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'IRIE' Quiz: Jamaican Culture

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On what day is Jamaican Independence observed each year?

a)

The first Monday of August

b)

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

c)

August 7

d)

Government decides on a date each year

2.

Which artistes listed below were members of the "Wailing Wailers" band?

a)

Neville "Bunny" Livingston

b)

Dennis Brown

c)

Bob Marley

d)

Peter Tosh

e)

Beres Hammond

3.

Jamaica gained independence in the year (a)  

4.

(a)   is known as the "Bread Basket Parish".

5.

Which Reggae artist starred in the film, "The Harder They Come"?

a)

Spragga Benz

b)

Jimmy Cliff

c)

Billy Mystic

d)

Ninja Man

6.

Identify the legendary Jamaican in the photograph.

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Rex Nettleford

c)

Marcus Mosiah Gravey

d)

Walter Rodney

7.

Which group won Jamaica's first Festival Song Competition with the hit, "BAM BAM" in 1966?

a)

The Wailing Wailers

b)

The Astronauts

c)

The Maytals

d)

The Jamaicans

8.

Which of these Maroon villages is located in St. Elizabeth?

a)

Moore Town

b)

Accompong

c)

Scotts Hall

d)

Charles Town

9.

What is the meaning of 'Lignum Vitae'?

a)

national flower

b)

leaf of life

c)

tree of life

d)

tropical flower

10.

Which of Jamaica's attractions is also a World Heritage Site?

a)

Dunn's River Falls

b)

Holland Bamboo

c)

Blue & Johncrow Mountains

d)

Cockpit County

11.

What traditional Maroon instrument is pictured here?

a)

abeng

b)

shofar

c)

fife

d)

flute

12.

Which of these individuals have been Prime Ministers in Jamaica?

(Check all the correct responses.)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
13.

Which movie tells the story of the first Jamaican Bobsled team to participate in the Winter Olympics?

a)

Cool Runnings

b)

The Harder They Come

c)

Sprinter

d)

Made in Jamaica

14.

If Jamaica should select another National Hero or Heroine, which of these notable Jamaicans do you think it should be?

a)

Bob Marley

b)

Louise Bennett Coverley

c)

Jimmy Cliff

d)

Dennis Brown

e)

Merlene Ottey

15.

What makes you proudest to be Jamaican?

Give your answer in one or two sentences.

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