Shoeless Trivia: Episode 17 (Haiti)

Fuck you, Donald Trump.

1. The only foreign head of state to visit Haiti during the presidency of “Papa Doc” Duvalier was the sovereign from what country? This leader presented Duvalier with the Great Necklace of the Order of the Queen of Sheba when the two exchanged gifts.
2. What artist was portrayed by Jeffery Wright opposite David Bowie’s Andy Warhol in a 1996 biopic? Though the artist was born and raised in New York, his father was from Port-au-Prince.
3. Michel Martelly served as President of Haiti from 2011 to 2016. Before entering politics, Martelly was one of Haiti’s best known musicians. Under what delicious stage name did Martelly perform?
4. Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Pico, and the Cayman Island collectively make up what grouping named for the phantom islands that often appeared on nautical maps during the Age of Exploration?
5. The image below shows what palace built by Henri Cristophe following the Haitian Revolution? It shares its name with the summer palace of Frederick the Great – apparently both Henri and Frederick were carefree guys.

   

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1. Ethiopia
2. Jean-Michael Basquiat
3. Sweet Micky
4. Greater Antilles
5. Sans-Souci Palace