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Jamaica Questions combined

Total questions: 145

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Kingston?

a)

Half-Way-Tree

b)

Spanish Town

c)

Morant Bay

d)

Kingston

2.

Lucea is the capital of:

a)

St. Thomas

b)

Trelawny

c)

Hanover

d)

Westmoreland

3.

Which parish is correctly matched to its capital?

a)

St. James - Morant Bay

b)

Portland- Port Antonio

c)

St. Elizabeth- Santa Cruz

d)

St. Catherine - Portmore

4.

Which parish is located in the county of Middlesex

a)

St, Mary

b)

St. James

c)

Trelawny

d)

St. Andres

5.

Which set shows the parishes of Surrey only?

a)

Kingston, Half-Way Tree, St. Thomas, Portland

b)

Portland, St. Thomas, St. Mary, Kingston

c)

St. Andrew, Portland, Kingston, St. Mary

d)

St. Thomas, Kingston, St. Andrew, Portland

6.

What is the name of the parish shown in diagram?

a)

Clarendon

b)

St. Catherine

c)

Manchester

d)

Kingston

7.

What is the capital of the parish shown i the diagram?

a)

Lucea

b)

Morant Bay

c)

Savanna-la-mar

d)

Port Antonio

8.

What is the name of the parish to the north of the parish shown in the diagram?

a)

St. James

b)

Hanover

c)

Portland

d)

St, Ann

9.

Which parish is shown in the diagram?

a)

ST. Elizabeth

b)

St. Andrew

c)

St. Ann

d)

St. Catherine

10.

What is the capital of the parish labelled 8?

a)

Port Maria

b)

Port Antonio

c)

St. Ann's Bay

d)

Ocho Rios

11.

What is the capital of the parish labelled 7?

a)

Mandeville

b)

Vere

c)

May Pen

d)

Black River

12.

What is the capital of the parish labelled 3?

a)

Morant Bay

b)

St, Ann's Bay

c)

Black River

d)

Montego Bay

13.

Which parish is to the immediate west of the parish labelled 8?

a)

St. Ann

b)

St. Catherine

c)

Trelawny

d)

St. Mary

14.

Which statement is FALSE?

a)

All parishes have a main town called a capital.

b)

All parishes have a coastline

c)

The parishes of Jamaica are grouped into three counties.

d)

Jamaica was divided into parishes by the Spaniards

15.

Which was the first parish of Jamaica

a)

Sevilla la Nueva

b)

Spanish Town

c)

Kingston

d)

Montego Bay

16.

Which of the following is not a capital town in Jamaica?

a)

Montego Bay

b)

Port Maria

c)

Santa Cruz

d)

Mandeville

17.

Which of the following capitals is an inland capital?

a)

Montego Bay

b)

Half-Way- Tree

c)

Port Antonio

d)

Savanna-la-mar

18.

Clarendon is to Middlesex as St. Elizabeth is to:

a)

Surrey

b)

Cornwall

c)

Middlesex

d)

No answer given

19.

Who is the head of the Parish Council (Municipal Corporation)?

a)

Councillor

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Governor

d)

Mayor

20.

The residents of River Valley have not had their garbage collected in 4 weeks. To whom should they first go to with this problem?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Mayor

c)

Member of Parliament

d)

Councillor for the area

21.

The Plantain Garden river runs from

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

c)

West to East

d)

East to North

22.

Which rivers in Jamaica are popular for rafting?

a)

Rio Minho

b)

Martha Brae

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Rio Cobre

23.

The Milk River is located in the Parish of (a)   .

24.

True or False: Every river has a unique channel.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which of the following are uses of rivers?

a)

Ecological (Home to living organisms)

b)

Recreational

c)

Domestic

d)

Irrigational

26.

What is the name of the river labelled D on the map?

a)

White River

b)

Black River

c)

Rio Cobre

d)

Hope River

27.

The river labelled E is the

a)

longest river in Jamaica.

b)

widest river in Jamaica

c)

oldest river in Jamaica

d)

a seasonal river.

28.

The river labelled C

a)

flows into the Mona reservoir.

b)

flows into the hermitage dam.

c)

flows through Bog Walk Gorge

d)

flows from east to west.

29.

True or False: The banks of many rivers are fertile enough for agriculture.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

True or False: Some rivers only flow during the rainy season.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

What is the name of the river which flows under this bridge?

a)

Rio Minho

b)

Rio Cobre

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Rio Nuevo

32.

The Hope River is located in the parish of

a)

St Ann

b)

St Catherine

c)

Kingston

d)

St. Andrew

33.

A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.

a)

source

b)

triutaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

34.

The place where the river end in the sea or large lake is called the ___________.

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

35.

The most radioactive river in Jamaica is the (a)   .

36.

What is the capital of St. Mary?

a)

May Pen

b)

Port Maria

c)

Kingston

d)

Falmouth

37.

