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Jamaica

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jamaica's style of cooking is influenced by _______________.

a)

Only Africans

b)

Tainos, Europeans, Asians and Africans

c)

Europeans and Asians

2.

Identify the group of dances that were preformed originally by slaves and freed slaves, and are still being preformed today during special celebrations.

a)

Kumina, Bruckins, Maypole and Quadrille.

b)

Kumina, Bruckins, Dancehall.

c)

Kimina, Bruckins, John Connu and Ska.

d)

Ska, Dancehall,and the Electric Slide.

3.

Identify the Jamaican National Heroes which were associated with the Morant Bay Rebellion?

a)

Norman Washington Manley

b)

Paul Bogle

c)

Alexander Bustamante

d)

George William Gordon

4.

Which ethnic group introduced the method of preparing food to Jamaica?

a)

British

b)

Tainos

c)

Indians

d)

African

5.

Which groups of people arrived in Jamaica voluntarily?

a)

Jews

b)

Chinese

c)

East Indians

d)

Africans

6.

Slavery started in Jamaica when the ________________ arrived. They arrived on the island in the year _____________. They fought with the ___________________, killed some and enslaved others in their search for _______________.

(a)  

7.

Which of the following are Jamaica's National Symbols?

a)

The Blue Mahoe

b)

The Lignum Vitae

c)

Bandana

d)

Saltfish

e)

Doctor Bird

8.

What does the image above represents? Describe its features.

4 lines
9.

Who is Jamaica's first National Hero?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Samuel Sharpe

c)

Paul Bogle

d)

Nanny of the Maroons

10.

Who brought Kumina to Jamaica?

a)

Enslaved African

b)

African Indentured Servants

c)

Indian Indentured Servants

d)

Chinese Indentured Servants

11.

Jamaica's National Dish is (a)   .

12.

Christopher Columbus entered Jamaica in (a)   .

13.

What is the capital city of Jamaica?

a)

A) Kingston

b)

B) Montego Bay

c)

C) Negril

d)

D) Ocho Rios

14.

Which Jamaican music genre is known for its offbeat rhythm and was popularized in the 1960s?

a)

A) Reggae

b)

B) Ska

c)

C) Dancehall

d)

D) Mento

15.

Who was the first female Prime Minister of Jamaica?

a)

A) Portia Simpson-Miller

b)

B) Nanny of the Maroons

c)

C) Louise Bennett-Coverley

d)

D) Rita Marley