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Take This Quiz On Jamaica

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1 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Jamaica is described to be a _____________ country.


Archipelago

Island

Peninsula

2 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Jamaica is located in the ______________ sea.


Caribbean

Caspian

Black

3 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Jamaica is part of the Greater Antilles group of Islands.


True

False

4 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Jamaica lies about 145 kilometers towards the south of ____________.


Puerto Rico

Cuba

Costa Rica

5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The Cayman Islands lies in the northwest of Jamaica at a distance of 215 kilometres.


True

False

6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

___________ is the capital and the largest city of Jamaica.


Montego Bay

Port Antonio

Kingston

7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The country of Jamaica was originally inhabited by the indigenous ____________ people.


Taino

Maasai

Samburu

8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The explorer ______________ landed in Jamaica and paved the way for Spanish rule to be established in the country.


Vasco da Gama

Ferdinand Magellan

Christopher Columbus

9 Question
30 seconds
Q.

A large number of indigenous people of Jamaica were killed or died due to diseases during Spanish rule.


True

False

10 Question
30 seconds
Q.

____________ slaves were brought in as laborers into Jamaica.


Asian

African

Indian

11 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The country was initially named _____________ during the Spanish rule.


Santiago

Seranego

Soronego

12 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Pick out the year in which Jamaica fell to the British empire:


1632

1644

1655

13 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Jamaica became a leading exporter of ______________ during the British rule.


Sugar

Cotton

Coconut

14 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Pick out the year in which Jamaica attained full independence from British rule:


1954

1959

1962

15 Question
30 seconds
Q.

About 92.1% of the Jamaican population is made up of the __________ people.


Afro-Jamaicans

Indo-Jamaicans

Both

16 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Jamaica is the birthplace of Buddhism.


True

False

17 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Are East Asians also found in Jamaica?


Yes

No

18 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Jamaica is known to be the birthplace of reggae music.


True

False

19 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The economy of Jamaica is highly dependent on ____________.


Crude oil

Tourism

Agriculture

20 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The official currency of Jamaica is ______________.


Jamaican peso

Jamaican dinar

Jamaican dollar