Independence Day Quiz: St Lucia at 40

St Lucia will be celebrating 40 years of independence on 22nd February. In honour of this special occasion, Yello has created this quiz to see how much you know about the island.

Questions:

1. Who wrote the island’s national anthem, ‘Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia’?

2. What is St Lucia’s nickname?

3. Name St Lucia’s two Nobel Prize winners.

4. What is St Lucia’s highest point?

5. What is St Lucia’s national motto?

6. St Lucians love their food but what is the name of the national dish?

7. Who designed the St Lucian flag?

8. What’s the name of St Lucia’s national bird?

9. Who is St Lucia named after?

10. Which quarter of St Lucia has the largest population?

Answers:

1. Charles Jesse

2. Helen of the West Indies

3. Derek Walcott (Literature) and Sir Arthur Lewis (Economics)

4. Mount Gimie

5. ‘The Land, The People, The Light’

6. Green figs and saltfish

7. Sir Dunstan St Omer

8. St Lucia Parrot or Jacquot

9. St Lucy of Syracuse (St Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman)

10. Castries

Happy 40th Independence Day St Lucia. Enjoy the celebrations!

Sources: Just fun facts / The Express / Wikipedia