Jamaican Foods
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Jamaican Fruits
JAMAICA BONUS
100

This is eaten in the morning in a bowl

What is porridge?

100

Jamaica gained full independence within the British Commonwealth in this year.

What is 1962?

100

Jamaica's Football team is nicknamed:

What is "The Reggae Boyz?"

100

The oblong, pear-shaped fruit has a thin, smooth and dark red skin protecting a white spongy flesh that has a sweet flavour. Most locals enjoy it right off of the tree, while others have found a variety of ways to enjoy the fruit such as making a refreshing juice prepared with ginger.

What is Apple? 

100

This religious movement began in the 1930's in Jamaican slums with Marcus Garvey's writings and is often considered a "way of life."

What is Rastafarianism?

200

Sweet, yellow, shaped like a kidney

What is mango? 

200

There were two indigenous groups, originating in South America, who settled in Jamaica between 4000 and 1000 BC. Name one of the groups.

What is Arawak or Taino?

200

Jamaica Tallawahs refers to:

What is Jamaica's Cricket Team? 

200

It is a firm fruit that is eaten both when ripe and unripe. Beneath the crunchy pulp is a small seed with prickly spikes that have never deterred even the smallest child from eating it.  It is sometimes coated with salt and pepper and eaten as a summertime snack called pepperpot.

What is June Plum?

200

Translate: "Whaa gwaan" is Patwa for what English greeting?

What is "What is going on?"

300

Popular juice or beverage served in a bag.

Bag juice/suck suck

300

This Spanish explorer arrived in Jamaica in 1494.

Who is Christopher Columbus? 

300

True/False

Courtney Walsh is to cricket as Theodore Whitmore is to basketball

What is False?

300

It is known as sapodilla in other countries but as ______in Jamaica

What is Naseberry?

300

Translate: "A weh yuh bredda deh?" Patios

What is "where is your brother?"

400

Roast or fry or in soup

What is breadfruit? 

400

This country fought against the Spaniards to gain control of Jamaica.

What is Great Britain? 

400

She rose to prominence at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, completing a rare sprint double to win gold in the 100m and the 200m.

Who is Elaine Thompson?

400

This sweet yellow fleshy fruit was brought to Jamaica by the Indians, and has since grown in heavenly abundance all over the island. There are several types of each different in appearance, smell, and taste. Stringy, East Indian, Bombay, and Julie are some of the popular varieties.

What is Mangoes?

400

Name 2 major export products from Jamaica.

What is Bauxite and alumnia, apparel, sugar, bananas, coffee, citrus and citrus products, rum, cocoa?

500

A seasoning used on chicken and goat

What is curry? 

500

This is Jamaica's motto and appears on the country's Coat of Arms.

What is "Out of Many, One People"?

500

Also known as the bronze queen, she was the first Jamaican female to win a gold medal in the Olympics.

Who is Merlene Ottey?

500

True/False

Ackee is a fruit

What is True?

500

Because it is an island, Jamaica is more prone to what natural hazard?

What is hurricanes?