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1. Who in the bible said “How cans this thing, seeing that I know not a man”? Mary, mother of Jesus

2. What type of lens is used to correct far sightedness? Convex3. What name is given to the Jamaican dish consisting of mackerel run down with boiled green

bananas? Dip and fall back4. By what process do salts lose their water of crystallization? Effloresce 5. If 52x-1 = 625, what is x? 2.56. What is the SI unit of potential difference? Volts7. In which Caribbean Island is the town of Marigold? Dominica8. What is the nationality of the West Indian trade unionist Arthur Cipriani? Guyanese9. What type of glacier occupies a river valley? Valley glacier10.Which former international organization was abbreviated GATT? General Agreement on

Tariffs and Trades11.What name is given to an electron emitted to from a radioactive source? Beta particle12.Complete the Jamaican proverb: mi trow mi cawn…. Mi neva call nuh fowl13. In what year did the treaty of Westphalia end the 30 years war? 164814.Who wrote “In a Green Night”? Derek Walcott15.What is the mass number of fluorine? 18.99816. In the bible who was the mother of Gad? Zilpah17.What is another name for gristle? Cartilage18.When is “le pac”? Easter19.When is the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere? September 2120.What is the next term in the sequence: 1, 8, 27, 64…. 12521.When was the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis? 155922.Who composed the 1812 Overture? Pyotr Tchaikovsky23.Which Jamaican wrote “Now the Lignum Vitae Blooms”? Tom Red Cam24.What is the mass number of aluminum? 26.9825. In the bible who was the mother of Dan? Bilhah26.What is the name of the bone surrounding the spinal cord? Vertebral column27.What is the past tense of shall? Should28.When is le noel? Christmas29.Give the date of the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere? March 2130.What is the capital of the Slovak republic? Bratislava31.What instrument measures the pressure of the atmosphere? Barometer32.What term describes the speed of a piece of music? Tempo33.Who was the prime minister of Great Britain between 1979 and 1990? Margaret Thatcher34.How many protons are in the magnesium 2+ ion? 1235.Which of the commandments deal with adultery? Seventh36.What is the capital of Slovenia? Ljubljana37.This is any opening through which radiation can pass? Aperture38.Who was the premier of china between 1988 and 1998? Lee Peng39.What name is given to the diatonic scale around which a piece of music is written? Key40.How many electrons are in the aluminum 3+ ion? Ten41.Who wrote the white devil? John Webster42.Which of the commandments deals with bearing false witness against thy neighbor? Ninth43.What is the purpose of the semi-circular canal in the ear? Balance44.What type of bond is formed between a metal and a non-metal? Ionic45.Which principle in physics states that a body totally or partially submerged in a fluid

experiences an up thrust equal to the weight of the body? Archimedes principle


46.Who wrote “Casino royal”? Ian Fleming47.What is the circumference of a circle with radius 49cm? 308cm48.What does it means to digitize? To convert a signal from analog to digital form49.Which U.S. president spent time in Barbados between 1751 and 1752? George Washington50. In which country is the Fujiyama volcano? Japan51.What structure opens and close to control the amount of light entering the eye? Iris52.Form a noun from insists. Insistent53.What is the formula of tin (II) fluoride? SnF2

54.What was the full birth name of Bob Marley? Robert Nesta Marley55.What term describes the point of an object where the weight tends to act? Center of gravity56.What part of the body is “el pulgar”? Thumb or big toe57.Who founded the Jamaica Free Press in 1829? Edward Jordan58. In the bible who was the father Jonah? Amitai59.To which order do wasps belong? Hymenoptera60.Differentiate between the words impede and impel. Impede – to hinder; Impel – to force61.From which plant is the anti-malarial drug quinine? Cinchona 62. In what year was the next general election held after 1980? 198363.All garnets have two elements in common, name them. Silicon, oxygen64.The mean of six numbers is 25; a next number 40 is added. What is the new mean? 27.165.Who wrote the poem the lotus eaters? Alfred lord Tennyson66.Who created the polarize camera? Edward Lang67.On which Japanese Inland is the city of Nagasaki? Kyushu68.Which world war leader was known as Il Duce? Benito Mussolini69.Name the synoptic gospels. Matthew, Mark, Luke70.Who sculpted the Bob Marley statue? Alvin Marriott71. In which Palestinian city was Yasser Arafat’s palace located? Ramallah72.Which book of the bible is between Ephesians and Colossians? Philippians73.Name the organelle that produces energy in the cell? Mitochondrion74.Which four letter word staring with l means the same as emblem? Logo75. In which present day country was ancient city of Babylon located? Iraq76.What is the next prime number of 83? 8977. In which Caribbean country is the town of Chateau Belair? St. Vincent78.Which hurricane affected Jamaica in 1980? Allen79.Who discovered Quantum Electrodynamics? Richard Feynman80.Which book of the bible is between II Timothy and Philemon? Titus81.Where in the cell is the site of protein synthesis? Ribosome82.The ancient kingdom of Phoenicia is now located in two countries, name one? Lebanon, Syria83.Which prophet was the son of Pethuel? Joel84.To which order do moths belong? Lepidoptera85.Differentiate between the words magnanimous and magnificent. Magnanimous – generous;

magnificent – fine86.From which plant widely grown in Jamaica is the drug viblastine extracted? Periwinkle, ram

goat roses87. In what year was the next general election held after 1972? 197688.What is the formula of the blue-white mineral zircon? ZnSiO4

89.The mean of 5 numbers is 30, a new number 38 is added what is the new mean? 31.390.75% of this country is covered by ice fields and glaciers along with the Eglac volcano. Name

it? Iceland


91.Who did the original statue of bob Marley that was rejected by the Jamaican public? Christopher Gonzalez

