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Social Studies Revision

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of our national heroes was a Baptist Deacon?

a)

Nanny of the Maroons

b)

Sir Alexander Bustamante

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

George William Gordon

e)

Paul Bogle

2.

How many heroes does Jamaica have?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

8

d)

9

e)

None of the above

3.

Which of our heroes was a Rhodes Scholar?

a)

Nanny of the Maroons

b)

Michael Manley

c)

Norman Manley

d)

Sir Alexander Bustamante

e)

George William Gordon

4.

Which national hero founded the People's Political Party?

a)

Norman Manley

b)

Sir Alexander Bustamante

c)

Hugh Shearer

d)

Marcus Garvey

e)

George Washington Gordon

5.

Who is Jamaica's first national hero?

a)

Alexander Bustamante

b)

Sam Sharpe

c)

Nanny of the Maroons

d)

Marcus Garvey

e)

Martin Luther King

6.

Which of the following is true of Sam Sharpe and Paul Bogle?

a)

Both were from Stony Gut

b)

Both were born free

c)

Both were Baptist deacons

d)

They were both integral in the Morant Bay Rebellion

e)

Both died in 1832

7.

My mother was a slave and my father a Scottish planter. Who am I?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Kenneth Blackburne

c)

Norman Manley

d)

George William Gordon

e)

Sir Alexander Bustamante

8.

This national hero was hanged in a square named after him

a)

Norman Manley

b)

Sam Sharpe

c)

Paul Bogle

d)

Nanny of the Maroons

e)

Marcus Garvey

9.

Which Hero started the Industrial Trade Union?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Alexander Bustamante

c)

Sam Sharpe

d)

Norman Washington Manley

e)

Hugh Shearer

10.

Which national hero founded the Jamaica Labour Party?

a)

Norman Manley

b)

Sir Alexander Bustamante

c)

Hugh Shearer

d)

Marcus Garvey

e)

George Washington Gordon

11.

What is the name of the hero/heroine found on the Jamacian five hundred dollar bill?

a)

Nanny of the Maroons

b)

Paul Bogle

c)

Norman Manley

d)

Sir Alexander Bustamante

e)

George William Gordon

12.

What is the name of the hero/heroine found on the Jamacian $10 coin?

a)

Nanny of the Maroons

b)

Paul Bogle

c)

Norman Manley

d)

Sir Alexander Bustamante

e)

George William Gordon

13.

Marcus Garvey was born in the parish of St. Thomas.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of the following national heroes of Jamaica was an airport name after

a)

Norman Manley

b)

Sam Sharpe

c)

Paul Bogle

d)

Michael Manley

e)

Marcus Garvey

15.
I was a lawyer, soldier and Jamaica's first and only Premier serving between July 1959-July 1962.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
16.
Although I was hanged on October 24, 1865, my actions resulted in black people receiving justice and public officials changing their attitudes towards them.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
17.
In 1822, I was born in Stony Gut, St. Thomas.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
18.
I was born a slave in St. James, but also became a leader in the Baptist church.
a)
Nanny of the Maroons
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
George William Gordon
d)
Samuel Sharpe
19.
I was a fearless Ashanti warrior and Maroon leader who fought in the First Maroon War.
a)
Nanny of the Maroons
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
George William Gordon
d)
Samuel Sharpe
20.
In 1822, I was born in Stony Gut, St. Thomas.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
21.
I was born in Roxborough, Manchester in 1893.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
22.
I was a Baptist Deacon who led the Morant Bay Rebellion.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
23.
In 1938, I started the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union and founded the Jamaica Labour Party in 1943.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
24.
I was determined to change the conditions for small farmers, so I led a group from Spanish Town to Stony Gut as well as a march to the Morant Bay courthouse.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
25.
I was the first Jamaican prime minister and a founding father of Jamaica's independence.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
26.
I founded the People's National Party.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
27.
In 1884, I was born in Blenheim, Hanover.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
28.
Although I was hanged on October 24, 1865, my actions resulted in black people receiving justice and public officials changing their attitudes towards them.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
29.
I was a lawyer, soldier and Jamaica's first and only Premier serving between July 1959-July 1962.
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Washington Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
30.
Choose the contributions of Alexander Bustamante:
a)
Supported Trade Union Movement
b)
Founded Bustamante Industrial Trade Union
c)
Founded Jamaica Labour Party
31.
Choose the contributions of Norman Manley:
a)
Supported Trade Union Movement
b)
Founded the People National's Party
c)
Founded Jamaica Labour Party
d)
Led the demand for Adult Suffrage.
32.
Who led the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865?
a)
Paul Bogle
b)
Norman Manley
c)
Alexander Bustamante
33.
I was a fearless Ashanti warrior and Maroon leader who fought in the First Maroon War.
a)
Nanny of the Maroons
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
George William Gordon
d)
Samuel Sharpe
34.

