How it works
These trivia questions about Jamaica come in four rounds: the name, the coasts and the mountains, plants and animals, Taíno, Spain and the English conquest, and assembly to independence, words and food.
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The history of Jamaica in two rounds
Taíno, Spain and the English conquest runs from the Redware people to the earthquake at Port Royal in 1692. Assembly to independence, words and food takes in Queen Nanny, emancipation in 1838 and Alexander Bustamante.
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Touch a choice: the card names the right answer and adds a one-line reason with its source. Questions arrive in tens. In Scored round nothing is marked until question 20.
Questions and answers
What are some easy Jamaican trivia questions and answers?
What is the name Xaymaca said to mean? How many of the eight native snakes are venomous? Which spice blend is the island famous for? The answers are Land of Wood and Water, none, and jerk.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 3, 2026 in the Wikipedia article Jamaica, linked under the question. Sports, bands, brands, religion and party politics are left out, and slavery is asked only as plain dated facts.
What is the national bird of Jamaica?
The red-billed streamertail, a hummingbird known locally as the doctor bird. It is one of four hummingbird species on the island.
Who were the Maroons?
People who escaped slavery and formed free communities in the interior. The Leeward Maroons under Cudjoe signed a treaty with the British in 1739, and the Windward Maroons under Quao and Queen Nanny in 1740.