Jamaica Specials
Lightning Round
United Nations
Caribbean
International Organizations
100

Which Jamaican won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992?

Derek Walcott

100

What is the capital of Burkina Faso?

Ouagadougou

100

Where is the headquarters of UNESCO?

Paris, France

100

In what year was CARICOM established?

1973

100

Where is NATO headquartered?

Brussels, Belgium

200

What is Jamaica's highest waterfall?

Dolphin Head Falls

200

Which element has the atomic number 74?

Tungsten

200

Which UN agency is responsible for children's welfare?

UNICEF

200

Which treaty established CARICOM?


Treaty of Chaguaramas

200

What does NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

300

Which parish contains the Green Grotto Caves?

St. Ann

300

Name the only continent through which all lines of longitude pass.

Antarctica

300

What does FAO stand for?

Food and Agriculture Organization

300

Where is the headquarters of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)?

Wildey, St. Michael, Barbados

300

Which organization awards the Nobel Peace Prize?

Norwegian Nobel Committee

400

What was Jamaica's first National Park?

Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park

400

Who painted Las Meninas?

Diego Velázquez

400

What is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations?

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

400

What does OECS stand for?

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

400

Where is the headquarters of the World Bank?

Washington, D.C., USA

500

Who designed the Jamaican flag?

A bipartisan committee of the Jamaican House of Representatives

500

Which is the largest moon of Saturn?

Titan

500

In which city is the International Court of Justice located?

The Hague, Netherlands

500

What is the highest decision-making body of CARICOM?

The Conference of Heads of Government

500

Where is the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

Washington, D.C., USA