Heroes
Jamaican Firsts/Historic Milestones
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200

Which National Hero was a baptist deacon?

Paul Bogle

200

Which Jamaican became the first Black millionaire in Jamaica?


Marcus Garvey

200

Which genre evolved from ska?

Rocksteady

200

What Jamaican dish is traditionally warpped in banana leaves and made with cornmeal, Coconut milk and seasoning?

Dukunu/Blue Draws

200

What is another name for the Jamaican sweet "busta"?

Stagga back/Buss mi jaw

400

Which National Hero was associated with the phrase 'One God! One Aim! One Destiny'?

 Marcus Garvey

400

Which Jamaican became the first athlete to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100m and 200m at consecutive Olympic Games?


Usain Bolt

400

What song by Millie Small became Jamaica’s first major international pop hit?

 My Boy Lollipop

400

What is the name of the hardened snack made from peanuts and sugar?   

Peanut Drops

400

Complete the Jamaican proverb "Chicken merry..."


...hawk deh near.

600

What year did Norman Manley Establish the Peoples National Party?

 1938

600

Who was the first Jamaican woman to win an Olympic gold medal?


Deon Hemmings

600

Which reggae album by Bob Marley was released posthumously in 1983?

Confrontation

600

True or False: Scotch bonnet pepper is named after a type of scottish hat.

True

600

Which Jamacian was the first woman from the Caribbean to win the Miss World Title?


Carole Joan Crawford (Miss World 1963)

800

Which National Hero was born in Roxborough, Manchester?

Norman  Manley

800

Which Jamaican organization was the first in the English-speaking Caribbean to operate a commercial telivision station?


JBC Television (Now TVJ)

800

What major annual reggae festival is held in Montego Bay?

 Reggae Sumfest

800

Which Jamaican parish is famous for its annual yam festival?

Trelawny

800

Which Jamaican won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992?

 Derek Walcott

1000

Which National Hero is traditionally believed to be born in Ghana?

 Nanny of the Maroons

1000

In what year did Jamaica become the first newly independent nation to quality for FIFA World Cup?


 1963 by qualifying at the CONCACAF Championship qualifiers

1000

Who produced many hits at Black Ark Studio?

Lee Scratch Perry

1000

What is the name of the toxin responsible for jamaican vomitting sickness caused by eating unripened ackee?

Hypoglycin A

1000

Which Jamaican-born model and actress became famous for her distinctive fashion and music career?  

Grace Jones

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