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Jamaican Culture

Jamaican Culture

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Social Studies

10th Grade

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Simone Phillips

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Jamaican Culture 

( land of Wood and water)

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Poll

Do you think that Usain Bolt should be named Jamaica's net national hero?

Disagree

Agree

Neutral

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Open Ended

What does Jamaica's motto Out of many one people means?

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Multiple Choice

Which is the longest river in Jamaica?

1

Rio Minho

2

Black River

3

Yallahs River

4

Pedro River

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Multiple Select

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Identify the parish labelled number 7

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Trelawny

2

May pen

3

Manchester

4

St.Andrew

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Multiple Select

Jamaica has 2 rainy seasons. Use the check boxes to indicate. (You have to get both correct)

1

May-June

2

Oct-Nov

3

Apr-May

4

Sept-Oct

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Fill in the Blank

Which popular Jamaican radio personality has the following signoff:" Father Time, Mother Earth willing, we do it together again."

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Multiple Choice

Pedro Cays, a group of 7 islands located 80 km off the south coast of Jamaica, are considered a part of which parish?

1

Clarendon

2

Lucea

3

Kingston

4

Manchester

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Poll

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This is a true picture of the Jamaican artist Capleton.

Agree

Disagree

Neutral

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Multiple Choice

The team of men who plays football (soccer) for the Jamaica national team, is called __________.

1

Toots & The Maytals,

2

Gerreh Trumpets

3

Reggae Boyz

4

Poco Eagle

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Multiple Choice

The following are the names of two (2) mountains in Jamaica

1

OverRiver Mountain / Bearsheeba Hills

2

Blue Mountain / JohnCrow Mountains

3

Whistlings Hills / Wild Boar Mountain

4

Whistlings Hills / Blue Mountain

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Multiple Select

Jamaican Patois is a mixture of English and _____.

1

African

2

Spanish

3

German

4

French

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Open Ended

Why does Jamaica have such a substantial Black population?

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Open Ended

What is the symbolism of eating bun and cheese during Easter in Jamaica?

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Multiple Select

Jamaica is located 90 miles south of which Caribbean country?

1

Haiti

2

Cuba

3

Bahamas

4

Puerto Rico

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Multiple Choice

On what day is Jamaican Independence observed each year?

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The first Monday of August

2

Government decides on a date each year

3

. August 6 (or, in case August 6 falls on a Sunday, then the following Monday)

4

August 7

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Multiple Select

Who is Jamaica’s first National Hero?

1

Nanny of the Maroons

2

Alexander Bustamante

3

Marcus Garvey

4

Paul Bogle

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Fill in the Blank

Bob Marley was born in…

Jamaican Culture 

( land of Wood and water)

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