92.What is the next prime number after 97? 10193. In what year did hurricane Gilbert affect Jamaica? 198894.Who wrote the fall of the house of usher? Edgar Allan Poe95.Which element has the mass number 95.94? molybdenum96.From which pop group was the singer Lisa Lopez? TLC97.What is colisectomy? Removal of the gall bladder98.What does it means to obliterate? To destroy completely99.Name the tallest building in the world? Petronas tower100. For what crime was George William Gordon executed in 1865? Treason101. Which African leader had the name Camaen Ngengi at birth? Jomo Kenyatta102. Who wrote “Modest Proposal”? Jonathan Swift103. Which element has mass number 114.82? indium104. Which condition normally suffered by athlete is abbreviated ACL? Anterior Cruciate

ligament105. Which of the psalms begins “As the hart panteth for the water….”? 42106. Name the most densely populated country in Europe? Monaco107. Lance Base is a member of which music group? N Sync108. Who wrote “The Castle”? Franz Kafka109. Sphalerite is an ore of which metal? Zinc110. Complete this phrase from the bible: righteous exalted a nation…. But sin is a reproach

onto any people.111. To what class do leaches belong? Annelida112. After the U.S.A. and Israel which country has the largest Jewish population? France113. How many times can you get 2/7 from 46? 161114. Under which governor of Jamaica was George William Gordon arrested? Edward john

Eyre115. Who was the longest serving president of Tanzania? Julius Nyrere116. What does Mahatma means? Great soul117. Who wrote “Troja”? Isaac Singer118. Who is une elido? Wounded man119. To what does the adjective lacustrine refers? Lakes120. Which country has the largest Hindu population outside of India? Nepal121. The fastest land mammal the cheetah can achieve a speed of 60mph. how long would it

take to reach this speed? 3s122. What does it means to abrogate? To cancel a law or agreement123. What is the formula of the methoxy group? CH3O124. What was the former name the SI unit siemens? Mho125. Which Jamaican wrote “Traveling Mercies”? Lorna Goodison126. If f(x) = 4x + 1 / 1 – x, what is f (7)? -29/6, -4 5/6127. How long is a marathon race in miles and yards? 26miles 385yards128. Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge army? Hun Sen129. Who painted “Legend of the True Cross”? Piero della Francesca130. The orbit of which planet is between that of Saturn and Neptune? Uranus131. When the Duke of Manchester arrived in Jamaica as governor in 1804, there was a revolt

by the West India regiment at which location? Fort Augusta132. What is the value of normal diastolic blood pressure in mmHg? 80mmHg133. What is the formula of hydrozoic acid? HN3


134. Who was the ancient Greek sun god? Apollo135. Where did the Israelites live in Egypt when Joseph was governor? Goshen136. What is the name of the thick triangular muscles that covers the shoulder joint? Deltoid137. Give a 10 letter word starting with c meaning complicate or problematic? Cumbersome 138. What are les crevets? Shrimps139. How many stars are on the E.U. flag? 12140. Name one of the states that border California? Nevada, Oregon, Arizona141. In what group of the periodic table is the element chlorine? Three142. Who was the leader of the democratic forces in the Congo that took power in 1997?

Laurent Kabila143. A 500 watt heater takes 3mins to heat water, how many joules of electrical energy is

converted to heat? 90,000J, 90KJ144. Who wrote “Red burn his first voyage”? Hermann Melville145. What is another name for urenepheros tubules? Nephrons146. Who is an Amazon? A warlike woman147. In local banking circles expand DB and G? Dehring, Bunting and Golding.148. What is the scientific study of the industrial arts? Technology149. In which country is the isles of Sicily? England150. In which group of the periodic table is the element selenium? Six151. What is 35% of 900? 315152. Name the tube that runs down the penis? Urethra153. Who is an Ananias? Liar154. What is the study of the human mind? Psychology155. In which group of the periodic table is the element gallium? Three156. What is 18% of $700? $126157. Who won best actor Oscar in 1993? Tom Hanks158. Who discovered the law of gaseous diffusion? Thomas Graham159. Who wrote “A light left on”? Rachel Manley160. Which English premier league team is known as the Red Devils? Manchester United161. For how long did goliath challenge the Israelites? 40 days162. Who is the president of Life of Jamaica? Richard Byles163. What is the name of the loose gown worn by priests? Cossack164. What is the capital of Vietnam? Hanoi165. Which English premier league team is known as the Reds? Liverpool166. Who invented the thermocouple? Thomas Seabeck167. Who is the finance director of Grace Kennedy? Don Wehby168. What is the name of a bishop’s head dress? Mitre169. What is the capital of Yemen? Sana’a 170. Who wrote “Heathrow Nights”? Jan Mark171. Which vessel carries most of the blood to the liver? Hepatic portal vein172. Which meat is “le jambom”? Ham 173. Who won the 1990 best actor Oscar? Jeremy Irons174. Who made the first telephone call to the moon? Richard Nixon175. Who was the ancient Greek father of the gods? Zeus176. What does it means to be culpable? Guilty 177. What in French is “la friese”? Strawberry178. What is the French equivalent of the English Red Poppy? Blue Corn Flower179. In which period of the periodic table is the element potassium? Four180. Name one the American states that border Washington State? Oregon, Idaho


181. In the coup in the Congo of 1997, Laurent Kabila ended the 13 year reign of which dictator? Mobutu Sese Seko

182. CCl4 is the formula of what? Carbon tetrachloride, tetrachlorocarbon183. Express 3/2a – 1/3b as a single fraction? 9b-2a/6ab184. The battle of Edgehill was the first battle of which war? English Civil War185. What do the five rings of the Olympic flag represent? The five continents186. Who wrote “Roxanne”? Daniel Defoe187. What is the fluid in the semicircular canal in the ear? Perilymph188. What does Trieste means? Bad189. Who in the bible dreamt of an image of clay? Nebuchadnezzar190. From which group was George Harrison? Beatles191. Express x/4 – 5/x as a single fraction? x2 – 20/ 4x192. During which war was the battles of Lexington and Concorde? American Revolution193. In which country is the Hasely Crawford Stadium? Trinidad and Tobago194. Who was the chief god of the philistine? Dagon195. Form an adjective from prefix? Prefixal196. In which country is the Dalmatia coast from which the Dalmatian dogs get their name?

