COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025 UPDATE.
Who lived on the Bahamas went European settlers first arrived on the island. - ANS Lucayan
Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San
Salvador in 1492.
When did the Bahamas first become a colony? - ANS British settlement of the islands began in
1647; the islands became a colony in 1783.
When did the Bahamas receive independence? - ANS Since attaining independence from the UK
in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment
management
True or False: The Bahamas has a drug problem? - ANS True: Because of its location, the
country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and
Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
What is the location of the Bahamas? - ANS chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,
southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
What is the map reference of the Bahamas? - ANS Central America and the Caribbean
What is the comparative size of the Bahamas? - ANS slightly smaller than Connecticut
What is the climate of the Bahamas? - ANS tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf
Stream
What is the terrain of the Bahamas? - ANS long, flat coral formations with some low rounded
hills
What is the highest point of the Bahamas? - ANS Mount Alvernia on Cat Island ((formerly
Como Hill) is located on Cat Island in the Bahamas and is the highest point in the country at 63
metres (207 ft) above sea level. The Mountain shares its name with a school in Montego Bay,
Jamaica.
Originally named "Como Hill", it was renamed Mount Alvernia after La Verna, the hill in
Tuscany where St. Francis of Assisi received the Wounds of the Cross.[2] The mountain was
given its name by a Catholic priest, Monsignor John Hawes, also known as Fra Jerome, who
built a hermitage there. Hawes was an Englishman who spent the last 17 years of his life in the
Bahamas. He was a qualified architect before entering the church, and did a great deal of
architectural work for the church throughout the Bahamas.)
What are some natural resources of the Bahamas? - ANS salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025 UPDATE.
Who lived on the Bahamas went European settlers first arrived on the island. - ANS Lucayan
Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San
Salvador in 1492.
When did the Bahamas first become a colony? - ANS British settlement of the islands began in
1647; the islands became a colony in 1783.
When did the Bahamas receive independence? - ANS Since attaining independence from the UK
in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment
management
True or False: The Bahamas has a drug problem? - ANS True: Because of its location, the
country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and
Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
What is the location of the Bahamas? - ANS chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean,
southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
What is the map reference of the Bahamas? - ANS Central America and the Caribbean
What is the comparative size of the Bahamas? - ANS slightly smaller than Connecticut
What is the climate of the Bahamas? - ANS tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf
Stream
What is the terrain of the Bahamas? - ANS long, flat coral formations with some low rounded
hills
What is the highest point of the Bahamas? - ANS Mount Alvernia on Cat Island ((formerly
Como Hill) is located on Cat Island in the Bahamas and is the highest point in the country at 63
metres (207 ft) above sea level. The Mountain shares its name with a school in Montego Bay,
Jamaica.
Originally named "Como Hill", it was renamed Mount Alvernia after La Verna, the hill in
Tuscany where St. Francis of Assisi received the Wounds of the Cross.[2] The mountain was
given its name by a Catholic priest, Monsignor John Hawes, also known as Fra Jerome, who
built a hermitage there. Hawes was an Englishman who spent the last 17 years of his life in the
Bahamas. He was a qualified architect before entering the church, and did a great deal of
architectural work for the church throughout the Bahamas.)
What are some natural resources of the Bahamas? - ANS salt, aragonite, timber, arable land
