Famous People
Which Jamaican dub poet did not wear shoes for over 40 years?
Mutabaruka
How many Miss World title(s) has Jamaica won?
Four (1963 1976 1993 and 2019)
Which Jamaican landmark was previously known as the George V1 Memorial Park?
National Heroes Park
This person is seen as the 1st billionaire in Jamaica
Michael Lee Chin
Who became the first man to win three world records at a single Olympic staging?
Usain Bolt
In what year was the Morant Bay Rebellion?
1865
Which parish hosts the oldest lighthouse on the island of Jamaica?
St. Thomas - Morant Point Lighthouse (est 1841)
In what year was the $1,000 bill put in circulation in Jamaica?
2000
We can thank this black inventor for our porecelin throne :)
Thomas Elkins
In what year was Black History month established?
1926
This popular tourist attraction has a bindblowing 45° slant due to the 1907 earthquake
Giddy House
Which two Jamaican national heroes were cousins?
Alexander Bustamante and Norman Washington Manley
hich two persons are on the new Jamaican $5000 bill, and what were their titles?
Donald Sangster – 2nd Prime Minister and Hugh Shearer – 3rd Prime Minister
In what year was Jamaica officially divided into what we now know as the 14 parishes?
1867
Independence Park in Kingston is usually misnomered as....
National Stadium
Look at the monitor and identify this person...
Ella Fitzgerald - first black woman to win a Grammy in 1959
Who is known as the “First Lady of Civil Rights?
Rosa Louise Park
Who has the longest reigning title for Miss World?
Toni-Ann Singh
The popular rest stop was recently shut down for rennovations due to health scandal....
Crab Circle
Edges would not be where they are today without this lady's contribution to the patented hairbrush design we know
Lyda Newman