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The Rastafarians Trivia Quiz

The Rastafarians are a colorful and unique religious group with music and style that is synonymous with Caribbean life. But how much do you really know about them?

A multiple-choice quiz by darrellcdow. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
darrellcdow

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,228

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1129

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Rastafarians are monotheistic, believing in only one God. Instead of using the name Jehovah or Allah, they refer to their deity by what name instead? Hint

The Boss

Yahweh

Jah

Rastafari

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Question 2 of 10

2. The word "Rastafarian" comes from the name of Ras Tafari Makonnen, who was crowned emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. What did his name become when he was crowned and adopted his royal title? Hint

Haile Selassie I

Yagbe'u Seyon

Wedem Arad

Debre Damo

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Question 3 of 10

3. For the Rastafarians, the word "Zion" doesn't mean Israel but instead refers to a location found in which region? Hint

South America

Asia

The Caribbean

Africa

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Question 4 of 10

4. There are three major sects of the Rastafari today. Two are known as the "Bobo Shanti" and the "Twelve Tribes of Israel." What is the name of the third? Hint

The Nyahbinghi Order

The Thirteenth Tribe

The True Brotherhood

The Mau Mau Warriors

5. Music plays a vital role both in spreading the Rasta message and in passing on an oral history of the movement. Which of these singers used a music style that is most closely associated with the Rastafarians? Hint

Harry Belafonte

Tom Jones

Irving Burgie

Bob Marley

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Question 6 of 10

6. Rastafarians are often opposed to governmental systems that they see as oppressive to peace and freedom. To show their disapproval, they use the name of what biblical place as a label for all such perceived systems of oppression? Hint

Sodom and Gomorrah

Babylon

Tyre and Sidon

Babel

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Question 7 of 10

7. Instead of saying "we" or "all of us" the Rastafarians will substitute what phrase, which denotes the united oneness of all people in God? Hint

brother-sisters

Me, myself, and I

I and I

every man

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Question 8 of 10

8. What text, based on the Bible, is considered to be the predominant holy book of the Rastafarians? Hint

The Writings of Jah

The Gospel of Haile Selassie

The African Apocrypha

The Holy Piby

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Jamaican promoter of black nationalism and Pan-Africanism is seen as a prophet by the Rasta for his prediction that a black king would be the people's Redeemer? Hint

Thomas Chandler

Marcus Garvey

Maurice Bishop

Michael George

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Question 10 of 10

10. What hair style is often associated with Rastafarians? Hint

a tonsure

dreadlocks

bowl cut

afro

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Rastafarians are monotheistic, believing in only one God. Instead of using the name Jehovah or Allah, they refer to their deity by what name instead?

Answer: Jah

According Rastafarian belief, Jah is the ever-present deity who is inside of each person and connects all of us together. The word itself comes from the shortened Hebrew form of the word YHWH.

2. The word "Rastafarian" comes from the name of Ras Tafari Makonnen, who was crowned emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. What did his name become when he was crowned and adopted his royal title?

Answer: Haile Selassie I

Rastafarians pronounce the end of the title by saying the letter "I" instead of "the first." However you say it, Haile Selassie I remained the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.

3. For the Rastafarians, the word "Zion" doesn't mean Israel but instead refers to a location found in which region?

Answer: Africa

Zion is a frequent symbol in Rasta music and literature and can either refer to Africa in general or to Ethiopia specifically. However, for all of their looking back to Africa as the promised land, Rastafarianism remains firmly rooted in the Caribbean.

4. There are three major sects of the Rastafari today. Two are known as the "Bobo Shanti" and the "Twelve Tribes of Israel." What is the name of the third?

Answer: The Nyahbinghi Order

The name "Nyahbinghi" comes from Queen Nyahbinghi, ruler of Uganda in the 19th century. The Nyahbinghi is the oldest of all the Rastafarian sects and it attempts to keep close ties to African heritage.

Answer: Bob Marley

With his iconic hair and vocal style, Bob Marley's songs, such as "Blackman Redemption", took the message of Rastafarians to the world. Although elements of the reggae music style have been adopted now by bands the world over, its roots remain firmly planted in the philosophy of the Rasta.

Answer: Babylon

The concept of Babylon features frequently in Rasta music. Songs like "Chant Down Babylon" speak of the corruption and oppression that the Rastas believe exists in modern world governments.

7. Instead of saying "we" or "all of us" the Rastafarians will substitute what phrase, which denotes the united oneness of all people in God?

Answer: I and I

The use of "I and I" is only one of the language variants unique to the Rastafarian vocabulary, reflecting their belief that English was imposed upon them by imperialists. Another example of an interesting change is the use of the word "overstanding" in place of "understanding" when referring to inner enlightenment.

8. What text, based on the Bible, is considered to be the predominant holy book of the Rastafarians?

Answer: The Holy Piby

First published in 1924, this text known as "The Blackman's Bible" is an adaption of the Christian Bible, which was edited to remove alleged distortions made by white leaders. It was edited in most part by Robert Athlyi Rogers, founder of the Afro Athlican Constructive Church.

9. What Jamaican promoter of black nationalism and Pan-Africanism is seen as a prophet by the Rasta for his prediction that a black king would be the people's Redeemer?

Answer: Marcus Garvey

Garvey's work and writing was not only an inspiration to Rastafarians but also to members of the Nation of Islam as well. He led the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), which represented the largest mass movement in African-American history.

10. What hair style is often associated with Rastafarians?

Answer: dreadlocks

Although common, the dreadlocks are not absolutely required to be part of the Rasta movement. As reggae singer Sugar Minnot proclaimed, "it ain't the dread on your head but the love in your heart that makes you a Rastaman."

Source: Author darrellcdow

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