Haiti
Haiti declared independence in 1804. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 10 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Haiti trivia questions
Haiti became independent after a successful revolution against which European power?
Answer: France
Bonus fact: Haiti declared independence in 1804.
Haiti declared independence in what year?
Answer: 1804
Bonus fact: Haiti became the first independent Black republic in the modern world.
What is the capital of Haiti?
Answer: Port-au-Prince
Bonus fact: The U.S. Department of State lists Port-au-Prince as the capital of Haiti.
Haiti occupies the western third of which Caribbean island?
Answer: Hispaniola
Bonus fact: The U.S. State Department describes Haiti as occupying the western third of Hispaniola.
In what year was Haiti founded after the revolution in Saint-Domingue?
Answer: 1804
Bonus fact: The uprising that led to Haitian independence began in August 1791.
The Dominican Republic occupies which part of Hispaniola?
Answer: Eastern
Bonus fact: Haiti occupies the western part.
The Haitian Revolution took place in what Caribbean colony?
Answer: Saint-Domingue
Bonus fact: Saint-Domingue became Haiti.
The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with which country?
Answer: Haiti
Bonus fact: The U.S. State Department says the Dominican Republic forms the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola and Haiti occupies the remainder.
In what month and year did the massive slave revolt in Saint-Domingue begin?
Answer: August 1791
Bonus fact: The revolt set in motion events that ultimately produced the independent nation of Haiti.
"House of Flowers" is set in which Caribbean country?
Answer: Haiti
Bonus fact: The musical centers on rival brothels and a young woman in Port-au-Prince.