1. Puerto Rico In 30 Minutes
By: Mrs. Wyrick

2. RULES
The game lasts for 30 minutes only. You must rack up the most points you can in that 30 minutes. The team with the most points wins.
There will be 3 teams.
The students will line up. The person in the front will have a buzzer. Of the three teams, the first to hit the buzzer will hit the button. The students must answer the questions in Jeopardy format, who is, what is, when is, where is, etc. If that student doesn’t get the answer right the other two students have a chance. If none of them get it, then they will hand the buzzers off and continue the process. Once the question is answered, the students rotate to the back of the line.

3. Question #1
Who discovered Puerto Rico?

4. ANSWER
WHO IS Christopher Columbus

5. Question #2
What year was Puerto Rico discovered?

6. ANSWER
WHEN IS 1493

7. Question #3
Where is Puerto Rico located?

8. ANSWER
WHERE IS the Caribbean Sea

9. Question #4
What tribe was the island inhabited by originally?

10. ANSWER
WHO ARE the Tainos

11. Question #5
What is this a picture of?

12. ANSWER
WHAT IS an original village of a Tainos tribe.

13. Question #6
Why did this tribe die out?

14. ANSWER
WHAT IS the introduction of diseases and smallpox by Spanish inhabitants.

15. Question #7
Who was Puerto Rico first ruled by?

16. ANSWER
WHO IS the Spanish Empire.

17. Question #8
When did the Spanish-American War take place?

18. ANSWER
WHEN IS July 1898.

19. Question #9
What was the name of the treaty that was signed at the end of the Spanish-America War?

20. ANSWER
WHAT IS the Treaty of Paris.

21. Question #10
What is Puerto Rico considered to be: a commonwealth, state , or country?

22. ANSWER
WHAT IS a commonwealth.

23. Question #11
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?

24. ANSWER
WHAT IS San Juan.

25. Question #12
Name 3 musical instruments of the Puerto Rican people.

26. ANSWER
WHAT ARE the maraca, slit drum, guiro, cuatro, marimbula. I will take any three of these.

27. Question #13 Demonstrate a Puerto Rican dance.