1. In 1854, a devastating epidemic assaulted the people of Trinidad and Tobago. What disease was responsible for this epidemic?
2. Before being called Woodford Square, what is now known as the People's University was called?
3. In 1899, this man under the advice of the British secretary of State, abolished the Borough of Port of Spain and its Council, which was deemed petty and inefficient in the management of its own affairs.
4. The abolition of the Borough and its council was viewed as a slight and with bitterness by Black Nationalism that was spreading through the Island. Emmanuel Lazare (1864-1929) had great influence in the forming of the Rate Payers Association. He took an African name and added it to his name, what was that African name?
5. Started by Edward Tanner, this Director of Public Works finished running pipes from the Maraval reservoir to POS and its environs, a prominent POS road also bears his name.
6. The first sugar union was formed at the Be of Good Cheer Lodge. Where was the Be of Good Cheer Lodge located and in what year was the union formed? (Louis Smart was elected first President.)
7. Who was Adrian Cola Reinzi and what was his role in the Sugar Unions?
8. What was the Wood Commission and what was its mandate? (1921)
9. Between the years 1965-1968, how man Trinidadians emigrated to the US and Canada? (Specific numbers for each country required)
10. In August, 1816, former Black slaves from the US South, who had escaped to the British lines during the War of 1812 and been recruited into the Royal Marines, were rewarded for their service to the British Crown during the war by being granted land on Trinidad and Tobago. How many of these ex-slaves came to T&T?
11. This famous Trinidadian was a staunch opponent of racism and imperialism, he was a prominent scholar who also specialized in the study of the abolition of the slave trade.
12. This Oil Company drilled what is said to be “the first successful well in the world” at La Brea in Trinidad and Tobago in 1857. Oil was found at a depth of 280 feet and Trinidad became one of the largest producers of petroleum in the world.
13. Trinidad and Tobago's first elections with universal adult suffrage were held in 1946. Labor riots about 10 years before paved the way to further democratization of the country years later in terms of workers rights. They also fueled demands for independence.
The riots erupted in 1937. The leader of this uprising was (THIS MAN), an immigrant from the neighboring island of Grenada. The riots shook the country and led to the formation of the modern trade union movement in Trinidad and Tobago.