Statistics for Martinique Trivia

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Sea in which the island is located	Caribbean Sea	98%
Martinique is part of this archipelago in that sea	Lesser {Antilles}	92%
Explorer who landed on the island in 1502	Christopher Columbus	84%
The most spoken language, besides French	Martinican {Creole}	79%
Country that invaded the island in 1762, 1794 and 1809	United Kingdom	74%
Island nation located right south of Martinique	Saint Lucia	73%
Island nation located right north of Martinique	Dominica	71%
Name one of the French overseas territories that is more populous than Martinique	Réunion \| Guadeloupe	71%
Martinique was the first area in the Western hemisphere where this bean was introduced in the 1720s	Coffee	65%
Volcano that erupted in 1902, killed over 30,000 people (hint: Brazilian footballer)	Mount {Pelé}e	65%
Part of that archipelago that includes Martinique	{Windward} Islands	43%
Capital of Martinique	Fort-de-France	33%
Painter that visited the island in 1887 and produced more than 12 artworks	Paul Gauguin	29%
Most important city in Martinique before the above completely destroyed it	Saint-{Pierre}	26%
Group of indigenous people who inhabited the island first (starts with A)	Arawak	20%
Animal that is depicted on the coat of arms	Snake	17%
Original name of the above	Fort-Royal	9%