Q 01/05

Saint Kitts and Nevis holds what distinction among the sovereign states of the Western Hemisphere?

A) Oldest independent state

B) Smallest in both area and population

C) Highest average elevation

D) Most densely populated

Answer · why

B) Smallest in both area and population

With 261 square kilometres and about 48,000 people it is also the world's smallest sovereign federation.

Q 02/05

What is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis?

A) Charlestown

B) Basseterre

C) Sandy Point Town

D) Cayon

Answer · why

B) Basseterre

Founded by the French in 1627, it is the main cruise and cargo port and home to about 15,500 people.

Q 03/05

The shallow channel separating Saint Kitts from Nevis is called what?

A) The Sound

B) The Narrows

C) The Cut

D) The Passage

Answer · why

B) The Narrows

It is only about 3 km wide; the tiny Booby Island sits in it.

Q 04/05

Which British dependency broke away from its union with Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1967?

A) Montserrat

B) Anguilla

C) Barbuda

D) Tortola

Answer · why

B) Anguilla

Anguillans resented rule from St Kitts and declared independence unilaterally; Britain formally separated it in 1980.

Q 05/05

Saint Kitts is nicknamed the 'Mother Colony of the West Indies' because it hosted what?

A) The first Caribbean parliament

B) The first British and French Caribbean colonies

C) The first sugar mill in the Americas

D) The first Anglican cathedral

Answer · why

B) The first British and French Caribbean colonies

From St Kitts the British went on to settle Antigua, Montserrat, Anguilla and Tortola, and the French settled Martinique and Guadeloupe.