WorksheetsJamaican Culture
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
The official language of Jamaica is Patois (Patwa)
True
False
How do you say "Hello" in Jamaican Patois?
Waah Gwaan!
Weh yuh deh pan!
Lickle more!
Laytah!
Rastafarianism is a _____________ in Jamaica.
language
food
culture
religion
On which day is Independence celebrated in Jamaica annually?
The first Monday of August
August 6
August 7
Government decides on a date each year
Select all the countries where Tainos settled.
Cuba
Jamaica
Hispaniola
Cayman
"Out of Many One People" is Jamiaca's _______.
National Pledge
National Anthem
National Motto
Select the music genres reggae, rocksteady, dancehall, and ska all originate from Jamaica.
Ska
Pop
Jazz
Dancehall
Rocksteady
Beenie Man is to Dance Hall as Bob Marley is to (a) .
In marriage celebrations, the cutting of the cake is an important part, and signifies the (a) of the wedding party.
In Jamaica, there are a wide range of different types of Christianity being practiced. Which denominations are practiced in Jamaica. Select all that applies.
Anglicans
Baptists
Presbyterians
Hindus
Which food is consumed the most in the Jamaican cuisine?
Jerk Chicken and Festival
Cow foot and rice and peas
Oxtail and rice and peas
Stew peas with white rice
Why do Jamaicans bury newborns’ umbilical cords beneath trees?
The Nine Nights ritual was traditionally practised to ensure the dead person’s ‘duppy’ did not come back to haunt the living.
Yes
No
Jamaican culture and folklore is teeming with ghosts, spirits, and duppies. Who is considered the rolling calf?
Kumina is a Jamaican religious ceremony involving music, dance, and ____________ ____________, and is a way of celebrating and appeasing ancestors.
(a)
