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INFORMATION SHEET

Do you know what Heritage is?

Heritage is the knowledge, culture and places that are passed on from our ancestors.

There is heritage that we can see and touch like historical places. There is also heritage that we cannot see, but we can hear, like music. There is also natural heritage which means our natural environment, like waterfalls and beaches. This means that heritage is all around us.

Can you think about any examples of heritage?

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Have you ever been to a Heritage Site? ______

You may have gone to a Heritage Site with your parents or on a school field trip.

Examples of popular Heritage Sites in Trinidad and Tobago are the Red House in

Port of Spain and Fort King George in Tobago. There are many examples of Heritage

Sites on the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago’s website. Here are a few:

Speyside Water Wheel (Tobago) Temple in the Sea (Trinidad) Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Tobago) The Pitch Lake (Trinidad) The Mystery Tombstone (Tobago) Mount St. Benedict (Trinidad) Little Tobago (Tobago) Banwari Trace Archaeological Site (Trinidad) Nelson Island (Trinidad) San Fernando ASJA JAMA Masjid (Trinidad)

With the help of your parents you can visit our website at nationaltrust.tt to find out more about heritage. When school reopens you can come with us to visit heritage sites in Trinidad and Tobago. We would love to take you with us!

ACTIVITY # 1: MAZE

Help the archaeologist find the bones at Banwari Trace Archaeological Site

ACTIVITY # 2: WORD SEARCH

Find the Natural Heritage Sites

CARONI SWAMP GASPAREE CAVES

CLEAVER WOODS LITTLE TOBAGO

DEVILS WOODYARD MAIN RIDGE FOREST

EDITH FALLS PIGEON POINT

EL TUCUCHE SPEYSIDE LOOKOUT

ACTIVITY # 3: MATCH THE NAMES TO THE PICTURES

Match these Heritage Sites on the left with their correct names on the right

Speyside Waterwheel

Killarney (Stollmeyer’s Castle)

Calvary Hill Stations of the Cross

Mohammed Ali Jinnah Memorial Mosque

Match these Heritage Sites on the left with their correct names on the right

Memorial Park Cenotaph

The Red House

Hanuman Murti

ACTIVITY # 4: WORD SCRAMBLE

Unscramble the names of the Heritage Sites

1. HCACCHEAAACR

2. FTRO NPCTIO

3. DWOROFDO ESUQAR

4. HINANJ LMEAMOIR EMOUSQ

5. DER SHEUO

6. EPMLET IN EHT SAE

7. MNIA REIGD

8. NOPILOT HEOSU

9. LPHTI EKAC

10. IHETW LAHL

ACTIVITY # 5: CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Complete the crossword below on Heritage Sites in Trinidad and Tobago . 1

2 3

5 6

 Down  1. Inland fresh water wetland habitat in Pointe-a-Pierre  3. Most famous landmark in Arima  4. Tunnel named after the then acting Colonial Governor of Trinidad and Tobago  6. Fort in Scaborough

 Across  2. Exchange Village ......  5. Island on which Butler's cottage stands  7. Another name for Stollmyere's Castle  8. Anglican church around the Queen's Park Savannah 8

 9. Oldest legally protected forest reserve in the western hemisphere  10. The seat of parliament

ACTIVITY # 6: QUIZ

You may need the help of your parents to answer the following questions:

1. What is the name of this historic building?

a. Archbishop’s House b. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception c. Stollmeyer’s Castle d. Whitehall (Rosenweg)

2. How Tall is the Hanuman Murti, located at the Dattatreya Temple? a. 85 feet b. 100 feet c. 50 feet d. 80 feet

3. What religion does the Holy Trinity Cathedral belong to? a. Hindu b. Roman Catholic c. Anglican d. London Baptist

4. Where is this landmark located? a. Sangre Grande b. Chaguanas c. Arima d. Icacos

5. This railway tunnel is near Rio Claro in south-east Trinidad, and was opened on 20th August 1898, named after the then acting Colonial Governor of Trinidad and Tobago. Name this tunnel.

a. Woodfoord Tunnel b. Cipriani Tunnel c. Williams Tunnel d. Knollys Tunnel

ANSWERS FOR ACTIVITY # 2: WORD SEARCH

ANSWERS FOR ACTIVITY # 4: WORD SCRAMBLE

1. Chacachacare 2. Fort Picton 3. Woodford Square 4. Jinnah Memorial Mosque 5. Red House 6. Temple in the Sea 7. Main Ridge 8. Lopinot House 9. Pitch Lake 10. White Hall

ANSWER SHEET ACTIVITY # 5: CROSSWORD PUZZLE

1 W I L 2 3 M U D M A N D I r 4 K F I 5 6 N E L S O N F O A O O W L 7 K I L L A R N E Y L L T T Y K R 8 A L L S A I N T S C H U R C H N S G t 9 M A I N R I D G E E O 10 R E D H O U S E G E

Down

 1. Inland fresh water wetland habitat in Pointe-a-Pierre (Wild Fowl Trust)  3. Most famous landmark in Arima (Dial)  4. Tunnel named after the then acting Colonial Governor of Trinidad and Tobago (Knollys)  6. Fort in Scaborough (Fort King George)

Across

 2. Exchange Village ...... (Mud Mandir)  5. Island on which Butler's cottage stands (Nelson)  7. Another name for Stollmyere's Castle (Killarney)  8. Anglican church around the Queen's Park Savannah (All Saints Church)  9. Oldest legally protected forest reserve in the western hemisphere (Main Ridge) 12

 10. The seat of parliament (Red House)

ANSWERS FOR ACTIVITY # 6: QUIZ

1. d. Whitehall (Rosenweg) 2. a. 85 feet

3. c. Anglican

4. c. Arima

5. d. Knollys Tunnel