the name of the first Grenadian newspaper?                                                            The Grenada Chronicle

  28. In what year did the schooner Island Queen disappear on its way to St. Vincent?        1944

    1. In what year did Hurricane Ivan strike Grenada? 2004

    2. In what year was the first French settlement of Grenada?    1650

  29. Who was the father of the West Indian Federation?                                                                      T.A. Marryshow

  30. Who was the last Prime Minister not to be elected?                                                                        George Brizan

  31. In what year was Grenada ceded to the British by the Treaty of Paris?          1763

  32. In what year did Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro visit Grenada?      1998

  33. From which year to which year did the People’s Revolutionary Government of Grenada (PRG) exist?                                                                        1979 – 1983