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Grade 8 Heritage Day Quiz 2021

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first prime minister of Jamaica?

a)

Sir Edward Seaga

b)

Sir Donald Sangster

c)

Sir William Alexander Bustamante

d)

SIR Hugh Lawson Shearer

2.

What is the name of the prime minister in the picture?

a)

The Honourable Orette Bruce Golding

b)

The Most Honourable Percival Noel James Patterson

c)

The Most Honourable Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller

d)

The Most Honourable Michael Manley

3.

How many national heroes does  Jamaica have ?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

4.

Which national hero can be associated with the Christmas Rebellion ?

a)

Samuel Sharpe

b)

Sir Alexander Bustamante

c)

Norman Washington Manley

d)

Marcus Mosiah Garvey

5.

What is the name of the national hero in the picture?

a)

Samuel Sharp

b)

Paul Bogle

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Marcus Mosiah Garvey

6.

Which is the largest parish in Jamaica?

a)

St Catherine

b)

St James

c)

Hanover

d)

St Elizabeth

7.

What town is named after a national hero?

a)

Maroon Town

b)

Nannyville Town

c)

George Town

d)

Nanny Town

8.

Which National hero was a free colored land owner?

a)

Alexander Bustamante

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Nanny of the Maroons

d)

George William Gordon

9.

Name the parish that you can find The Sangsters International Airport.

a)

Kingston

b)

St Elizabeth

c)

Portland

d)

St James

10.

What fruit is shown on the Jamaican Coat of Arms?

a)

Ackee

b)

Orange

c)

Pineapple

d)

Banana

11.

What is the Jamaican Motto?

a)

No problem man

b)

Wah gwaan Jamaica

c)

Out of Many One People

d)

Jamaica Likkle but wi talahwa

12.

What is Jamaica's National flower?

a)

Dumpling

b)

Lignum Vitae

c)

Blue Mahoe

d)

Hibiscus Flower

13.

Which national hero is on the Five dollar coin?

a)

Sam Sharpe

b)

Norman Manley

c)

Nanny of the Maroon

d)

Onexia Davis

14.

Martha Brae River is located in the parish of :

a)

St. Andrew

b)

Hanover

c)

Trelawny

d)

Clarendon

15.

A natural body of fresh water flowing from a source to a mouth is called a/ an:

a)

ocean

b)

river

c)

lake

d)

sea

16.

What popular river feature is shown above?

a)

Chukka Park

b)

Reach Falls

c)

Dunn's River Falls

d)

Somerset Falls

17.

. This is a map of_________?

a)

Jamaica

b)

USA

c)

France

d)

Madagascar

18.

What year was the National Anthem adopted by Jamaica?

a)

1875

b)

1965

c)

1962

d)

1865

19.

9. What parish was national hero Samuel Sam Sharpe born?

a)

Westmoreland

b)

St Andrew

c)

St James

d)

St Catherine

20.

What is another name for Nanny of the Maroon?

a)

Granny Nanny

b)

Mother of freedom

c)

Mother of the Maroons

d)

Freedom fighter