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JAMAICAN HISTORY #1
JAMAICAN HISTORY #2
JAMAICA'S CULTURE
OLYMPICS 2012
JAMAICAN PROVERBS
100
Who discovered Jamaica?
Christopher Colombus
100
This national hero was born to a slave mother and a planter father. Who is he?
George William Gordon
100
Which religion is the largest in Jamaica?
Christianity
100
Who are the captains of the Jamaica Olympic team?
Michael Frater and Novlene Williams-Mills
100
Complete this Jamaican proverb; Dem give yu basket…
Fi carry water
200
Who were the first inhabitants of the land?
The Arawaks or Tainos
200
Who was Jamaica’s first national hero?
Marcus Garvey
200
What is the national language of Jamaica?
English
200
Who represented Jamaica in the Equestrienne event at the London 2012 Olympics?
Samantha Albert
200
Complete this Jamaican proverb; Duppy know…
Who fi frighten
300
In what year was Jamaica discovered?
1494
300
This National Hero was described as a brilliant scholar and athlete, a soldier in the First World War and a lawyer. Who is he?
Norman Manley
300
This popular genre of music was first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960's
Reggae
300
What is the name of the event in which Alia Atkinson placed fourth in the finals?
100m breast stroke
300
Complete this Jamaican proverb; Heart no leap…
See and Blind
400
On which voyage to the New World did Christopher Columbus discover Jamaica?
second
400
Who was the first prime minister of independent Jamaica in 1962?
Sir Alexander Bustamante
400
This delicious tradition is practiced every Sunday
Cooking and eating rice and peas
400
What was the winning time in the men's 200m finals?
19.32 seconds
400
Complete this Jamaican proverb; Lilly axe can…
Cut down big tree
500
What year was Port Royal destroyed by an earthquake?
1692
500
When was the Morant Bay rebellion?
1865
500
This tradition is usually practiced on the ninth night of someone’s death. What is it called?
Ninth night
500
What was the winning time in the women's 100m finals
10.75 seconds
500
Complete this Jamaican proverb; when jackass smell corn…
‘Im gallop