Croatia197. Name the ocean to the east of Africa? Indian198. What is the name of the substance with chemical formula Na2B4O7.10H2O? borax, sodium

tetraborate199. Convert 11012 to base ten. 13200. What were the names of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan? Little boy and fat man201. Who won the 1932 Nobel Physics Prize? Heisenberg202. Name the first colour film to win best picture? Gone with the wind203. Who described the Morant bay Rebellion as the Western Liberation Uprising? Phillip

Sherlock204. Who invented the electronic discrete variable automatic computer? John Newman205. How many children did Leah have for Jacob? 7206. What is the name of a substance produced by microbes that kills other microbes or prevent

them multiplying? Antibiotic207. Form a noun from public? Publicity208. Expand the abbreviation: NCTVET. National 209. In the parable of the seed and the sower, what did the seeds represent? The word of god210. What is the process by which reptiles and insects shed their outer skin? Ecdysis211. Complete the proverb: It is easy to be wise…. After the experience212. Which Jamaican painted “My place in the plantocracy”? Charles Campbell213. Which instrument is used to measure blood pressure? Sphygmomanometer214. In what year was the treaty of Madrid? 1670215. Which book of the bible is directed to a master on behalf of his slave? Philemon216. What is the study of histology? Study of tissues217. Form a verb from simply? Simplify218. Who painted the garden party that is housed in the bank of Jamaica? Barrington Watson219. What is the meaning of the French verb chercher? To look for220. Who invented the piano? Bartolomew Christofori221. What is the capital of Trelawney? Falmouth222. Which metal is used as a filament in incandescence lamp? Tungsten223. Which book of the bible deals with the loyalty of a daughter-in-law? Ruth224. Which condition results from a lack of symmetry in the shape of the cornea? Astigmatism


225. Form a verb from clean. Cleanse226. Where is the work rainbow serpent by Edna Manley housed? Social Science lecture

theatre227. What is the meaning of the French verb dejeuner? To have breakfast228. Who invented the submarine? David Bressner229. What is the capital of Westmoreland? Sav la mar230. What is the ancient name for tungsten? wolfram 231. If cosine x = 5/12, what is sine x?12/13232. What is the final court of appeal for Jamaica? UK privy council233. Who played the lead role in the movie Casablanca? Humphrey Boghart234. Who replaced Abdullah as king of Jordan in 1951? Hussein235. Which hosted the summer Olympics in 1968? Mexico city236. What event forms the basis of the novel New Day by Vic Reid? Morant Bay Rebellion237. What animal is el caballo? Horse238. Who asked for the head of John the Baptist? Herodias daughter239. Give another name for the malleus in the ear? Hammer240. Name the first James Bond film? Dr. No241. In the parable of the prodigal son which of the sons stayed home? Older son242. Complete the proverb: Little strokes…. Fall great oaks243. Which Jamaican painted the pickpocket? Leonard Daley244. In which Caribbean territory did Governor Barkley serve in the 1800’s? Guyana245. Who lost power in a coup in Ghana in 1976? Kwame Nkrumah246. Which city hosted the 1900 summer Olympics? Paris247. The leopard by Vic Reid is based on which rebellion in Africa? Mau Mau rebellion248. Why was king Herod upset with John the Baptist? He told him he could not have his

brother’s wife249. Complete the proverb: to cut off your nose…. To spite your face250. Which international organization is abbreviated UNRWA? United Nations Relief and

Works Agency251. In IT expand DDR. Double data rate252. Who is mon ami? My friend253. In Jamaican parish is the tamarind tree church? St. Catherine254. Who wrote the myth of governor Eyre? Lloyd Sydney Olivier255. How many satellite are known to be on the planet Mars? Two256. What is the rest mass of a proton? 1.67 x 10-27 Kg257. Who composed the music for the opera the turn of the screw? Benjamin Britten258. What name is given to computer users who specialize in breaking into other people

computers? Hackers259. In which parish is the Rose Hall Great house? St. James260. If planets pass this they will break into fragments? Rosay limit261. Who wrote “How Europe underdeveloped Africa”? Walter Rodney262. What is the value of the gravitational constant? 1.67 x 10-11 Nm2Kg-2

263. Who composed Oliver? Lionel Bart264. Who is the president of the Jamaica Boxing board of Control? Leroy Brown265. Who played the lead male role in “saving Private Ryan”? Tom Hanks266. What is the name of the tenth cranial nerve? Vagus267. spell SABRE268. The painting by Pablo Picasso were drawn from two places, name them. Circus and

theatre


269. What is the meaning of the French verb gagner? To win270. What is the name of the semi arid desert in South Africa? Karra271. What is the formula of chloroform? CH3Cl272. In which parish is Serge Island Dairies? St. Thomas273. In what year was the Cuban missile crisis? 1962274. What is a Virgil? A short pastoral poem conveying a mood of innocence275. Who was put to death for translating the bible into English? William Tyndale276. What structure provides nutrients for the developing fetus? Placenta277. Who is the archbishop of Canterbury? Rowan Wilson278. Who were the parents of Naphthali? Jacob and Bilhah279. Where on the retina the nerve centres leaves the eye and enters the optic nerve? Blind

spot280. What is the meaning of the prefix pseudo-? False281. Who is la tia? Aunt282. Who invented the locomotive? George Stephenson283. What is the capital of Bangladesh? Dhaka284. In which group of the periodic table is the element phosphorus? Five285. If 12 men took 7 days to build a wall, how long would 4 men take to build the same wall? 21286. In which parish is the town of Ewarton? St. Catherine287. A car accelerates from rest to 10m/s in 2.5s, what is its acceleration? 4m/s2

288. In what year was the college of Arts Science and Technology established? 1956289. In the tempest by Shakespeare who is the lovely and innocent daughter of Prospero?

