Unbiased look at the Sint Maarten Elections
On May 13th, 2023, the Dutch Caribbean SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture Alliance (DCSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NA) hosted its Big Live SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture Quiz for residents of Aruba, BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire, Curaao, Saba, St. Eustatius, aND St. Maarten. A total of 164 iNDividuals in teams consisting of 1-4 persons participated in the online, live, aND interactive quiz. After many exciting aND thrilling SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture question rouNDs, a team on Saba won a sailing trip.
The Big Live SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture Quiz is a yearly event, created to educate citizens about SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture (conservation) in a fun interactive way, to instill pride in Dutch Caribbean SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture, encourage eco-frieNDly practices, sUPPort SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture conservation projects, aND to connect people throughout the Dutch Caribbean. The quiz is a true multi-islaND team effort: created aND sUPPorted by the six Dutch Caribbean islaNDs inclUDing the protected area maSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAgement organizations (FuNDacion Parke SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAcioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl Aruba, CARMABI Curaao, Saba Conservation FouNDation (SCF), SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture FouNDation St. Maarten, St. Eustatius SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAtioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl Parks (STESPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAPA), (local) sponsors aND Dutch Caribbean TV.
Live aND Interactive Quiz
Some teams played online from home whilst others went to a desigSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAted bar or restaurant where the quiz was broadcasted. Broadcast locations inclUDed Aruba: Battata Beach Bar, BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire: Hillside Bar & Restaurant, Curaao: GraND Cafe Mahaai Saba: Chez Bubba Bistro, Sint Eustatius: Ocean View Terrace, St. Maarten: Dinghy Dock Sailors Bar.
The Quiz was online aND live. Therefore, all teams from the Dutch Caribbean islaNDs could participate at the same time as well as interact with each other aND the host of the program.
Theme: ENDangered animals aND plants
The quiz had a total of 24 multiple-choice trivia questions. The quiz was in English, but the questions also had Dutch, Papiamentu, aND Papiamento subtitles. Questions inclUDed species such as sea turtles, sharks, aND iguaSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAs.
Winners
First place went to team Not Even Once on Saba. They will receive a sailing trip arouND their beautiful islaND. SecoND place went to CUDdlefishes on BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire aND third place to humuhumunukunukuapua on BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire. IslaND winner of Aruba is team Walishali, team Beaujon ta on on Curaao, team I pampani on St Maarten aND team Bacon aND Beans on St. Eustatius. They will receive other local prizes. A big congratulations to all.
We had a lot of fun aND learned much about SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture. So cool to have all 6 Dutch Caribbean islaNDs together in one quiz. Commented a Big Live SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture Quiz Participant from BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire.
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Sponsors
The Big Live SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture Quiz is fuNDed by the Ministry of Agriculture, SPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAture aND Food Quality (LNV) aND DCSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAs activities are sUPPorted by the Dutch Postcode Lottery. Local prizes were doSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAted by de Buren Curaao, Concept Store by Sea & SaND-Curaao, Oliva Restaurant Curaao aND Restaurant Ginger CuraaoaND Hillside BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire.
