Food & Drink
What type of peas are most associated with rice & peas served at Christmas?
Gungo peas
What is the name of the large street fair held on Christmas Eve across Jamaica?
Grand Market
Finish this line from a Jamaican folk carol: “Christmas a come, mi waan mi …”
Lama
What phrase describes the strong seasonal breeze felt in December?
Christmas breeze
Name two spices that give sorrel its distinctive taste
Ginger, cloves, pimento
Jonkonnu characters often wear tall headpieces and masks. Name one traditional character.
Cow Head, Horse Head, Devil, Pitchy Patchy, Belly Woman
In the Jamaican folk carol Sing De Chorus, what are you told to do after “Sing de chorus”?
Clap your hand
What household chore must be completed before midnight on Old Year’s Night to avoid bad luck?
Cleaning the house
Before refrigeration, what traditional method was used to preserve ham for Christmas?
Smoking / salting
On Christmas Day, what is the traditional time most Jamaicans attend church service?
Early morning
In the popular Christmas carol The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy, where did the baby boy come from?”
He come from the glorious kingdom
Which Jamaican church tradition marks the transition into the new year with prayer, singing, and thanksgiving?
Watchnight Service
Besides ham, what meat dish was once the centerpiece of older rural Jamaican Christmas dinners?
Goat / curried goat
What phrase do Jamaicans use to describe Christmas spending money?
Christmas money / “Christmas bonus
In the carol Mary’s Boy Child, what line follows ‘And man will live forevermore’?
Because of Christmas Day
What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
Mistletoe
The base for Christmas puddings and cakes is usually made by soaking fruits in what two liquids?
Overproof rum and red wine
What famous plant, typically red or white, is given as a gift during the holidays?
Poinsettia
Which reggae group is famous for the holiday anthem “Natty Christmas”?
Jacob Miller & Inner Circle
What beverage is sometimes nicknamed “Jamaican champagne”
Ginger beer