Miranda290. Which Jamaican painted “feeding the fishes”? John Dunkley291. This is the point on the earth surface directly above the focus? Epicenter292. Who is the opposition spokesman on justice? Delroy Chuck293. Complete the proverb: do as I say…. Not as I do294. Name the shortest book of the bible? III John295. What does it means to face the music? to confront the consequences of ones action296. Which European country is known as the land of wheel? Holland297. In which country is the Great Sandy Desert? Australia298. What is the value of 0.091/2? 0.3299. What is the Jamaican word for go away? Gway300. Who produced and directed the harder they come? Perry Henzel301. Which man in the bible had sons by his two daughters? Lot302. What structure of the eye regulates the amount of light entering? Iris303. What does the prefix trans- means? Across 304. Who is la elmana? Sister305. What is the capital of Thailand? Bangkok306. In which group of the periodic table is the element silicon? Four307. 8 men can dig a trench in 15 days how long will it take 10 men to dig the same trench? 12308. In which Jamaican parish is Walkerswood? St. Ann309. A car initially traveling at 27m/s comes to rest in 6s, what is its acceleration? -4.5m/s2

310. In what year was the University college of the West Indies established? 1948311. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth who was the thane of fife? Macduff 312. Which Jamaican painted Sunflowers? Eugene Hyde313. Who were the sons of Zebedee? James and John314. What is the name of the hair on the human fetus? Lanugos


315. Who is the chairman of the independent Jamaica Council on Human Rights? Lloyd Barnett

316. What does the phrase eye to eye means? In full agreement317. Name the largest lake in Europe? Ladoga318. What is the name of the substance left behind after the distillation of crude oil? Bitumen319. What is 0.042? 0.0016320. Which opera is ballad and comic? Berletta321. What is the effective resistance of three 100ohms resistors in parallel? 33.3ohms322. Which U.S. initiated the Good Neighbour Policy? Franklin Delano Roosevelt323. Which Caribbean author wrote “Salt”? Earl Lovelace324. Expand the abbreviation RSPCA. Royal Society for the prevention of cruelty to animal325. Who announced the birth of Jesus to Mary? Gabriel326. Who is the chairman of the Gibson relays? Teddy McCook327. Which pigment determines skin colour? Melanin328. What is the Jamaican word for nothing? Nuttin329. Who played the lead male role in the silent film “Gold rush”? Charlie Chaplin330. What term describes a low resistance between two points in a circuit? Short circuit331. What is the nationality of the cricketer Dinesh Ramdin? Trinidadian332. In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait? 1990333. What term describes a set of three novels with a common theme? Trilogy334. Which Jamaican painted “Hallelujah”? Karl Parbosingh335. In the music fraternity expand the abbreviation RAM. Royal Academy of Music336. What is the main vitamin in carrot? Retinol, vitamin A337. Which man in the bible had many wives and was the close friend of David? Jonathon338. What is le lit? bed339. In which group of the periodic table is the element chlorine?seven340. Who performed the first staging of invocation? Amelia Blackwood Meeks341. What is the unit of currency in Peru? Sol342. What is the capital of Algeria? Algiers343. If x2 + 8x + 15 = 0, what are the values of x? -3 and -5344. In what year was Belize granted universal adult suffrage? 1954345. What is le chaise? Chair346. What is the oxidation state of magnesium in magnesium metal? 0347. In what year did British Honduras became a colony? 1862348. Complete the proverb: a no one time…. Monkey waan wife349. Which Jamaican wrote “Rosie”? Louis Marriott350. In what year was basketball introduced as an Olympic sport for women? 1976351. Who was the only person to see Elijah transcended into heaven? Elisha352. What substance emulsifies fats in the duodenum? Bile353. Who was the Roman goddess of feast? Pax354. Which Caribbean island is 420Km off the north east coast of Venezuela? Barbados355. What is the atomic number of silver? 47356. The perimeter of a square is 72cm, what is its area? 324cm2

357. What is the unit of currency in Bulgaria? Lev358. What is the capital of Ghana? Accra359. In which group of the periodic table is the element calcium? two360. Given that cosine 370 = 0.8, what is the value of sin 370? 0.6361. What is the oxidation state of sulphur in sulphur dioxide? +4362. In which parish was Bob Marley born? St. Ann


363. What is average speed of a world class marathon runner? 12mph364. Who defeated the Nawab of Bengal in 1757 at the battle of Placen? Robert Clive365. Who wrote “Erewhon”? Samuel Butler366. What is the name of the cells that covers the outside layer of the human ovary? Epithelium367. J’ai mal a dent, who should I see? A dentist368. For how long were the Israelites in the wilderness? 40 years369. What is the name of the long structure stretching from the cell body that carries impulses

away form the cell body? Axiom370. What does the prefix trans- means? Across371. Whose law state that Volume of a fixed mass of gas in directly proportional to the

temperature at constant pressure? Charles law372. In which valley is the Appleton sugar estate located? Nassau valley373. Which international organization is abbreviated OAU? Organization of African Unity374. What is the meaning of the French verb ecouter? To listen375. Which disciple attacked the soldiers that came to arrest Jesus before his crucifixion? Peter376. What is the SI unit of mass? Kilogram377. Who is the director general of the Office of Utilities Regulation? J. Paul Morgan378. Complete the Jamaican proverb: Too much a one ting…. Good fi nutten379. Expand (x + 4) (x – 3). x2 + x – 12 380. What volume would 4000Kg of water occupy? 4m3

381. Which famous playwright was born in 1564? William Shakespeare382. Who was the first king of Israel? Saul383. What is the scientific name of ackee? Blighia Sapia384. Complete the proverb: what is sauce for the goose…. Is sauce for the gander385. Translate to English: Comme talle vous? How are you386. True or false the square root of natural number is not an irrational number? True387. For how long was Moses in Midian? 40 years388. Name the dark layer in the eye that absorbs light thereby cutting down reflection?

Choroids389. Which organisms require ready made organic food? Heterotropes390. What is the meaning of the French s’il vous plait? Please391. Which international organization is abbreviated OAS? Organization of American States392. On which plains is Kingston located? Liguanea 393. Whose law states that the pressure of a fixed mass of gas is inversely proportional to the

volume at constant temperature? Boyle’s law394. Expand (x – 7) (x – 2). X2 – 9x + 14395. Complete the Jamaican proverb: No mug no bruk…. Nuh café no dash whe396. Iron has a density of 8000Kg/m3, what is the mass of 3m3? 24,000kg397. Who ascended the English throne in 1558? Elizabeth I 398. Which disciple was displeased that Mary Magdalene used expensive perfume to wash the

feet of Jesus? Judas399. What type of organism only feed on other animals? Carnivore 400. What is the scientific name of guinep? Melicocus bigigato401. Complete the proverb: where there is a will…. There is a way402. True of false all natural number can be expressed as irrational number? True 403. Il fait beau, what is the weather like? It is fine404. Complete the Jamaican proverb: one finga…. Caan kill lice405. Which West Indian country became a republic 1976? Trinidad and Tobago406. Who wrote the way of all flesh? Samuel Butler


