JAMAICA - OUR ISLAND

General Knowledge

100

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

200

What did Christopher Columbus call Jamaica?
a) Trinidad
b) Santiago
c) Valparaiso
d) Lima

Santiago

300

3) Who was Jamaica’s governor general in 2007?
a) Howard Cooke
b) William Penn
c) Kenneth Hall
d) Henry Morgan

Kenneth Hall

400

Who was Jamaica’s prime minister in 2001?
a) Bruce Golding
b) Portia Simpson Miller
c) Samuel Hood
d) Percival Patterson .

Percival Patterson

500

Which is the capital of Jamaica?
a) Falmouth
b) Port Maria
c) Kingston
d) Port Antonio

Kingston

General Knowledge 2

100

Which is the currency of Jamaica?
a) Pound
b) Dollar
c) Shilling
d) Mark

Dollar

200

Which is the official language of Jamaica?
a) English
b) Basque
c) Catalan
d) Galician

English

300

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

400

) 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

500

How many parishes were in Jamaica in 1844?

22

Coat of Arms

100

TRUE  or  FALSE

The Coat of Arms have undergone a number of changes : three main ones occurred in 1692, 1957 and 1962 respectively.

True

200

The Jamaica coat of arms appears on all our bank notes and coins as well as on national documents.

TRUE

300

Where did Anthony pop the question? Be specific

At the old fashion altar

400

What wordings are written on the coat of arms and explain in your own words the meaning of it.

Out of Many one People

500

How does the following items represent Jamaica:

• The Pineapples 
• The Tainos 
• The Crocodile 

• The Pineapples - as the indigenous fruits.
• The Tainos – as the first inhabitants of the country.
• The Crocodile – as the indigenous reptile in the country 

Parishes of Jamaica

100

Which parish is known as the “bread basket parish”?

a. St Ann

b. St James

c. St Elizabeth

d. St Mary

St. ELizabeth

200

Unscramble these Parishes

YTNEWRAL

ODTPNRAL

TRELAWNY

PORTLAND 

300

Which parish is the largest in Jamaica?

St. Ann

400

Which parish has the largest population in Jamaica?

Kingston

500

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.

St. Mary

Stars of Jamaica

100

What high school did Usain Bolt attend?

a. Kingston College

b. Calabar

c. William Knibb

d. Munro

 

William Knibb

200

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

300

Who is Jamaica’s first National Hero?

a. Nanny of the Maroons

b. Alexander Bustamante

c. Marcus Garvey

d. Bob Marley

Marcus Garvey

400

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

500

Which Jamaican athlete is from the Parish of Trelawny

Usain Bolt