Geography
What are the two closest countries to Jamaica?
Cuba and Haiti.
Which Prime Minister of Jamaica was the youngest elected to the Parliament?
Name: 1/2 points
Age: full points
Andrew Holness (age 39)
Who was the first non-American to win the Scripts National Spelling Bee?
Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica
Name the two Jamaican heavy-weight boxing champions of the world?
Trevor Berbick and Lennox Lewis?
What is the most dominant demonination practiced in Jamaica?
Protestant (64.8%)
What is the tallest mountain in Jamaica?
Blue Mountain (over 7,400 feet)
Who is the Jamaican House of Parliament named after?
George William Gordon (National Hero)
What day in October is celebrated as Jamaica's National Hero Day?
The 3rd Monday in October.
What tourist town in Jamaica is named after 8 rivers?
Ocho Rios.
What is the name of the group of people that first occupied Jamaica?
Tainos (Awaraks)
What is the famous waterfall you can climb in Jamaica?
Dunn's River Falls
Which of Jamica's National Heroes was born first?
Nanny of the Maroons
What is Jamaica's Motto?
"Out of Many, One People"
What is song sang by Fats Domino that is named after a place in Jamaica?
Blueberry Hill
What is the famous cuisine developed by the Maroons of Jamaica?
Jerk
How many parishes in Jamaica are named after Saints?
Seven: St. Elizabeth, St. James, St. Ann, St. Catherine, St. Mary, St. Andrew and St. Thomas.
What city in Jamaica was known as the wickedest place on earth?
Port Royal
What did the British Parliament vote to abolish slavery?
1833
How many capitals has Jamaica had and name all of them!
Three (3): Seville, Spanish Town, and Kingston.
What are the 5 genres of Jamaican music?
Mento, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae or Dancehall.
How many parishes is Jamaica divided into?
Fourteen (14)
Who was the first Jamaican artist with an international hit song and name the song? (No half points! Full answer or nothing at all!)
Millie Small - "My Boy Lollipop"
What is the largest parishes in Jamaica?
St. Ann
Name all three counties in Jamaica.
Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey
Who is the Queen of Reggae?
Marcia Criffiths