St. Elizabeth is in the county of __________________.

a)

Cornwall

b)

Middlesex

c)

Surrey

38.

Which two parishes are western parishes?

a)

St. James and St. Ann

b)

Westmoreland and Manchester

c)

St. James and Hanover

d)

St. Mary and Portland

39.

In which county is St. Ann

a)

Cornwall

b)

Middlesex

c)

Surrey

40.

In which county is Portland?

a)

Cornwall

b)

Middlesex

c)

Surrey

41.

In which county is Manchester?

a)

Cornwall

b)

Middlesex

c)

Surrey

42.

What statement best describes Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey?

a)

They are counties in Jamaica.

b)

They are parishes in Jamaica.

c)

They are towns in Jamaica.

d)

They are capitals in Jamaica.

43.

Which describes the main business centre of a parish?

a)

county

b)

capital

c)

town

d)

community

44.

Which set of parishes are all located in the county of Middlesex?

a)

Clarendon, St. Andrew, St. Elizabeth

b)

St. Thomas, Portland, St. Mary

c)

St. Ann, Clarendon, St. Catherine

d)

St. James, Hanover, Trelawny

45.

Which represents the largest division?

a)

parish

b)

town

c)

capital

d)

county

46.

How many parishes are in Jamaica?

a)

22

b)

14

c)

13

d)

11

47.

Which parish is NOT correctly matched to its capital?

a)

Clarendon ------- May Pen

b)

Hanover --------- Lucea

c)

Trelawny -------- Falmouth

d)

St. Ann -------- Ocho Rios

48.

St. Ann's capital is located ____________.

a)

along the coast

b)

inland

49.

The capital of Manchester is located ______________________.

a)

along the coast

b)

inland

50.

Another name for main town of a parish is _________.

a)

capital

b)

village

c)

town

d)

city

51.
What year was the Order of National Hero passed by parliament?
a)
1969
b)
1968
c)
1982
d)
1970
52.
How many national heroes does Jamaica have?
a)
12
b)
4
c)
7
d)
5
53.
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 
54.
Which is the largest parish in Jamaica? 
a)
St Catherine 
b)
St James
c)
Hanover
d)
St Elizabeth
55.
Which year was Paul bogle born?
a)
1956
b)
1675
c)
 1820
d)
1478
56.
Who was the first National hero of Jamaica?
a)
Nanny of the Maroon
b)
Sam Sharpe
c)
Bruce Golding
d)
Marcus Garvey
57.
What town is named after a national hero?
a)
Maroon Town
b)
Nannyville 
c)
George Town
d)
Nanny Town
58.
Which National Hero was a Jamaican Prime Minister? 
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Nanny of the Maroon
c)
Alexander Bustamante
d)
Sam Sharpe
59.
What pasrish was national hero Samuel Sam Sharpe born?
a)
Westmoreland
b)
St Andrew
c)
St James
d)
St Cathrine
60.
In What year did national hero samuel Sam Sharpe died?
a)
1801
b)
1995
c)
1465
d)
 1832
61.
In what year national hero Alexander Bustamante born?
a)
1884
b)
1514
c)
1864
d)
1896
62.
What is another name for Nanny of the Maroon?
a)
Freedom fighter
b)
Granny Nanny
c)
Mother of freedom
d)
Mother of the Maroons
63.
Which National hero was a free colored land owner? 
a)
Alexander Bustamante
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Nanny of the Maroons
d)
George William Gordon
64.
Which Hero started the Industrial Trade Union?
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Alexander Bustamante
c)
Norman Washington Manley
d)
Sam Sharpe
65.
Name the parish that you can find The Sangsters International Airport.
a)
Kingston
b)
St Elizabeth
c)
Portland
d)
St James
66.
What year was the National Anthem adopted by Jamiaca?
a)
1875
b)
1965
c)
1962
d)
1865
67.
What fruit is shown on the Jamican Coat of Arms?
a)
Ackee
b)
Orange
c)
Pineapple
d)
Banana
68.
What is the Jamican Motto?
a)
No problem man
b)
Out of Many One People
c)
Wah gwaan Jamaica
d)
Likkle but wi talahwa
69.
What is Jamaica's National flower?
a)
Dumpling
b)
Lignum Vitae 
c)
Blue Mahoe
d)
Hibiscus Flower
70.
Which national hero is on the Five dollar coin?
a)
Sam Sharpe
b)
Norman Manley
c)
Nanny of the Maroon
d)
Onexia Davis
71.

NAME AND FORM?

4 lines
72.

(a)   is one of Nanny of the Maroons' brothers.

73.

Paul Bogle could vote because he was a _____ ________.

(a)  

74.

Nanny of the Maroons was considered to be a ___ _______ because of the supernatural she was believed to possess. (hint: myth)

(a)  

75.

