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OUR NATIONAL HEROES

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Samuel Sharpe

a)

could not read or write

b)

lived with an English lawyer

c)

enjoyed being a slave

d)

was a friend of Nanny

2.
How many national heroes does Jamaica have?
a)
12
b)
4
c)
7
d)
5
3.
What year was the Right Excellent Nanny of the Maroons given the order of National Hero?
a)
March 31, 1982
b)
May 29, 1986
c)
October 17, 1872
d)
August 6, 1986 
4.
What year was the Order of National Hero passed by parliament?
a)
1969
b)
1968
c)
1982
d)
1970
5.

This is the person who is in control of a situation or a group of people.

a)

leader

b)

heroine

c)

hero

d)

Nation builder

6.

Which National Hero was the first Prime Minister of Jamaica?

a)

Paul Bogle

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Alexander Bustamante

7.

Which national Hero comes from St. Ann

a)

Alexander Bustamante

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

George William Gordon

8.

Which National Hero was also a Baptist deacon?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Paul Bogle

c)

Sam Sharpe

9.

In which parish was Norman Manley born?

a)

St. Ann

b)

Hanover

c)

Manchester

10.

Which hero started the Universal Negro Improvement Association?

a)

Sam Sharpe

b)

Nanny of the Maroons

c)

Marcus Garvey

11.
Which year was Paul bogle born?
a)
1956
b)
1675
c)
 1820
d)
1478
12.
Who was the first National hero of Jamaica?
a)
Nanny of the Maroon
b)
Sam Sharpe
c)
Bruce Golding
d)
Marcus Garvey
13.
What town is named after a national hero?
a)
Maroon Town
b)
Nannyville 
c)
George Town
d)
Nanny Town
14.
Which National Hero was a Jamaican Prime Minister? 
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Nanny of the Maroon
c)
Alexander Bustamante
d)
Sam Sharpe
15.
What pasrish was national hero Samuel Sam Sharpe born?
a)
Westmoreland
b)
St Andrew
c)
St James
d)
St Cathrine
16.

In what year did national hero Samuel Sam Sharpe died?

a)

1801

b)

1995

c)

1465

d)

1832

17.

What incident was Samuel Sharpe responsible for?

a)

The Marron War

b)

The 1938 riot

c)

The Morant Bay Rebellion

d)

Christmas Rebellion

18.

Why was Samuel Sharpe different

a)

He was born in Montego Bay

b)

1He lived on the plantation.

c)

He lived with his owner

d)

He owned some slaves himself

19.
Which National hero was a free colored land owner? 
a)
Alexander Bustamante
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Nanny of the Maroons
d)
George William Gordon
20.
Which Hero started the Industrial Trade Union?
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Alexander Bustamante
c)
Norman Washington Manley
d)
Sam Sharpe
21.
Which national hero is on the Five dollar coin?
a)
Sam Sharpe
b)
Norman Manley
c)
Nanny of the Maroon
d)
Onexia Davis