General Knowledge
When did Jamaica become independent?
a) 11 March 1958
b) 26 May 1969
c) 6 August 1962
d) 18 December 1971
c) 6 August 1962
Which is the currency of Jamaica?
a) Pound
b) Dollar
c) Shilling
d) Mark
Dollar
TRUE or FALSE
The Coat of Arms have undergone a number of changes : three main ones occurred in 1692, 1957 and 1962 respectively.
True
Which parish is known as the “bread basket parish”?
a. St Ann
b. St James
c. St Elizabeth
d. St Mary
St. ELizabeth
What high school did Usain Bolt attend?
a. Kingston College
b. Calabar
c. William Knibb
d. Munro
William Knibb
What did Christopher Columbus call Jamaica?
a) Trinidad
b) Santiago
c) Valparaiso
d) Lima
Santiago
Which is the official language of Jamaica?
a) English
b) Basque
c) Catalan
d) Galician
English
The Jamaica coat of arms appears on all our bank notes and coins as well as on national documents.
TRUE
Unscramble these Parishes
YTNEWRAL
ODTPNRAL
TRELAWNY
PORTLAND
Who scored Jamaica’s first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup Finals?
a. Walter Boyd
b. Robbie Earle
c. Theodore Whitmore
d. Deon Burton
Theodore Whitmore
3) Who was Jamaica’s governor general in 2007?
a) Howard Cooke
b) William Penn
c) Kenneth Hall
d) Henry Morgan
Kenneth Hall
Who got Jamaica its first gold medal in a women’s event in Olympics?
a) Marion Jones
b) Sanya Richards
c) Deon Hemmings
d) Jacqueline Joyner
Deon Hemmings
Where did Anthony pop the question? Be specific
At the old fashion altar
Which parish is the largest in Jamaica?
St. Ann
Who is Jamaica’s first National Hero?
a. Nanny of the Maroons
b. Alexander Bustamante
c. Marcus Garvey
d. Bob Marley
Marcus Garvey
Who was Jamaica’s prime minister in 2001?
a) Bruce Golding
b) Portia Simpson Miller
c) Samuel Hood
d) Percival Patterson .
Percival Patterson
) Which party won Jamaica’s general election in 2007?
a) Conservative Party
b) Jamaica Revolutionary Party
c) Jamaica Labour Party
d) Progressive Party
Jamaica Labour Party
What wordings are written on the coat of arms and explain in your own words the meaning of it.
Out of Many one People
Which parish has the largest population in Jamaica?
Kingston
Which National Hero was the leader of a widespread slave rebellion?
a. Nanny of the Maroons
b. Paul Bogle
c. Sam Sharpe
d. Marcus Garvey
Sam Sharpe
Which is the capital of Jamaica?
a) Falmouth
b) Port Maria
c) Kingston
d) Port Antonio
Kingston
How many parishes were in Jamaica in 1844?
22
How does the following items represent Jamaica:
Name the parish that:
1. Residents in the parish were involved in the islandwide Labour Riots of 1938.
2.Is long known for its sprawling banana plantations, famed author of the James Bond series.
3. One of the first parishes settled by the Spaniards.
Which Jamaican athlete is from the Parish of Trelawny
Usain Bolt