Samuel Sharpe's plan that the slaves should ______ ______ ______ turned out to be impractical. (hint: 3 words)

(a)  

76.

His mother was a slave and his father was a Scottish planter.

(a)  

77.

What is the birth place of Samuel Sharpe?

(a)  

78.

George William Gordon owned a newspaper called ____ _______. ( 2 words)

(a)  

79.

Nanny of the Maroons settled in the ______ ________ (2 words)

(a)  

80.

(a)   Means escaped slave. It is used to describe the slaves who escaped into the mountains.

81.

This national hero was hanged in a square named after him.

(a)  

82.

We honour our heroes by celebrating them in the month of (a)   .

83.

Samuel Sharpe led the (a)   rebellion.

84.

He is considered to be a "CHAMPION OF THE POOR".

(a)  

85.

Governor _____ _________ ________ was the refused to meet with Paul Bogle and his men.

(a)  

86.

During the Christmas Rebellion, the slaves lit the (a)   estate to signal the rebellion had began.

87.

Nanny of the Maroons is from the (a)   tribe in West Africa.

88.

The first maroon war lasted for (a)   years.

89.

Complete this famous quotation of Samuel Sharpe.

" I would rather (a)   upon yonder gallows than to live in slavery."

90.

Paul Bogle and George William Gordon were connected as they were both ____ ________. (Hint: religion)

(a)  

91.

_______________ and _________ are considered to be freedom fighters.

a)

Nanny of the Maroons and Paul Bogle

b)

Samuel Sharpe and Nanny of the Maroons

c)

Paul Bogle and George William Gordon

d)

Samuel Sharpe and Paul Bogle

92.

Which other national hero was charged with Paul Bogle after a rebellion against the British broke out in Morant Bay?

a)
b)
c)
d)
93.

Which national hero was the first Prime Minister of Jamaica?

a)
b)
c)
d)
94.

Which two national heroes led Jamaica to independence as leaders of the PNP and JLP?

(Choose TWO!)

a)

Norman Manley

b)

Paul Bogle

c)

Sam Sharpe

d)

Alexander Bustamante

95.

Which of our heroes led Africans to freedom from slavery in the hills of Jamaica?

a)

Alexander Bustamante

b)

Sam Sharpe

c)

Paul Bogle

d)

Nanny of the Maroons

96.

Name this Nation Builder.

a)

Sasha Davis

b)

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

c)

Veronica Campbell-Brown

d)

Tessanne Chin

97.

What is this nation builder famous for?

a)

Music & Entertainment

b)

Swimming

c)

Track & Field

d)

Football

98.

What is this Nation Builder famous for?

a)

Swimming

b)

Speech & Drama

c)

Writing

d)

Music & Entertainment

99.

Name the map feature that tells you where to find NORTH.

a)

True North

b)

Cardinal Robin

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Key

100.

Based on this Map of Jamaica, which parish is SOUTH of Hanover?

a)

St. James

b)

St. Elizabeth

c)

Westmoreland

d)

Trelawny

101.

Based on this map, which parish is to the EAST of St. Catherine?

a)

St. Mary

b)

Clarendon

c)

St. Andrew

d)

Portland

102.

Which parish is to the NORTH of Clarendon?

a)

Manchester

b)

St. Catherine

c)

St. Elizabeth

d)

St. Ann

103.

Which parish is SOUTH of Portland?

a)

St. Mary

b)

St. Catherine

c)

St. Ann

d)

St. Thomas

104.

Based on this Map of the Caribbean, Jamaica is SOUTH of ___________.

a)

Haiti

b)

Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Dominican Republic

105.

Based on the map, which country is to the EAST of Dominican Republic?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Haiti

106.

Which country is EAST of Jamaica? (on Jamaica's RIGHT-HAND SIDE)

a)

Haiti

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Cuba

d)

Columbia

107.

Which names the mountain range which is located in three eastern parishes in Jamaica?

a)

John Crow Mountain

b)

Bull Head Mountain

c)

Blue Mountain

d)

Dolphin Head Mountain

108.

In which parish is the Juan de Bolas Mountain located?

a)

St. Catherine

b)

St. Ann

c)

St. Mary

d)

St. Elizabeth

109.

Which is a mountain in Hanover?

a)

Mocho Mountain

b)

Carpenter's Mountain

c)

John Crow Mountain

d)

Dophin Head Mountain

110.

Across which three parishes does the cockpit country spread?

a)

Trelawney, St. James,St. Mary

b)

St. Elizabeth , St. James, Trelawney

c)

St, James, Hanover, Trelawney

d)

St. Elizabeth, St. James, Hanover

111.

Which mountain is in the same parish as the Plantain River Plantain Garden River?

a)

Blue Mountain

b)

Dry Harbour Mountains

c)

May Mountains

d)

Mt. Diablo

112.

