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100
What sport have Jamaicans excelled at in the summer Olympics?
track and field
100
What landform is Jamaica?
island
100
What is the official language spoken in Jamaica?
English
100
Name one popular game (not sport) in Jamaica
dominoes
100
Name a popular Jamaican musician.
Bob Marley
200
Name the Jamaican sprinter who currently holds the Olympic record in three events.
Usain Bolt
200
What U.S. state is Jamaica closest to?
Florida
200
What language do most people in Jamaica speak at home?
Patios
200
What popular genre of music came from Jamaica?
reggae
200
What European explorer "discovered" Jamaica?
Columbus
300
In what popular Jamaican sport is the women's team currently ranked world-wide?
netball
300
What country is Jamaica closest to?
Cuba
300
90% of Jamaicans are descendants of what group of people?
African
300
Name one of Jamaica's national holidays
Emancipation Day Independence Day Jamaica Festival
300
Name 2 countries that sent settlers to Jamaica after Columbus came to the Caribbean.
Spain France Britain Holland
400
What English sport do Jamaicans also love (similar to baseball)?
cricket
400
What is the tallest peak in Jamaica?
Blue Mountain Peak
400
What is the Jamaican motto?
Out of Many, One People
400
What percentage of people in Jamaica over age 15 can read?
85%
400
Name three important crops grown in Jamaica.
coffee bananas sugar
500
In what year did the Jamaican team reach the World Cup finals for the first time?
1998
500
What is Jamaica's capital?
Kingston
500
Name three of Jamaica's important industries.
farming, tourism, mining
500
When do Jamaican children usually start school?
age 3
500
What tribe of people first called Jamaica their home?
the Arawaks
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