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Quiz questions about Jamaica

14 questions in the archive are about Jamaica or mention it. Here are 7 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 14 questions
  • North and Central America

1. Which Caribbean country entered a bobsleigh team in the 1988 Winter Olympics?

2. What novel did Daphne Du Maurier write about Cornish shipwreckers?

3. What do Hamilton in Canada, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Kingston in Jamaica have, amongst others in common?

4. Name the three countries in the world that begin with the letter j

5. Which 17th century pirate was Knighted and made Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica?

6. Which notorious harbour city and den of iniquity sank at 11.43 am, June 7, 1692?

7. Name the only two Test cricketers whose first names begin with X?

ANSWERS

1. Jamaica

2. Jamaica Inn

3. All have hosted the Commonwealth Games

4. Jamaica, Japan, Jordan

5. Henry Morgan

6. Port Royal Jamaica

7. Xenephon Balaskas (South Africa) and Xavier Marshall (Jamaica, West Indies)

Where these questions come from
  1. Winter Quiz 1
  2. Literature Quiz 12
  3. Sport Quiz 2
  4. Threes a Crowd Quiz 2
  5. History Quiz 12
  6. Pub Quiz 142
  7. Cricket Quiz 3

Questions are chosen because they name the country, its people, its language or its capital.

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