407. To which group of instrument does the French horn belong? Brass408. What is the formula of ammonia? NH3

409. What is la limonada? Lemonade410. In what year did Barbados gain independence? 1966411. Which actor was born Charles Bronkinsky? Charles Bronson412. What is la naraja? Orangeade413. Which book of the bible is between Ezra and Esther? Nehemiah414. Expand the abbreviation RNA. Ribonucleic acid415. What is the plural of mousetrap? Mousetraps416. What is the English for excuse moi? Excuse me417. Which town is known as the central capital of Jamaica? Mandeville418. What is 222? 484419. Who is the coach of the West Indies cricket team? John dyson420. What is the capital of Sierra Leone? Freetown421. Which SI unit if equal to 1Nweton-meter? 1 joule422. Which parish is known as the bread basket of Jamaica? St. Elizabeth423. What is the square root of 900? 30424. What is the nationality of the cricketer Mervyn Dillon? Trinidadian425. What is the capital of Senegal? Dakar426. Which SI unit is equal to 1 Newton per meter square? Pascal427. Who was Jamaica’s fifth prime minister after independence? Edward Seaga428. What name did the Spanish give to the municipal bodies that governed towns in the

Caribbean? Cabilldos429. Which write had the birth name Mary Ann Evans? George Elliot430. Who played the lead role in the Terminator? Arnold Schwarzenegger431. By what process can a mixture of sodium chloride and ammonium chloride be separated?

Sublimation432. How old was Adam when he died? 930433. What are angiosperms? Flowering plants434. By adding a prefix, give the opposite of noble. Ignoble435. What are the subatomic particles in an atom? Protons, neutrons electron436. The relative density of a liquid is 3.0. What volume would 1200Kg occupy? 0.4m3

437. Who wrote the novel just above my head? James Baldwin438. Which book of the bible is between Obadiah and Micah? Jonah439. What does the abbreviation DNA means? Deoxyribonucleic acid440. What is the plural of cupful? Cups full441. What is the English for the French: Je ne comprendre? I do not understand442. By what process is ammonia made industrially? Haber process443. What is la revista? Magazine444. Calculate the simple inters tom $2000 invested for 18 months at 7%? $210445. In Caribbean country is the Grantley Adams International Airport? Barbados446. Which Central American country did the USA invade in 1989? Panama447. Which art form did the artist Filipo Marinetti prefect? Futurism448. In which country is the Vesuvius volcano? Italy449. What was the capital of Trelawny before Falmouth? Martha Brae450. How many inputs does a NOT gate take? One451. What type of wood was Noah’s ark made from? Gopher452. Complete the Jamaican proverb: If yuh fraid fi eye…. No nyam fish ed453. Who is le pompier? Fireman


454. To which of instrument does the viola belong? string455. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe? Daniel Defoe456. Correct the error in this sentence: Johnny was the best of the twins. Best should be better457. How many electrons are in the hydrogen atom? One458. What is the stage name of Orville Burrell? Shaggy459. Who is the president of the Jamaica Manufacturing association? Doreen Frankson460. Who won the 1988 Nobel literature Prize? Naguib Mahfouz461. What is the next term in the series: 2, -1, ½, -1/4…. 1/8462. Which country won the 2003 under 20 football world cup? Brazil463. Which of Shakespeare plays has an opening scene with three witches? Macbeth464. What was the occupation of Mathew? Tax Collector465. What name is given to an organism that feeds on other organisms harming them in the

process? Parasite466. What occurs when the storage space in a computer is too small? Overflow467. Differentiate between the words allude and delude. Allude – to refer to indirectly; delude

– to deceive468. With which art form would you associate George Braque? Cubism469. Who shared the Nobel Peace prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993? F. W. de Klerk470. By what process are earth pillars and ergs produced? Weathering471. What is a homogeneous mixture? One that has the same composition in every

direction472. If x2 – 5x + 6 = 0, what are the values of x? +3, +2473. What is the meaning of the Jamaican term mawga? Meager, slim474. Which quantity is equal to velocity divided by time? Acceleration475. Which two countries had a war between 1980 and 1988? Iran and Iraq476. Who did the bible said would inherit the kingdom of heaven? pure in heart477. Which fruit has scientific name Annona Muricata? Sour sop478. Complete the proverb: when the cats away…. The mice will play479. With which art form would you associate Giovanni Bernini? Baroque480. In which continent is the Dead Sea? Asia481. What is the value of sine inverse 0.5? 300

482. Who is the president of FIFA? Joseph "Sepp" Blatter483. In which country is the Mersey Tunnel? UK484. In which county is St. Elizabeth? Cornwall485. Give another term for gravitational field strength? Acceleration due to gravity486. Who discovered the Pitch Lake in Trinidad? Walter Raleigh487. Which West Indian won the 1992 Nobel Literature Prize? Derek Walcott488. Who did the bible said would inherit the earth? The meek489. Which fruit has scientific name Annonas Comosso? Sweet sop490. Who was the treasurer of Jesus disciples? Judas Iscariot491. Name two of the common errors experienced during computer arithmetic? Truncation,

rounding, overflow492. Differentiate between alternate and alternative. Alternate – one after the other in turn;

alternative – choice493. With which art form would you associate Henri Matisse? Fauvism494. Who shared the Nobel Peace prize in 1978 with Anwar Sadat? Menachem Begin495. What type of volcanic action produces batholiths and laccoliths? Internal 496. What is a non-aqueous solution? One where water is not the solvent497. What is the Jamaican word for a ghost? Duppy


498. What quantity is equal to mass multiplied by acceleration? Force499. Which two countries fought in the Falkland war of 1982? England and France500. Complete the proverb: out of the frying pan…. And into the fire501. Which art form immediately followed Baroque? Rococo502. Between which two continents is the Caspian Sea? Europe and Asia503. What is the value of tan inverse 1? 450

504. Which FIFA vice president is in charge of CONCACAF region? Austin Jack Warner505. In which country is the mount MacDonald tunnel? Canada506. What is the value of the acceleration due to gravity? 9.81m/s2

507. Which parish is famous for the Boston Jerk? Portland508. Which cousin of Francis Drake also led Expeditions in the sixteenth century? Sir John

