Jamaica History
Jamaica's first national hero
Marcus Garvey
What is Jamaica's national dish?
Ackee & saltfish
Number of parishes in Jamaica
14
Irie's definition
Everything is good
Jamaica's national sport
Cricket
Difference between Jamaica emancipation and Jamaica indepence
Emancipation is when Jamaica became free from slavery.
Independence Day is when Jamaica became independent of the British
What is Jamaica's national fruit
Ackee
Parish is Bob Marley from
St. Ann's
"We Likkle but wi tallawah" meaning
We are little but mighty
Most popular religion in Jamaica
Christianity
Hurricane that recently caused a lot of damage across the country
Hurricane Melissa
What is Jamaica's national motto?
Out Of Many, One People!
Smallest parish in Jamaica
Kingston
Is Jamaican patois/patwa a language or dialect?
language
Jamaican creole
Genre of music created in Jamaica before reggae?
Ska
The year Jamaica gained indepence
1962
What do the colors in the Jamaican flag represent?
Black -the strength of the people
Green- the land and agriculture
Gold- The sun and wealth of the island
Largest parish in Jamaica
St. Catherine
What does out of many one people mean?
Jamaican's consist of many different ethnic backgrounds, but we are all one people
Jamaica has the most ________ per square miles?
churches
Jamaica's first prime minister after indepence
Alexander Bustamante
What bird is popular in Jamaica and cannot be found naturally anywhere else in the world?
The doctor bird, which is a type of humming bird
Christopher Columbus first landed here in Jamaica
Discovery Bay
What does "tek bad ting and mek joke" mean?
Find humor in a difficult situation
What is the official language of Jamaica?
English