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What was the original name given to the island of Jamaica by its first inhabitants, the Taino people?
Answer: Xaymaca (meaning "land of wood and water").
Which famous building in Port Royal survived the 1692 earthquake and is known today for its bizarre, tilted optical illusion caused by shifting ground?
The Giddy House (the old Royal Artillery Store).
Who was the Prime Minister During the Tivoli Incursion?
Bruce Golding
Which invasive mammal was introduced to Jamaica in 1872 to control rats in the sugarcane fields, but ended up decimating native ground-dwelling wildlife instead?
The Small Asian Mongoose.
Which side of the road do drivers in Jamaica drive on?
The left side
In what year did Christopher Columbus first sight Jamaica?
Answer: 1494
Which famous Montego Bay great house is surrounded by legends of the ghost known as the "White Witch"?
Rose Hall Great House
What title is given to the head of government in Jamaica who holds executive power after winning a general election?
The Prime Minister
What environmental term describes species—like over 20% of Jamaica's flowering plants and animals—that exist naturally in only one specific geographic location on Earth?
Endemic
What do students in Jamaica wear every day to school, usually featuring specific colors for their institution?
A uniform
Which notorious pirate haven and "wickedest city on earth" flourished on the coast of Jamaica until it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1692?
Port Royal
What was the name of the very first Spanish capital of Jamaica, established in 1509 near modern-day St. Ann’s Bay?
Sevilla la Nueva (New Seville)
Who made history in 2006 by becoming Jamaica's first female Prime Minister?
Portia Simpson-Miller
What is Jamaica's largest snake, which is completely harmless and not poisonous?
The Jamaican Boa
This mid-sized Japanese sedan became a staple of Jamaican car meets and street culture, famously bridging the gap between an everyday commuter car and a high-horsepower drift machine.
Toyota Mark X
On what exact date did Jamaica gain its independence from Great Britain?
August 6, 1962.
What infamous, narrow, single-lane stone bridge built during the slavery era spans the Rio Cobre in St. Catherine?
Flat Bridge
Which National Hero and military leader successfully defended the Leeward Maroons and signed a peace treaty with the British in 1739?
Cudjoe
What small, smooth-skinned reptile hides under rotting logs and rocks?
The Jamaican Galliwasp
What is the most popular local food franchise in jamaica ?
Juicy Patties
Who was the Baptist minister and human rights advocate who led the defense of those accused during the Morant Bay uprising and later became a National Hero?
Paul Bogle
Which historic fortification in Port Royal features a famous line of historic cannons and a brick structure warped into a tilted optical illusion by the 1692 earthquake?
Fort Charles
Who was the Prime Minister during Hurricane Gilbert ?
Edward Seaga
What high, misty mountain range in eastern Jamaica protects native plants and animals?
The Blue Mountains
What engine type do most popular Mark X models have under the hood?
A V6 engine