Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Jamaican Influence Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the first wave of Jamaican immigrants come to the UK?

a)

145

b)

1948

c)

1950

d)

1952

2.

What type of music is Jamaica associated with? (2 answers)

a)

dancehall

b)

reggae

c)

ska

d)

hip hop

3.

Which Jamaican musician helped popularise reggae in Britain?

a)

Stormy

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

Kei Miller

d)

Bob Marley

4.

Where does the Windrush generation come from?

a)

Britain

b)

America

c)

Nigeria

d)

Jamaica

5.

What is HMT Empire Windrush?

a)

A plane

b)

A ship

c)

A square

d)

A country

6.

What year was the last ship invited to the UK?

a)

1951

b)

1961

c)

1971

d)

1981

7.

What is the name of the ship that brought Jamaican people over to Britain?

a)

Ship Windrush

b)

HMT Empire Windrush

c)

SS Britannia

d)

HMS Caribbean

8.

Which challenges did Jamaicans face in Britain?

a)

Pride and prejudice

b)

Racism and discrimination

9.

In which fields did they work? (2 answers)

a)

Public transport

b)

Schools

c)

NHS

d)

Justice

10.

What do you call the Jamaican dialect?

a)

Wagwan

b)

Bro

c)

Patois

d)

Blud

11.

Which part of the population has Jamaican patois influenced

a)

British youth

b)

British elderly people

c)

British politicians

12.

What do you not associate with Jamaican fashion?

a)

Corset

b)

Dreadlocks

c)

Bright colours

d)

Baggy clothes

13.

How has Jamaican patois influenced British language?

a)

By making British people speak with a Jamaican accent

b)

By introducing new words and phrases into slang

c)

By replacing English with patois in schools

d)

It had no influence

14.

Which of the following is not an area influenced by Jamaican culture in Britain

a)

Music

b)

Food

c)

Space Exploration

d)

Language

15.

Jamaican fashion is seen in London...... (tick as many as you think!)

a)

Pubs

b)

Parks

c)

Streets

16.

What's Jamaican for 'thanks'?

a)

thanks

b)

tank

c)

thank

d)

thinks

17.

What is the correct spelling?

a)

reggea

b)

regae

c)

raggea

d)

reggae