Island Dimensions
Jamaica holds two Guinness World Records for having the highest density per sqaure miles for these two establisments
What is a Church and a Rum bar?
The approximate total number of rivers flowing through Jamaica
What is 120 rivers?
The translation of the original Arawak word Xaymaca
What is "land of wood and water"?
This "King of Dancehall" dominated the international charts in the early 2000s with mega-hits like "Get Busy" and "Temperature."
Who is Sean Paul?
This unique visual feature makes the Jamaican flag completely different from every other national flag in the world
What is having no red, white, or blue?
Jamaica is the largest island in the Caribbean belonging to this linguistic group.
What is English-speaking?
This side of the island features rivers that tend to be shorter and swifter
What is the north side?
The northern coastal spot where Columbus initially landed during his second voyage.
What is Discovery Bay?
This legendary actor played the ruthless gangster "Ivanhoe Martin" in the groundbreaking 1972 Jamaican film The Harder They Come.
Who is Jimmy Cliff?
Author Ian Fleming wrote all his famous spy thriller on this estate, here
What is Goldeneye estate in Oracabessa
Jamaica holds this specific rank in size among all Caribbean islands.
What is third largest?
The maximum variation in inches between high and low tide along the coast.
What is 16 inches?
Built by the Spanish in 1509, this was the very first town established on the island.
What is Sevilla Nueva? (Or New Seville)
This legendary cricketer, holds the record for the fastest century in Twenty20 cricket history.
Who is Chris Gayle?
The total number of spy thrillers (James Bond), wrote by Author Ian Fleming here in Jamaica
What is 14?
The exact elevation of Blue Mountain Peak above sea level in feet
What is 7,402 feet? (Or 2,256 meters)
The total number of developed mineral springs on the island with facilities.
What is four?
The modern-day African country that was the ancestral home of the Ibo and Yoruba tribes brought to Jamaica.
What is Nigeria?
This Jamaican-born heavyweight boxer won an Olympic gold medal for Great Britain before defeating Mike Tyson in 2002.
Who is Lennox Lewis?
Once dubbed the "wickedest city on Earth," this notorious pirate capital partially sank into the sea during a massive earthquake and in what year
What is Port Royal, 1692?
The length of the island of Jamaica, measured in miles
What is 146 miles? (Or 235 km)
Name two of the three public mineral springs developed with bathing or accommodation facilities
What are any two of: Bath (in St. Thomas), Milk River (in Clarendon), or Rockfort (in St. Andrew)? (Grand Lido San Souci is private).
The two major African tribes that made up the majority of the imported population.
Who are the Fanti and Ashanti tribes?
This inventive audio engineer and producer pioneered "Dub" music in his Black Ark studio by stripping down reggae tracks into bass-heavy, echo-filled masterpieces.
Who is Lee "Scratch" Perry?
This foundational 1960s music genre, characterized by a fast, upbeat horn-driven rhythm, was the direct precursor to rocksteady and reggae.
What is Ska?