Hawkins509. Which South African won the 1991 Nobel Literature Prize? Nadine Gordimer510. Which word means sound without music? A capella511. What does a pH of seven indicates? Neutral512. Who is une enfermier? Nurse513. To whose house did Samuel went to appoint the second king of Israel? Jesse514. What is the meaning of the Spanish verb coblar? To turn515. To which phylum do sponges belong? Porifera516. In which ocean is the Java trench? Indian ocean517. Who painted the Sistine chapel frescos? Michelangelo518. Which is larger 3/7 or 0.7? 0.7519. Who invented the hydraulic lift? Elias Otis520. In which parish is the Hampden sugar estate? Trelawney521. What does a pH of 4 indicates? Weak acid522. Who won the 1991 Best actor Oscar for his role in the silence of the lambs? Anthony

Hopkins523. If I am un medicine, where would I work? Hospital524. How many brothers did David have? Seven525. To what phylum do ferns belong? Pteridophyta526. Give a four letter word meaning to moisten with the tongue. Lick527. Who painted Guernica? Pablo Picasso528. In which Ocean is the Puerto Rica trench? Atlantic529. Which is larger 0.112 or 1/8? 1/8530. Who invented the petrol engine? Gottlieb Daimler531. What is defined as the number of vibrations per second? Frequency532. Which two countries fought in the war of Jenkins’s Ear? Britain and Spain533. Who wrote 1984? George Orwell534. What is the meaning of the musical term accelerando? Gradually getting faster535. Which animal is le chat? Cat536. What term is used to describe electrically charged atoms? Ions537. Who played the lead female role in Fargo? Frances McDermott538. How old was Jesus when he was left behind in Jerusalem? 12539. Which group of organisms belongs to the phylum platyhelminthes? Flat worms540. What does it means to liberate? To free541. What is the nationality of the artist Henri Matisse? French542. Approximately how many islands make up the Bahamas? 700543. What is 35% of 50? 17.5544. In which parish is the Worthy Park sugar estate? St. Catherine


545. In what year did the war of Jenkins ear began? 1739546. Who wrote “Billy Budd”? Hermann Melville547. What is the meaning of the musical term adagio? Easy going548. Which subatomic particles are located in the out part of an atom? Electrons549. Which animal is le chien? Dog550. For which movie did Cuba Gooding Jr. win an Oscar in 1997? Jerry McGuire551. What was the first miracle performed by Jesus? Turning water to wine552. What is a nematode? Round worm553. What does it means to ignite? To light, set ablaze554. What is the nationality of the painter John Constable? English555. Approximately how many islands make up Hawaii? Eight556. For how long was Lazarus dead? 4 days557. What is 55% of 25? 13.75, 13 ¾558. What are the three stages in the life cycle of an insect during incomplete metamorphosis?

Egg, nymph, adult559. To which animal does the adjective equestrian refers? Horse560. True or false temperature of a substance remains constant during melting? True561. What type of errors result from taking measurements with a ruler? Random errors562. Who wrote “Juno and the Peacock”? Sean O‘Casey563. Whish three consecutive numbers add up to 59? 18, 19, 20564. Which religion was founded by Prince Siddhartha Guatama? Buddhism565. What was the name of Cromwell’s plan to rob the Spanish colonies in the seventeenth

century? The Western Design566. Which art form did Georges Seurat prefect? Pointillism567. Which country owns Baffin Island? Canada568. Complete the Jamaican proverb; A no ebry kin teet…. A laugh569. Who was the bother of Aaron and Miriam? Moses570. What term describes the drop in number at each level of a food chain? Pyramid of

numbers571. This is diffusion in one direction across a semi-permeable membrane? Osmosis572. Who composed Fidelio? Ludwig van Beethoven573. What term describes one complete swing of a pendulum? Oscillation.574. Who wrote beyond a boundary? C L R James575. What happen to Zacharias when he doubted the prophecy of John the Baptist? He became

dumb576. What are structures that detect stimuli called? Receptors577. What is the main circuit board of a microcomputer? Motherboard578. What is the main type of memory in a computer? RAM579. To what does the adjective equine refers? Horse580. When is ete? Summer581. What is the largest city in Brazil? Sao Paulo582. What term describes a solution that can hold more solute than can normally be dissolved?

Super saturated583. What is the value of cosine 1500? –√3/2584. Who in Jamaica is a langa lala? A very tall person585. What force is required to accelerate a body of mass 20kg 5m/s2? 100N586. Who was the chief minister in France when D’esnambuc settled St. Kitts? Cardinal

Richelieu587. Who wrote “The Inspector General”? Nicolai Gogol


588. Which angel told Mary she would give birth to the messiah? Gabriel589. Which month is joue? July590. What is the largest city in the USA? New York City591. What term describes liquids that do not mix with each other? Immiscible 592. What is the value of sine 1350? 1/√2593. What is the mass of a body if a force of 30N causes it to accelerate at 0.5m/s2? 60Kg594. Who applied to the king of England in 1657 for ownership of the Caribbean islands? Earl of

Carlisle595. Who wrote “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”? Victor Hugo596. Who is the president of the West Indies cricket board? Julian Hunt597. What is the capital of the US state of Alaska? Juneau598. What is the capital of the US state of Arizona? Phoenix599. Who were Naomi two sons? Mahlon and Chilean600. What is the fluid-filled space of the cytoplasm called? Vacuole601. spell rendezvous602. Where is la sale de manger? Living room603. Which two planets have no satellite? Mercury, Venus604. What is the value of 5 factorial? 120605. Which religion was founded by Confucius? Confucianism606. What is the SI unit of time? Second607. Who wrote the great Gatsby? F. Scott Fitzgerald608. What is the nationality of the tennis star Kim Clijsters? Belgian609. Complete the Jamaican proverb wen ashes cold…. Dog lie dung in deh610. What is the meaning of the musical term pianissimo? Very soft611. Name Naomi’s daughters-in-law. Ruth, Orpah612. What is the name of the membrane surrounding the vacuole? Tonoplast613. Spell chauffeur.614. Who is the minister of justice? Dorothy Lightbourne615. Where is la sale de bains? Bathroom616. How many planets are in the solar system? 8617. What is the value of 6 factorial? 720618. What is the nationality of the tennis player Lleyton Hewitt? Australian619. Who is the Hindu creator god? Brahman620. What is the SI unit of current? Ampere621. Complete the Jamaican proverb: dawg a sweat… but long hair cova it622. Who wrote Barnaby Rouge? Charles Dickens623. What is the meaning of the musical term crescendo? Getting louder624. If an atom has two electrons shell what is the maximum number of electrons one shell can

hold? Eight625. Who were defeated at the battle of Lepanto? The Ottoman Turks626. Who was Abraham’s first wife? Sarah627. Which vitamin is pyridoxine? B6

