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Where Am I in Jamaica? Trivia Quiz

I will give you the hints and you tell me where I am in Jamdung.

A multiple-choice quiz by reggaejames. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
reggaejames

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,120

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1974

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start off in Town, I am at the corner of Duke and Beeston Streets, there is a rather plain brick and concrete building here. They tell me it is home to the Jamaican Parliament. What's the building's name? Hint

Devon House

Gordon House

Bellevue

Jamaica House

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Question 2 of 10

2. Still in Town, I am at one of its most famous addresses, 56 Hope Road.
Where am I?

Answer: (Four words TBMM)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Leaving Town, we are now at a place that was once the wealthiest city in the New World. It was destroyed on Tuesday June 7, 1692 in a great earthquake. Where are we?

Answer: (Two words Think, harbor of kings)

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Question 4 of 10

4. We are now in a place that is famous for the high quality coffee it produces. Being an avid cyclist, I love this place. Where are we?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. We are now visiting the former home of Hollywood actor, Errol Flynn. In the nineties, it was the setting for the movies, "Cocktail" and "Lord of the Flies". Where are we? Hint

Port Royal

Port Antonio

Blue Lagoon

Treasure Beach

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Question 6 of 10

6. We are now in St. Mary Parish on the north east coast, home to another celebrity. This time it is the English playwright and actor, Noel Coward. His house in Jamaican patois would be called "Peenywally". What is it in English? Hint

Alligator

Spring

Firefly

Sunset

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jamaica was also home to Ian Fleming, originator of the legendary spy, James Bond. Fleming got the name James Bond, from an unusual source. What was it? Hint

A book on birds

A go-go bar owner

A plumber that worked for him

A pirate captain

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Question 8 of 10

8. Moving over to the northwest coast, we arrive at Jamaica's most famous resort and the second largest city on the island. Can you name it?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Jamaica's most famous tourist attraction, the beautiful Dunn's River Falls is located just west of this place. Where? Hint

Negril

Ocho Rios

Morant Bay

Montego Bay

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Question 10 of 10

10. Time to fly, I am in Kingston and want to head to the airport. What is the name of the airport nearest to the city? Hint

Donald Sangster

Norman Manley

Bob Marley

Edward Seaga

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Gordon House

This building opened in 1960. It is named after the national hero, the Right Excellent George William Gordon. A "freed colored son" of a Scottish plantation owner.

2. Still in Town, I am at one of its most famous addresses, 56 Hope Road. Where am I?

Answer: The Bob Marley Museum

Originally home to Bob's Tuff Gong Recording Studios. The location of the assassination attempt on his life in 1976.

3. Leaving Town, we are now at a place that was once the wealthiest city in the New World. It was destroyed on Tuesday June 7, 1692 in a great earthquake. Where are we?

Answer: Port Royal

Port Royal was home to the buccaneers of lore and this was reflected in the number of brothels and drinking taverns that once flourished in the city.

4. We are now in a place that is famous for the high quality coffee it produces. Being an avid cyclist, I love this place. Where are we?

Answer: Blue Mountains

Blue Mountain Peak is 7402 feet high. A great place to view the sunrise over Kingston.

5. We are now visiting the former home of Hollywood actor, Errol Flynn. In the nineties, it was the setting for the movies, "Cocktail" and "Lord of the Flies". Where are we?

Answer: Port Antonio

Flynn bought the Titchfield Hotel and Navy Island and threw wild parties there for his Hollywood friends. It is now the Navy Island Marina Resort.

Answer: Firefly

Coward lived in Jamaica for over 30 years. His only novel, "Pomp and Circumstance" and his comedy, "South Sea Bubble" were both written here. He is buried at Firefly.

7. Jamaica was also home to Ian Fleming, originator of the legendary spy, James Bond. Fleming got the name James Bond, from an unusual source. What was it?

Answer: A book on birds

Ian Fleming in "Ian Fleming Introduces Jamaica" relates " I was looking for a name for my hero- nothing like Peregrine Carruthers or Standfast Maltravers-and I found it, on the cover of one of my Jamaican bibles, "Birds Of The West Indies" by James Bond, an ornithological classic."

8. Moving over to the northwest coast, we arrive at Jamaica's most famous resort and the second largest city on the island. Can you name it?

Answer: Montego Bay

Too many people here hustling the tourists for my liking...

9. Jamaica's most famous tourist attraction, the beautiful Dunn's River Falls is located just west of this place. Where?

Answer: Ocho Rios

The falls are just west of Ocho Rios. If you visit Jamaica, you just have to climb Dunn's River Falls.

10. Time to fly, I am in Kingston and want to head to the airport. What is the name of the airport nearest to the city?

Answer: Norman Manley

Named after former prime minister Norman Manley, founder of the People's National Party known as the PNP.

Source: Author reggaejames

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