Proverbs
"Every mikkle mek a _____."
What is a mukkle?
Jamaica's national dish.
What is ackee and saltfish?
Reggae legend, known for One Love and Redemption Song.
Who is Bob Marley?
This national hero took about 300 men and led the Morant Bay rebellion.
Who is Paul Bogle?
This parish houses Jamaica's capital.
What is St. Andrew parish?
"De olda de _____, de brighter it shines."
What is the moon?
What is rice and (Gungo) peas?
"It wasn't me." is the catchy refrain of this musical artists.
Who is Shaggy?
This national hero is the only female and likely came from the Ashante in Ghana.
Who is Nanny of the Maroons?
This parish is the birthplace of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.
What (or where) is Trelawny?
"Chicken merry, _____ deh [is] near."
What is hawk?
A common Jamaican starch similar to a banana.
What is plantain?
This artist led the nationalist art movement in the early 20th century and created the piece Bead Seller.
Who is Edna Manley?
This national hero started the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) that had 30+ branches in the United States.
Who is Marcus (Mosiah) Garvey?
This parish gave Jamaica its first premier, Norman Manley.
"Wha ____ hot a belly."
What is 'sweet a mout’?
A soup that may stare back at you as you eat.
What is goathead soup?
This Jamaican export brought Dancehall music to a wider audience in the early aughts (2000s).
Who is Sean Paul?
This national hero served as Jamaica's first prime minister.
Who is Alexander Bustamante?
This parish is known as "The Garden Parish" and is the birthplace of Jamaican reggae sensation Robert Nesta Marley.
What (or where) is St. Ann?
"Parson christen him own _____ first."
What is pickney? [Child]
Street food that you can find in the frozen section of the grocery store.
What is a Jamaican Patty?
Jamaican art dates back to Jamaica's indigenous group who created zemis, carvings of their gods, for ritual spiritual purposes.
Who are the Taino Indians?
The Jamaican Parliament holds business in a building named after this national hero.
Who is George William Gordon?
This parish was where Jamaica's first capital before Kingston was seated.
What (or where) is St. Catherine?