628. With which trade union would you associate Danny Roberts? UCASE, NWU629. What in French is “le sac de mains”? Hand bag630. When does a lunar eclipse occur? When the earth passes between the moon and the

sun631. If $500 is divided in the ratio 3:7, what is the larger? $350632. Form an adjective from honour. Honourable633. What is the maximum number of electrons the third shell can hold? 18


634. Which treaty ended the 30 years war? Treaty of Westphalia635. Who was the mother of David? Bathsheba636. Which vitamin is retinol? A637. Form an adjective from remark. Remarkable638. With which trade was Hugh Shearer associated? BITU639. True or False all planets revolve around the sun? true640. If $700 is divided in the ratio 5:9, what is the smaller? $250641. Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Juno? Jupiter642. Which prefix means 109? Giga643. What is the name of the major hospital in Western Jamaica? Cornwall Regional Hospital644. Who was US president in the last years of the Vietnam War? Gerald Ford645. Who wrote “To sir with love”? Ian Braithwaite646. Who composed the Romeo and Juliet ballet? Sergey Prokofiev647. What is the common name of nitrous oxide? Laughing gas648. How many of his disciples followed Jesus to Jarius house? Three649. What is the meaning of the prefix mega? 106

650. What is the name of the main teaching hospital in Jamaica? UHWI651. Which US president openly resisted communist expansion in 1947? Harry Truman652. Who wrote “A Man For All Seasons”? Robert Bolt653. Who composed the music for King Arthur? Henry Purcell654. Which group of organic compounds has one or more carbon-carbon double bond? Alkene655. Which organisms feed on dead matter? Saprophyte656. Complete the proverb: Where ignorance is bliss…. Tis folly to be wise657. What term describes atoms with the same number of protons but different number of

neutrons? Isotopes658. What is the effective resistance of a 2 and 4 ohms resistor in parallel which are in series

with a 3 ohms resistor? 5ohms659. What are the two types of backing storage? Serial access, disk drives660. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth who was Banquo’s son? Fleance661. What is the size of an interior angle of a regular polygon with 9 sides? 1400

662. Where was the final defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie? Battle of Colluden663. Who painted massacre at Chios? Eugene dela Croix664. How many degrees the earth rotates in 4 minutes? One degree665. In Jamaica folklore what does the scratching of the palm signifies? Good fortune666. Where was Samuel buried? Ramah667. What is the name of the free living young stage in animals? Larvae668. Who coined the term radioactivity? Marie Curie669. What is another name for the quarter note in music? Quaver670. Which quantity is equal to mass times velocity? Momentum671. In IT expand the abbreviation EPROM, erasable Programmable Read Only Memory672. How many terms did Edward Seaga serve as prime minister of Jamaica? Two673. Who was the daughter of Herodias? Salome674. What name is given to a pair of the coccus bacteria? Diplococcus675. What does the suffix -ade as in limeade means? Sweeten beverage of676. What part of the body is le peau? Skin677. Which city in Egypt is sometimes called New Cairo? Heliopolis678. What name is given to the low lying triangular plane arising from the deposition of sand and

silt at the mouth of a river? Delta679. What is the value of normal atmospheric pressure? 1 x 105 Pa


680. A man earns $183 for 6 days, how much will he earn in 9 days at the same rate? $274.50681. Who invented the electric battery? Alessandro Volta682. What was Paul’s occupation while traveling? Tent maker683. Who was the first Jamaican prime minister to serve three terms in office? Michael Manley684. In the bible who was the father of Boaz? Salma685. What name is given to a chain of spherical bacteria? Streptococcus686. What does the suffix ant as in servant means? Performing; agent for action687. Which African city is from the Latin “Al Quehera” meaning the victorious? Cairo688. What name is given to the area on the coast between high and low tide? Literal689. What is the value of Avogadro’s number? 6.022 x 1023

690. A man earns $150 in 5 days, how much will he earn in 7days? $210691. Who discovered helium? Joseph Lockerie692. Complete the proverb: do not cross your bridge…. Until you get to them693. Which country occupies most of the southern half of south America east of the Andes?

Argentina694. What is the study of volcanoes? Volcanology695. Which element has mass number 137.33? barium696. What is 1 3/5 as a decimal? 1.6697. Who performed the “say you say me” in the 1985 movie “White Night”? Lionel Ritchie698. Complete the proverb”: Everyone can find fault…. Few can do better699. What is the name of the tiny mass of capillaries in the Bowman’s capsule? Glomerulus700. What is the study of earthquakes? Seismology701. Which country is to the direct west of Afghanistan? Iran702. What is the formula of Celestine? SrSO4

703. What is 22.2 divided by 0.02? 1110704. How old was Alexander the Great when he became commander of Macedonia? 16705. What term describes electric charges that stay in one place? Static706. Who was the grandfather of Noah? Methuselah707. What is the tail of a sperm called? Flagellum708. Who is the executive director of the Jamaica Environment Trust? 709. What figure of speech is in, in the following sentence: there is petrol in the tank?

Preposition710. What does magna cum laud means? With great distinction711. Who did the song “I just call to say I love you” featured in the 1984 movie “Woman in Red”?

Stevie Wonder712. How old was Alexander the great when he died? 33713. What is the power output of electrical appliance measure in? watts714. Who wrote “The Vicar of Wakefield”? Oliver Goldsmith715. Which prophet sent Naamah to dip in the river Jordan? Elisha716. What is the maximum amount of air a person can breathe? Vital capacity717. What part of speech is quickly in the sentence: the dressmaker quickly made the blouse?

