General Knowledge

NB: Check over the answers as things change overtime.

Longest river in Jamaica Rio Minho (92.8 kilo meters/57.7 miles) in

Clarendon-Flows generally south southwest
Widest river in Jamaica Black River
Tallest Mountain in Jamaica and height Blue Mountain Peak (2,256 meters/7,402 feet)
Current captain of the Reggae Boys Rudolph Austin
Current Coach of the Reggae Boys Winfried Schafer
Ministers of different sectors:
Prime minister’s office The most honourable Andrew Holness
Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade Senator the hon. Kamina Johnson Smith
Finance & Public service The hon. Audley Shaw
Industry, Commerce, agriculture and fisheries The Hon. Carl Samuda
Energy, Science and Technology The Hon. Andrew Wheatley
Education, youth and information Senator The hon. Ruel Reid
National Security The Hon. Robert Montague
Justice The Hon. Delroy Chuck
Local Government & Community Development The hon. Desmond Makenzie
Entertainment, Sports, culture and gender The Hon. Olivia Grange
affairs
Attorney general chambers Mrs. Marlene Malahoo Forte
Tourism The Hon. Edmund Bartlett
Economic growth and job creation The most hon. Andrew Holness & Hon. Daryl
Vaz
Labour & Social Security The Hon. Shahine Robinson
Transport & Mining The hon. Lester Michael Henry
Health The Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton
Defence The most honourable Andrew Holness
Sports: Usain Bolt-2009 (100 m-9.58 sec)
(200 m-19.9 sec)
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (100 m-10.70 sec)
Merlene Ottey (200 m-21.64)
Which boxer won Jamaica’s first world title Nicholas Walters
Parishes & Capitals:
St. Thomas Morant Bay
Portland Port Antonio
Kingston Kingston
St. Andrew Half Way Tree
St. Catherine Spanish Town
St. Mary Port Maria
 Clarendon May Pen
St. Ann St. Anns Bay
Manchester Mandeville
Trelawny Falmouth
St. Elizabeth Black River
St. James Montego Bay
Westmoreland Savanna La Mar
Hanover Lucea
Which Parish is Dunns’s River falls located St. Ann
The flowers basket St. Ann
The Bread basket/ Food basket St. Elizabeth
What is the National:
Tree Blue Mahoe
Fruit Ackee
Bird Dr. Bird/ Swallow Tail Humming Bird
Flower Lignum Vitae
How often are General Elections held in Every 5 years
Jamaica
Christopher Columbus discovered Jamaica May 5,1494
Motto of Jamaica Out of many, one People
Chief of Defence Staff/Chief of Staff (Head of Major-General Antony Bertram Anderson
JDF) (2010-Present)
Who is the head of government? The Governor general
What is the CCJ Caribbean court of Justice
What year did Norman Manley die
What year did Michael Manley die
Which parish is the Princess Margaret Hospital St.Thomas
located
Know the Coat of Arms
Know the parishes in the different counties
Alexander the Great King of Greece
Nanny Town Portland
First Chief of Staff Brigadier Paul Edwin Crook (1962-1965)
Adult Suffrage 1944
Independence August 6,1962
Emancipation August 1 (First celebrated in 1938)
What did Christopher Columbus call Jamaica Santiago
First DPP (Director of public Prosecution) of William Swaby
Jamaica
Current DPP Paula Llewellyn
First Attorney General on independence Hon. Victor Grant
What two colours can be mixed to get green Blue & Yellow
World War 1 Began & Ended July 28,1914-November 11,1918
World War 2 Began & Ended 1939-1945
Napoleon Bonaparte reign as Emperor of May 18,1804-April 11,1814
French
Heroes Day October 17
USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republic
The Constitutional system of Jamaica was 1944
reformed in
Maroons Escaped Slaves
Slavery abolished in Jamaica August 1,1834
Commissioner of Police Dr. Carl Williams
Area of Jamaica 4,244 sq. Miles
Who won Jamaica’s First Gold Olympic medal Arthur Wint (400 m) 1948
Gordon house was named after George William Gordon
3 Counties in Jamaica Cornwall, Middlesex & Surrey
St. William Grant Park Downtown Parade
Tivoli incursion To capture Christopher “Dudus” Coke for
 extradition to the USA
JDF moved in on May 23,2010
Bob Marley February 6,1945-May 11,1981
NSWMA National Solid waste management authority
Which parish is Green Grotto Cave located St. Ann
Largest part of parliament House of representatives
First time Jamaica qualified for world cup 1998
Which Parishes has no river Manchester & Kingston
Which parish is Milk River located Clarendon
Norman Manley was not a prime minister of True
Jamaica, True or False
Who elects the governor General The queen of England
Some Governors Generals of Jamaica (1962 1st Sir Kenneth Blackburne
onward) 6th Sir Howard Cooke
7th Sir Kenneth O Hall
8th Sir Patrick Allen
Prime ministers of Jamaica, the party and the Nb. There are 8 prime ministers of Jamaica
years because independence was in 1962
1953-Alexander Bustamante-JLP
1955-Norman Manley-PNP
1962-Alexander Bustamante-JLP (First prime
minister of Jamaica)
1967-Donald Sangster-JLP (Died in 2 months)
1967-Hugh Shearer-JLP
1972-Michael Manley-PNP
1980-Edward Seaga-JLP
1989-Michael Manley-PNP
1992-P.J. Paterson-PNP
2006-Portia Simpson Miller-PNP
2007-Bruce Golding-JLP
2011-Andrew Holness-JLP
2012-Portia Simpson Miller-PNP
2016-Andrew Holness-JLP

JDF Constituted in July 31, 1962

Camps in the JDF Up Park Camp

New Castle
Moneague
Jamaica’s national anthem
The largest Parish in Jamaica
Michael Manley
Who is the leader of Opposition in Jamaica?
Who was the previous commissioner of
police?
The name of the three ships Christopher
Columbus came to Jamaica With
What is the name of the first capital of
Jamaica?
Eternal father bless our land,
Guard us with thy mighty hand.
Keep us free from evil powers,
Be our light through countless hours.
To our leaders, great defender, grant true
wisdom from above,
Justice truth be ours forever, Jamaica land we
love.
Jamaica x3 land we love.
Teach us true respect for all,
Stir response to duty’s call.
Strengthen us the weak to cherish,
Give us vision lest we perish.
Knowledge send us heavenly father,
Grant true wisdom from above,
Justice, truth be ours forever.
Jamaica land we love.
Jamaica x3 land we love.
St. Catherine
December 10,1924-March 6,1997
Portia Simpson-Miller
Owen Ellington
Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria
Seville (in St. Ann)

Major Hurricanes and dates:

Gilbert 1988
Ivan 2004
Charlie 1951
Dean 2007
Dennis 2005