Heroes
How many heroes/heroine does Jamaica have?
6 heroes
1 heroine
What are the colours of the Jamaican flag?
Black green and gold
What is Jamaica's National dish?
Ackee and Saltfish
What types of song did our ancestors sing?
Folk songs
Name one dance done by our ancestors the night after a person dies.
Gerreh
Who is Jamaica's First National Hero?
Marcus Mosiah Garvey
What is Jamaica's motto?
Out of many one people
Which ethnic group brought Ackee to Jamaica?
Africans
Name one clever characters that helps to make the stories of our ancestors interesting.
Anancy
Which dance is done using ribbons attached to a pole to create colourful patters?
Maypole
Which hero was born in Hanover?
Sir Alexander Bustamante
What is Jamaica's National Bird?
The Humming Bird
The Tainos contributed cassava to Jamaica. What dish is the cassava used in?
Bammy and Fried fish
Which Jamaican Female poet and folklorist was instrumental in selling Jamaican Language and Culture to the world. She was born on September 7, 1919.
Mrs. Louise Bennett Coverly
Which hero is responsible for the Morant Bay Rebellion
Paul Bogle
What do the colours in the Jamaican Flag represent?
Black is for the strength of the people.
Gold is for the sunshine
Green is for the land and vegetation
Potato, coconut milk, sugar and spice can be used to make this treat.
Pudding
Which of Jamaica's hero/heroine was born in the country that the Jamaican Dialect is mostly influenced by?
Nanny of the Maroons
Which hero founded the Peoples National Party(PNP)?
Norman Manley
What is the National Flower and Tree of Jamaica?
National Flower- Lignum Vitae
National Tree- Blue Mahoe
I can be picked from a tree, dried, beaten and made into chocolate. What am I?
Cocoa
Which country has the most influence on our Jamaican Dialect?
West Africa