Affectionate Antigua & Barbuda Quiz

Answer: Antigua

St John's is the largest city and capital of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located on the island of Antigua. St John's is known for its shopping malls and fashion stores.

Answer: Flatlands

Antigua is almost entirely flat and limited when it comes to mountains. There are no deserts in Antigua or Barbuda.

Answer: 440 sq km (170 sq mi)

Antigua and Barbuda's area is 440 sq km (170 sq mi). Antigua, the largest of the islands, is 36 km (14 mi) long and 31 km (12 mi) wide.

Answer: English

Antigua and Barbuda's official language is English, brought by the British settlers. Arawak (also spelt Arowak, Aruák) is the language of the indigenous people and is still widely spoken today.

Answer: Fungee and Pepperpot

The national dish of Antigua is Fungee and Pepperpot. Fungee is boiled cornmeal and okra, shaped in a ball, and pepperpot is a flavourful stew containing spinach, okra, eggplant, squash, peas, dumplings called 'droppers' or 'spinners' and meats such as salted pork, beef, and chicken.

Answer: Boggy Peak (Mt Obama)

Boggy Peak, at 402 metres (1,319 ft) is the highest point in Antigua and Barbuda. In 2009, it was renamed Mt Obama, but the name has been changed back to its original name.

Answer: East Caribbean Dollar

The East Caribbean Dollar is the official currency of Antigua and Barbuda and seven other countries. They are: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Answer: the Church of Santa Maria de la Antigua

Antigua and Barbuda was named when Christopher Columbus arrived in 1493. Antigua is Spanish for ancient and Barbuda is Spanish for Bearded. Ancient and Bearded. Santa Maria de la Antigua translates to St Mary of Antigua; it is a church in Spain which the island of Antigua was named after.

Answer: 90 miles (145 kilometers)

Antigua and Barbuda's coastline is famed for its beaches and coves. Antigua and Barbuda has 365 beaches, one for each day of the year!

Answer: No

Even though Antigua was visited by Christopher Columbus in 1493, it was a British colony between 1632 and 1981, ending more than 350 years of British rule.