Key Facts About the Virgin Islands Governors and History

First elected governor of the VI

Melvin H Evans, 1971-1975.

Governor who left Charlotte Amalie High School in his Sophomore year for St. Croix

Governor Albert Bryan.

Governor who was both Lieutenant Governor and Governor of the Virgin Islands

Kenneth Mapp.

Governor who received a Bronze Medal from the US Government and an Honor Medal 1st Class and Technical Service Honor Medal from Vietnam

Roy Lester Schneider.

Youngest Commissioner of Finance (1987) who later became the Governor of the VI

John De Jongh.

Original name of Charlotte Amalie

Taphus.

Famous tourist destination with a stunning 180-degree view of St. Thomas

Paradise Point.

Original name for Christiansted, St Croix

Bassin.

Historical landmark site of the 1733 slave insurrection in St. John

Fortsburg.

Island in the VI where the 27 season of The Real World was filmed in

Hassel Island.

Comedian best known for her role in Abbott Elementary

Janelle James.

Famous basketball star with 3 Finals MVPs, 2 Times Most Valuable, and 15 Times NBA All-Star

Tim Duncan.

Grammy Award winner for Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical) 2023

Theron Thomas.

Local legend who established the first free newspaper called 'The Herald' in 1915

D. Hamilton Jackson.

Former radio personality elected thrice to the Legislature in 1970, 1972, and 1973

Anthiel Addie Ottley.

VI's official bird and its nickname

Bananaquit, aka 'Sugar bird,' because it drinks nectar.

Island where Christopher Columbus first arrived and the year

St. Croix in 1493.

Percentage of Virgin Islands National Park in St. John that is underwater

40%.

Leader of the historic slave revolt in St. Croix in 1848

Enslaved laborer: John Gottlieb aka General Budhoe.

Type of territory for the United States Virgin Islands

An unincorporated territory of the United States.

TIE BREAKER

Tourist attraction where the sun rises first on U.S. soil and its island

Point Udall on St. Croix.