Statistics for Jamaica Country Quiz

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  • This quiz has been taken 893 times
  • The average score is 11 of 20

Answer Stats

QuestionAnswer% Correct
What is the official language of Jamaica?English
98%
What is the capital of Jamaica?Kingston
97%
In what major sea is Jamaica located?Caribbean Sea
96%
Which Jamaican athlete is the fastest sprinter of all time?Usain Bolt
96%
What popular music genre originated from Jamaica in the late 1960s?Reggae
89%
Which Jamaican singer is the most famous musician from that genre of all-time?Bob Marley
88%
What country controlled Jamaica from 1509 until 1655?Spain
82%
What Afrocentric religion originally from Ethiopia developed in Jamaica in 1930s?Rastafari
76%
What mainland country is Jamaica closest to?Honduras
53%
In what style of cooking is meat dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a hot spice mixture?Jerk
52%
Which Jamaican rapper got caught cheating and said "it wasn't me"?Shaggy
46%
Which city in Jamaica has the most international visitors?Montego Bay
41%
What is the more specific name for the Jamaican Creole language?Patois
41%
What Jamaican athlete is the the second fastest man ever in both 100 m and 200 m?Yohan Blake
23%
Which Jamaican model sung "Slave to the Rhythm" and played as the
Bond girl in "A View to a Kill"?
Grace Jones
22%
Which city used to serve as the capital from 1655 until 1872?Spanish Town
18%
Who were the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the island?Taíno
18%
Which British admiral and politician served as the first governor of Jamaica?
(he also founded a northeastern U.S. state)
William Penn
18%
What city has the second highest population in Jamaica?Portmore
12%
What do Jamaicans colloquially refer to their home island as?The Rock
6%

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