In which parish are there no mountains?

a)

Trelawny

b)

Kingston

c)

Portland

d)

Clarendon

113.

Why are the Blue Mountains cooler than the Bull Head Mountains?

a)

It snows regularly on the Blue Mountains

b)

The Bull Head Mountains are higher that the Blue Mountains

c)

The part of the country where the Blue Mountains are located is cooler

d)

The Blue Mountains are higher than the Bull Head Mountains

114.

Which mountain is incorrectly matched to its parish?

a)

Mocho Mountain ........... Clarendon

b)

Montpelier........... St Catherine

c)

Dry Harbour.......... St. Elizabeth

d)

Pedro Mountains .......... St. Ann

115.

Which is the highest mountain in Jamaica?

a)

Bull Head Mountain

b)

Mt. Diablo

c)

Blue Mountain

d)

John Crow

116.

Which is not a benefit of mountains?

a)

powers the water cycle

b)

promotes tourism

c)

natural habitat

d)

prevents rainfall

117.

Which of these mountains is a world Heritage Site?

a)

The Cockpit Country

b)

The Blue and John Crow Mountains

c)

The Dolphin Head Mountain

d)

The Carpenter's Mountain

118.

Which Mountain is not in Manchester?

a)

Don Figuerero

b)

May Day Mountains

c)

Carpenter;s Mountain

d)

Santa Cruz Mountains

119.

What is the capital of St. Mary?

a)

May Pen

b)

Port Maria

c)

Kingston

d)

Falmouth

120.

St. Elizabeth is in the county of __________________.

a)

Cornwall

b)

Middlesex

c)

Surrey

121.

Which two parishes are western parishes?

a)

St. James and St. Ann

b)

Westmoreland and Manchester

c)

St. James and Hanover

d)

St. Mary and Portland

122.

In which county is St. Ann

a)

Cornwall

b)

Middlesex

c)

Surrey

123.

In which county is Portland?

a)

Cornwall

b)

Middlesex

c)

Surrey

124.

In which county is Manchester?

a)

Cornwall

b)

Middlesex

c)

Surrey

125.

What statement best describes Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey?

a)

They are counties in Jamaica.

b)

They are parishes in Jamaica.

c)

They are towns in Jamaica.

d)

They are capitals in Jamaica.

126.

Which describes the main business centre of a parish?

a)

county

b)

capital

c)

town

d)

community

127.

Which set of parishes are all located in the county of Middlesex?

a)

Clarendon, St. Andrew, St. Elizabeth

b)

St. Thomas, Portland, St. Mary

c)

St. Ann, Clarendon, St. Catherine

d)

St. James, Hanover, Trelawny

128.

Which represents the largest division?

a)

parish

b)

town

c)

capital

d)

county

129.

How many parishes are in Jamaica?

a)

22

b)

14

c)

13

d)

11

130.

Which parish is NOT correctly matched to its capital?

a)

Clarendon ------- May Pen

b)

Hanover --------- Lucea

c)

Trelawny -------- Falmouth

d)

St. Ann -------- Ocho Rios

131.

St. Ann's capital is located ____________.

a)

along the coast

b)

inland

132.

The capital of Manchester is located ______________________.

a)

along the coast

b)

inland

133.

Another name for main town of a parish is _________.

a)

capital

b)

village

c)

town

d)

city

134.

what time is Usain Bolts 100m

a)

9.58

b)

9.48

c)

9.35

d)

9.69

135.

when was bob marley born

a)

january 9, 1945

b)

january 6, 1946

c)

febuary 6, 1945

d)

febuary 8, 1946

136.

the first inhabitant in Jamaica

a)

european

b)

tainos

c)

jamaican

d)

spanerds

137.

what is the biggest harricanes

a)

gilbert

b)

michael

c)

alex

d)

nicholas

138.

when did Bob Marley born?

a)

january 7, 1945

b)

july 6, 1948

c)

Febuary 6, 1945

d)

febuary 7, 1946

139.

when did jamaica got found?

a)

august 8, 1962

b)

august 6, 1962

c)

august 8, 1987

d)

august 9, 1952

140.

when is Queen Ifrica's birthday

a)

Maarch 24, 1975

b)

March 25, 1975

c)

march 32, 1978

d)

january 23, 1976

141.

Jamaica is the third largest of the Caribbean islands

a)

true

b)

false

142.

how hight is blue mountain peak

a)

2,358 m

b)

2,356 m

c)

2,245 m

d)

2,257 m

e)

2,256 m

143.

what is bye in jamaica

a)

ello

b)

Inna di morrows

c)

byeee

144.

when did kingston found?

a)

1692

b)

1693

c)

1691

d)

1599

145.

who killed tainos

a)

spanish

b)

europian

c)

desease

d)

arawaks

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