I started the Universal Negro Improvement Association (U.N.I.A.) and the Negro World Newspaper to advocate for the positive self-esteem, education, and self-reliance of black people.

a)

Nanny of the Maroons

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

George William Gordon

d)

Samuel Sharpe

35.
I subdivided my own land and sold them as farm lots to ex-slaves at a reasonable price.
a)
Nanny of the Maroons
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
George William Gordon
d)
Samuel Sharpe
36.
Which national hero is on the Five dollar coin?
a)
Sam Sharpe
b)
Norman Manley
c)
Nanny of the Maroon
d)
Onexia Davis
37.
What is the Jamican Motto?
a)
No problem man
b)
Out of Many One People
c)
Wah gwaan Jamaica
d)
Likkle but wi talahwa
38.
What is another name for Nanny of the Maroon?
a)
Freedom fighter
b)
Granny Nanny
c)
Mother of freedom
d)
Mother of the Maroons
39.
What town is named after a national hero?
a)
Maroon Town
b)
Nannyville 
c)
George Town
d)
Nanny Town
40.

What is the name of the person shown in this picture?

a)

Samuel Sharpe

b)

Paul Bogle

c)

Nanny of the Maroon

d)

George William Gordon

41.

What is the name of the person shown in this picture?

a)

Paul Bogle

b)

Nanny of the Maroons

c)

Norman Manley

d)

Samuel Sharpe

42.

What is the name of the person shown in this picture?

a)

George William Gordon

b)

Marcus Mosiah Garvey

c)

Samuel Sharpe

d)

Sir Alexander Bustamante

43.

What did the Tainos look like?

a)

tall, with straight noses and green eyes

b)

brown-skinned, medium height and build, with straight black hair and flat foreheads

c)

short, with curly, red hair and small feet

d)

slimly built, with long, blonde hair and broad lips

44.

The Tainos travelled from South America to the (a)   .

45.

The Tainos worshipped this image it was called a

a)

Zemis

b)

Adjoupas

c)

Shamans

46.

Tainos traveled in _______ made from tree trunk, up the Orinoco River to the Greater Antilles?

a)

ships

b)

canoes / canoas

c)

steamboats

d)

cargo ships

47.

Which islands make up the Greater Antilles?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Trinidad

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

e)

Hispaniola

48.

Who were the first inhabitants of Jamaica?

a)

Indians

b)

Europeans

c)

Tainos

49.

What methods did the Tainos use in order to get their food?

a)

fishing

b)

hunting animals

c)

buying fruits at the market

d)

farming

50.

The Tainos were indigenous to Jamaica.

Indigenous means:

a)

They were intelligent

b)

They were the first set of people to live in Jamaica.

c)

They were a simple set of people.

51.

Two foods that the Tainos prepared were___________.

a)

pepperpot soup and cassava bread

b)

cakes and biscuit

c)

barbeque chicken 🐔 and fries.

52.

The chief of the Taino tribe was called

a)

Coyaba

b)

Zemi

c)

Areitos

d)

Cacique

53.

The Tainos migrated to Jamaica from...

a)

America

b)

the West Indies

c)

South America

d)

Greenaland

54.

Which Island is NOT part of the Greater Antilles?

a)

Cuba

b)

Aruba

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Jamaica

55.

Who would not live in this Taino house?

a)

Cacique

b)

Regular Taino

c)

Cacique's Wife

d)

Cacique's Family

56.

Which type of Taino home is seen in the picture?

a)

Bohio

b)

Caneye