Worth knowing
Barbados
Washington was 19 when he sailed to Barbados with his sick half-brother. He caught smallpox there and recovered, which left him immune when the disease swept his army years later.
Where its story happens
George Washington House, Bridgetown, at 13.08°N, 59.61°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Barbados
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Barbados, the easternmost island of the Caribbean, about 160 km east of Saint Vincent. See Barbados on a map.
- The singer Rihanna grew up here, in the capital, Bridgetown.
- Rum is often said to have been made here first, and one distillery's records go back to 1703.
- Its name means 'the bearded ones', probably after fig trees with long hanging roots.
- George Washington left North America only once in his life: to visit this island, in 1751.