Brokopondo City Quiz
1. In which country is Brokopondo City located?
Answer: Suriname .
2. What is the original name of the area where Brokopondo City is located?
Answer: Paramaca
3. What is the main purpose of the Brokopondo Dam?
Answer: Hydroelectric power generation .
4. What is the name of the lake formed by the Brokopondo Dam?
Answer: Brokopondo Reservoir.
5. What is the predominant ethnic group in Brokopondo City?
Answer: - Maroons (descendants of escaped slaves) .
6. What language is spoken by the Maroons in Brokopondo?
Answer: Sranan Tongo (a creole language)
7. What is a traditional Maroon dish in Brokopondo? Pom (mashed pumpkin with salted fish)
Answer: Pom (mashed pumpkin with salted fish)
8. What is a popular festival celebrated in Brokopondo?
Answer: Owru Yari (celebration of Maroon culture and resistance)
9. What is the name of the traditional Maroon villages located near Brokopondo?
Answer: Pikin Saramaka and Afobaka .
10. What is the currency used in Suriname?
Answer: Surinamese dollar (SRD) .
Type by Jyotishna Hazarika
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