Jamaica's National Heroes Quiz

Who was a Jamaican Baptist deacon and activist, and a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay protesters?

• Paul Bogle

• Samuel Sharp

• Marcus Mosai Garvey

• Norman Washington Manly

Who organized a general strike in Jamaica in 1831, hoping that freedom had already been granted by the British Parliament?

• Paul Bogle

• Sir William Alexander Clark Bustamante

• Samuel Sharp

• Nanny of the Maroons

Who led a community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons in a guerrilla war against British authorities in the early 18th century?

• Marcus Mosai Garvey

• Nanny of the Maroons

• Norman Washington Manly

• Paul Bogle

Who was the founder and first president general of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL)?

• Marcus Mosai Garvey

• Nanny of the Maroons

• Sir William Alexander Clark Bustamante

• Norman Washington Manly

Who was a brilliant scholar, athlete, soldier, and the founder of the People's National Party (PNP)?

• Nanny of the Maroons

• Norman Washington Manly

• Paul Bogle

• Sir William Alexander Clark Bustamante

Who became the first Prime Minister of Jamaica in 1962 and was a leader in activism against colonial rule?

• Marcus Mosai Garvey

• Sir William Alexander Clark Bustamante

• Samuel Sharp

• Norman Washington Manly

Who was a Jamaican politician and labor leader, gaining recognition by writing frequent letters on the issues to the Daily Gleaner newspaper?

• Sir William Alexander Clark Bustamante

• Norman Washington Manly

• Nanny of the Maroons

• Paul Bogle

Who was a literate and well-respected deacon who organized a rebellion in Jamaica in 1831, hoping that freedom had already been granted by the British Parliament?

• Nanny of the Maroons

• Marcus Mosai Garvey

• Samuel Sharp

• Paul Bogle

what year was samuel sharpe born in

• 1870

• 1782

• 1790

• 1780

What rebellion did paul bogle lead

• Morant Bay Rebellion
• Boxer Rebellion
• American Civil War
• Jamaican Maroon War