Jamaica is among the most famous Caribbean destinations. The Caribbean islands are divided into three: the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles. Jamaica is the third largest island in the region coming next after Cuba and Hispaniola.
If the Olympics are anything to allude to, Jamaicans have impressive athletic prowess. In fact, it is only the U.S. and China that have more Olympic medals than Jamaica. That’s a good sports fact, there!
Jamaica Facts Trivia Questions and Answers
If you enjoy jamming to reggae music, you got Jamaicans to thank. The country produces the most music per capita. Besides reggae, they also produce other music genres like pop, western, rock ‘n’ roll, soul, hip-hop, jazz, rap, and R&B.
Although the high altitude and gradient of the hills make it extremely difficult to produce a crop. The country produces Blue Mountain Coffee. It takes really long to harvest and thus making it an expensive coffee in the world.
Explore this trivia exercise to learn about Jamaica!
1. Animals: Which brightly colored little bird, immortalized as Jamaica’s national bird, is endemic to Jamaica?
2. Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, measuring 235 km long and approximately 4,411 square miles (10,992 square km). The island is slightly smaller than which state in the U.S.A?
3. Join the definitions of these two phrases to make one Jamaica-related word.
4. Jamaica is located 90 miles south of which Caribbean country?
5. Celebrities: Which Jamaican actress is best remembered for her role as Nurse Ernestine Shoop on Trapper John M.D.?
6. In 1993 which Jamaican beauty was crowned Miss World?
7. In which body of water can Jamaica be found?
8. The capital of Jamaica is which city?
9. The inland areas of Jamaica have a number of mountain ranges. Which mountain range includes the highest point on the island?
10. The Jamaican flag consists of how many _____ colors?
11. Christopher Columbus is credited with the discovery of Jamaica but which set of people did he find already inhabiting the island on his arrival?
12. The original Indian inhabitants of Jamaica were said to be exterminated by the Spanish. The name of the original Indian inhabitants is one of the following?
13. In which style of cooking native to Jamaica is a very hot spice mixture used to dry rub or wet marinate the meat?
14. The head of government is elected by the Jamaican people and is called one of the following?
15. Major agricultural crops grown in Jamaica are?
16. Which Jamaican poet/poetess was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1960 for his/her work in Jamaican Literature and theatre?
17. Over which (3) parishes do the Blue Mountain stretch?
18. Which Jamaican-based comedy released in 1993 is somewhat based on the Jamaican bobsled team’s efforts to get into the Winter Olympics?
19. The Mico University College sits on the Liguanea Plain.
20. According to Robert Nesta Marley in his ‘Redemption Song’ what should we emancipate ourselves from?
21. After the crowning of Haile Selassie I as Emperor of Ethiopia a new religious movement started in Jamaica. What was it?
22. The Jamaican Maroons were the second negro group to gain freedom from their masters in the New World.
23. The Jamaica Hope (Montgomery Jersey) is an animal breed that was developed by Dr. Thomas Lecky, a Jamaican agricultural science pioneer. What type of animal is it?
24. Bauxite is the ore, mined in Jamaica, from which ___________ is made.
25. Which Jamaican track and field sprinter gained prominence at the 2008 Olympics Games as she became the first Caribbean female to win gold at the women’s 100m dash at the Olympics?
26. The team of men, who play football (soccer) for the Jamaica national team, is called __________.
27. A cruise ship passenger terminal is found in Spanish Town?
28. Which Jamaican comedian and actor had a role in two episodes of ‘Chef’ as Gareth Blackstock’s father?
29. Jamaica was the first country in the Western world to construct a railway, even before the United States!
30. Pokémon video games are popular in Jamaica. Can some Pokemon evolve into more powerful forms?
31. The Manchester Golf Club in Jamaica, the oldest in the western hemisphere, was established in the year _______.
32. Which currency is most commonly used in Jamaica?
33. Bob Marley was born in Jamaica in the year _______.
34. Edward Seaga, PJ Patterson, Portia Simpson, and Bruce Golding, at one point was Jamaica’s __________?
35. Which parish in Jamaica is the athletic track star Usain Bolt from?
36. The famous Green Grotto is a _______________ in Jamaica.
37. If Jamaica was ‘born’ in 1962, how old is Jamaica today?
38. Which parish has the lowest elevation?
39. What did Christopher Columbus call Jamaica?
40. In which county is Manchester located?
41. Who was Jamaica’s governor general in 2007?
42. GoldenEye is the name of Ian Flemming’s home in Jamaica, the author of the James Bond novels. Where in Jamaica is it located?
43. Who was Jamaica’s prime minister in 2001?
44. In which parish did Christopher Columbus first land?
45. Which party won Jamaica’s general election in 2007?
46. When did Jamaica become an independent nation from Britain?
47. Who got Jamaica its first gold medal in a women’s event in the Olympics?
48. What is the largest parish (size) in Jamaica?
49. Which is the official language of Jamaica?
50. What is the smallest parish (size) in Jamaica?
51. What is the area of Jamaica?
52. Which parish has the highest elevation?
53. Who pioneered and popularized rafting as means of leisure?
54. The longest river in Jamaica is?
55. On what day is Jamaican Independence observed each year?
56. The two rainy seasons in Jamaica are?
57. Jamaica is located in?
58. Who represented The Queen at Jamaica’s Independence celebrations in 1962?
59. Select the name of Jamaica’s national bird?
60. Who is Jamaica’s first National Hero?
61. Jamaica’s National Fruit is?
62. Which National Hero was the leader of a widespread slave rebellion?
63. Can you name what was the capital city of Jamaica immediately before Kingston?
64. Who was Jamaica’s first Prime Minister?
65. The infamously known as the ‘wickedest city on Earth’ was where in Jamaica?
66. Bob Marley was born in?
67. The first Miss World from Jamaica was?
68. Which parish is known as the “bread basket parish”?
69. First ever goal in a FIFA World Cup Finals was scored by which Jamaican footballer?
70. What is written on the Jamaican Coat of Arm?
71. Who was the first sitting US president to visit Jamaica?
72. Jamaica’s climate?
73. Who won the first Festival Song Competition in 1966?
74. Who scored Jamaica’s first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup Finals?
75. Who won the first Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album?
76. What high school did Usain Bolt attend?
77. How many different types of Orchid grow in Jamaica?
78. Evidence of the first humans to have inhabited Jamaica has been dated to approximately when?
79. If you visit Sabina Park you will be there to watch?
80. Samuel Sharpe has been declared a Jamaican National Hero for his role in what event?
81. Tourism is worth approximately how much to Jamaica’s economy?
82. What natural disaster struck Jamaica in 1907?
83. Jamaica gave the world Jerk spice. It’s main ingredients are allspice and what?
84. What is a Jamaican Slider?