Jamaican History

Who is the Minister of Education, Youth and Information?

• Edmund Bartlett

• Ruel Reid

• Karl Samuda

• Alando Terrelonge

What did Christopher Columbus call Jamaica?

• Santiago

• Valparaiso

• Spain

• Trinidad

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Who was Jamaica’s governor general in 2007?

• Howard Cooke

• William Penn

• Kenneth Hall

• Henry Morgan

Who was Jamaica’s prime minister in 2001?

• Bruce Golding

• Portia Simpson Miller

• Samuel Hood

• Percival Patterson

Which party won Jamaica’s general election in 2007?

• People's National Party

• Jamaica Labour Party

• National Democratic

• Progressive Party

Who got Jamaica its first gold medal in a women’s event in Olympics?

• Deon Hemmings

• Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce

• Veronica Campbell

• Merlene Ottey

What is the area of Jamaica?

• 4,244 sq. mi.

• 6,324 sq. mi.

• 1,926 sq. mi.

• 5,322 sq. mi.

In which parish do you find the Rio Minho?

• Clarendon

• Manchester

• St. Ann

• Portland

In which parish do you find the Rio Cobre?

• Clarendon

• St. Ann

• St. Catherine

• St. Ann

Who was the second Prime Minister of Jamaica?

• Donald Sangster

• P.J. Patterson

• Alexander Bustamante

• Edward Seaga