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99 free Grenada trivia questions with answers — geography quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Grenada trivia quiz covers the southernmost Windward Island: Columbus's sighting, the Kalinago who held off the English, French Fort Royal, the Treaty of Paris, Fédon's rebellion, independence under Eric Gairy, Maurice Bishop's revolution and execution, and the 1983 American invasion. It also takes in what makes the Spice Isle famous: nutmeg on the flag, oil down, Spicemas, Grand Anse beach, the underwater sculpture park, Hurricane Ivan and Kirani James's full set of Olympic 400 m medals. The first questions suit anyone who has smelled the nutmeg on arrival; the last ones test people who know how many stars are on the flag and what the volcano off the north coast is called. Every question is multiple choice with a short explanation after you answer. Every answer has been checked against a primary source, and each question links to the page that confirms it.
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Q 01Grenada is nicknamed the 'Island of Spice' chiefly for producing which spice, shown on its flag?
Nutmeg
Nutmeg, the seed shown on Grenada's flag, reached the island in 1843 aboard a merchant ship returning from the East Indies; mace is its by-product.
Q 02What is the capital of Grenada?
St. George's
St. George's, Grenada's capital, grew from a settlement founded in 1650; its pastel waterfront, the Carenage, is the island's best-known view.
Q 03Grenada gained independence from Britain on 7 February of which year?
1974
Grenada became independent on 7 February 1974, with Eric Gairy, founder of the Grenada United Labour Party, as its first prime minister.
Q 04The 1979 coup that overthrew Eric Gairy was carried out by which Marxist-Leninist group?
New JEWEL Movement
The New JEWEL Movement seized power on 13 March 1979 while Eric Gairy was abroad, installing the People's Revolutionary Government in a nearly bloodless coup.
Q 05Who led Grenada's revolutionary government from 1979 until his execution in October 1983?
Maurice Bishop
The country's main airport now bears his name.
Q 06The 1983 US-led invasion of Grenada was code-named what?
Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Urgent Fury began at dawn on 25 October 1983, with US Army Rangers parachuting onto the unfinished Point Salines airstrip in the south of the island.
Q 07Reagan cited workers from which country building a 10,000-foot airstrip on Grenada as a particular worry?
Cuba
Cuba had sent hundreds of construction workers to build the Point Salines runway; Reagan warned in March 1983 that it could serve Soviet and Cuban military aircraft.
Q 08The 25 October anniversary of the 1983 invasion is now a national holiday in Grenada called what?
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day, a public holiday on 25 October, marks the 1983 US-led intervention that ended the rule of the Revolutionary Military Council.
Q 09Sprinter Kirani James won Grenada's first Olympic gold at London 2012 in which event?
400 metres
Kirani James, from Gouyave, won the 400 metres at London 2012 aged 19, then added silver in Rio 2016 and bronze in Tokyo in the same event.
Q 10Hurricane Ivan in 2004 damaged or destroyed roughly what share of Grenada's homes?
90%
Hurricane Ivan, on 7 September 2004, damaged or destroyed about 90% of Grenada's homes and killed 39 people, the island's worst storm in decades.
Q 11Besides the main island, Grenada consists of two smaller ones: Petite Martinique and which other?
Carriacou
Carriacou, about 13 square miles, is the largest of the Grenadine islands and lies north of Grenada; with Petite Martinique it forms a dependency of Grenada.
Q 12Columbus sighted Grenada in 1498 on his third voyage and named it what?
La Concepción
Columbus named the island La Concepción when he sighted it in 1498, but the name never stuck; the origin of the later name is obscure.
Q 13Grenville, on Grenada's east coast, is the chief town of which parish?
Saint Andrew
Grenville, Grenada's second town, is the main settlement of Saint Andrew, the island's largest parish by area, on the east coast.
Q 21Grenada's most famous beach, three kilometres long in the south-west, is called what?
Grand Anse
Grand Anse, a 3 km curve of white sand just south of the capital, is Grenada's best-known beach and the hub of its resort hotels.
Q 22Grenada shares the East Caribbean dollar and a central bank with how many other OECS members?
Seven
The minibus fare per segment is EC$2.50, paid to a conductor by the sliding door.
Q 23Who became Grenada's head of state on the death of Elizabeth II in 2022?
King Charles III
King Charles III became Grenada's head of state on 8 September 2022 on the death of his mother; a Governor-General represents him on the island.
Q 14The 1649 expedition that founded the first permanent European settlement on Grenada was led by whom?
Jacques Dyel du Parquet
Jacques Dyel du Parquet, governor of Martinique, landed with 203 men on 17 March 1649 and built the settlement that grew into the capital.
Q 15Grenada was ceded by France to Britain in 1763 under an agreement signed in which city?
Paris
The 1763 Treaty of Paris handed Grenada to Britain; France recaptured the island in 1779 during the American War of Independence but returned it in 1783.
Q 16The 1795-96 revolt against British rule on Grenada, by rebels favouring a return to France, was led by whom?
Julien Fédon
Julien Fédon, a mixed-race planter from the Belvidere estate, led the 1795–96 uprising with backing from Revolutionary France; the British crushed it in June 1796 and Fédon vanished.
Q 17Grenada's national dish, oil down, is what kind of food?
A stew
Oil down is a one-pot stew of breadfruit, salted meat, dumplings and callaloo simmered until the liquid is absorbed, leaving only the oil.
Q 18Which British sculptor created the world's first underwater sculpture park, off Grenada in 2006?
Jason deCaires Taylor
Jason deCaires Taylor sank his first concrete figures in Molinere Bay in 2006; the best-known piece, Vicissitudes, is a ring of children holding hands.
Q 19Grenada's highest point, Mount St. Catherine, rises to about what height?
840 m
Mount St. Catherine, a dormant volcano in the north of the island, reaches 840 metres, the highest point in Grenada.
Q 20The active underwater volcano off Grenada's north coast is called what?
Kick 'em Jenny
Kick 'em Jenny is a submarine volcano about 8 km north of Grenada whose summit lies roughly 180 m below the surface; ships keep a 1.5 km exclusion zone in quiet periods.
Q 24Grenada is the southernmost of which island chain?
Windward Islands
Grenada is the southernmost of the Windward Islands, the lower arc of the Lesser Antilles, lying about 90 miles north of Trinidad.
Q 25Grenada's motto reads 'Ever conscious of God we aspire, build and advance as' what?
One people
Grenada's motto, 'Ever conscious of God we aspire, build and advance as one people', runs along the scroll at the base of the coat of arms adopted at independence.
Q 26Chocolate first arrived on Grenada in which year, with the introduction of cocoa beans?
1714
Cocoa arrived on Grenada in 1714 and is grown on small farms; the Grenada Chocolate Company has made bars from local beans since 1999.
Q 27The island's only endemic bird species is what kind of bird?
A dove
The Grenada dove, a shy ground-dwelling dove found nowhere else, is the national bird; its last strongholds are dry forest at Mount Hartman and Perseverance.
Q 28Grenada's carnival, held in August, is known as what?
Spice Mas
Spice Mas, Grenada's carnival, climaxes on the second Monday and Tuesday of August with J'ouvert's oil-covered Jab Jab devils leading the parade.
Q 29Slavery was abolished in Grenada and the other British colonies in which year?
1834
The Slavery Abolition Act took effect in Grenada and across the British West Indies on 1 August 1834; an 'apprenticeship' system kept the freed bound to estates until 1838.
Q 30Grenada's estimated population in 2024 was roughly how many?
115,000
Grenada's population was estimated at about 115,000 in 2024, living on 344 square kilometres, making it one of the smallest nations in the Americas.