Adverb718. What is the meaning of the French word purquoi? Why719. Sofia the capital of Bulgaria is located at the foot of which mountains? Balkans720. What is 80% of 150? 120721. Who recorded the song since you’ve been gone in 2004? Kelly Clarkson722. Who was the husband of Marie Antoinette? Louis XVI723. This the rise of liquids up very narrow tubes? Capillarity724. Who wrote “The Life of Tristan Shandy”? Laurence Stern


725. When is manana por la manana? Tomorrow morning726. Where Cain went after killing Abel? Land of Nod727. Gaborone the capital of Botswana is located near to which river? Gatwain river728. What is 85% of 500? 425729. Who recorded the song “it’s like that”? Mariah Carey730. Who was the mother of Louis XVII? Marie Antoinette731. How many joules are in one calorie? 4.2732. Who wrote “the castaway”? Derek Walcott733. What is the surgical removal of the gall bladder? Colisectomy734. What is the name of the pope’s pontifical ring? Fisherman’s ring735. On which river is the US city of Phoenix? Salt river736. Which isotope of hydrogen has two neutrons? Tritium737. 96 children are represented on a pie chart, how many would an area covering 2700

represent? 72738. Which era succeeds the Edwardian era in England? Victorian739. The potential different in a wire of resistance 25 ohms is 5V, calculate the current in this

wire? 0.2amperes740. Complete the Jamaican proverb: falla fasin monkey…. Neva boil good soup741. What is the former royal capital of Laos? Luang Prabang742. What is the meaning of the French word quoi? What743. Complete the Jamaican proverb: wha no dead…. Nuh dash it way744. For how long were the Israelites in the wilderness? 40years745. What is the meaning of the idiomatic expression petty coat government? To be under the

influence of a female.746. Who wrote “Minty Alley”? C L R James747. What is le talon? Heel748. What part of the computer is known as the brain? CPU749. On which river is May Pen located? Rio Minho750. What is the atomic number of argon? 18751. The length of a rectangle is equal to two times its width. If the area is 50cm2, what is its

perimeter? 30cm752. What is the effective resistance of a 2 and a 5 ohms resistor arranged in parallel? 2.5ohms753. What was the former name of Bermuda? Somers Island754. What is the capital of Puerto Rico? San Juan755. Which king rule Israel before David? Saul756. What name is given to a structure inside the cell body with a specialized function?

Organelle757. Who wrote “the wild goose chase”? Rex Warner758. What term in IT is the amount of data a CPU can transmit? Bus width759. In which group of the periodic table is the element silicon? Four760. What is the meaning of the musical term legato? One note leading smoothly to the next761. What is 32% of 200? 64762. Which national premier league team does Irvino English represent? Waterhouse763. In the bible who was born holding on to his brother’s heel? Jacob764. What is the stage between a larva and an adult in an insect? Pupa765. Who is the president of Ukraine? Viktor Yushenko766. What is the plural of teaspoon? Teaspoons767. Who wrote “native son”? Richard Wright768. What in IT, what does it mean to debug? To get rid of program errors


769. What does it means to hold out the olive the branch? To ask for peace770. Who wrote “staying on”? Paul Scott771. Bamboo Avenue runs through which sugar estate in Jamaica? Holland sugar estate772. What is the atomic number of magnesium? 12773. What is the effective resistance of a 4 and 12 ohms resistor arranged in parallel? 3 ohms774. From which country did the Ukraine gain independence? Russia775. What is the capital of the US Virgin Islands? Charlotte Amalie776. In which group of the periodic table is calcium? Two777. Which male voice is between bass and tenor? Baritone778. What is 3/5 as a percentage? 60%779. Which national premier league does Kevin Wilson represent? Arnett gardens780. When was the Kingston earthquake? 1907781. What is the birth stone for November? Topaz782. True or false, altocumulus clouds occur over 6000 feet high? True783. Who were the parents of john the Baptist? Elizabeth and Zechariah784. What type of fertilization occurs when the eggs and sperms come together outside the

parents? Spawning785. Who is the director general of the Office of Utilities Regulation? 786. Form an adjective from equator. Equatorial787. Who wrote “not a penny more”? Jeffery Archer788. Who is l’estudient? Student789. Form a noun from ferocious. Ferocity790. Which disease affected the West Indian islands in the 1840’s and 50’s? cholera 791. Which Jamaican plays a lead role in the TV series Moesha? Sheryl Lee Ralph792. What is the birth stone for May? Emerald793. Which two Old Testament books are named after women? Esther and Ruth794. Who wrote Lucky Jim? Kingsley Amis795. What is the nationality of the writer roger Mais? Jamaican796. What is the pH of pure water? 7797. Expand (x + 1) (x + 3). x2 + 4x + 3798. Is time a scalar or vector quantity? scalar799. Name the longest and bloodiest battle of World War one. Battle of Verdun800. What is the meaning of the Spanish verb enviar? To send801. This is a volcanic feature emitting hot sulphurous gases and vapours? Solfatara802. What was the nationality of mother Theresa at the time of her death? Indian803. What is the formula of hydrogen fluoride? HF804. Factorize 3x2 + 5x +2. (3x +2) (x + 1)805. What is the decoration of the basic notes of a melody called? Ornaments806. Is distance a scalar or vector quantity? Scalar807. In what year was the battle of Verdun? 1916808. Which country is has more hot springs and sulfatara than any other? Iceland809. Who played the lead role in finding Neverland? Johnny Depp810. In which country was Mother Theresa born? Albania811. In IT this is the production of a value greater than the space available to hold it? Overflow812. Who the bible was condemned as a fugitive after committing murder? Cain813. Where in the body can you find the cervical vertebrae? Neck814. Complete the proverb: a brunt child dreads…. Fire815. Who wrote "The wonderful experience of Mary Seacole in many lands"? Mary Seacole816. Ou es tu? What are you been asked? Where are you


817. What is the smallest parish after Kingston? Hanover818. What process is used to find the concentration of a base or an acid? Titration, titrimetric

analysis, volumetric analysis819. What is the value of (-5)2 + (-2)2? 17820. Why would you weigh less on the moon than the earth? Force of gravity is less.821. Who was the governor of Jamaica in 1835? Marquis de Sligo822. What name is given to a desert covered by sand dunes? Erg823. What is the more poplar name of the Jamaican actress Claudette Pious? Miss Little824. What term is the outstretch hand from the thumb to the little finger? Span825. This is the thick laying on of paint on canvass or wood? Impasto826. Who authorized the authorized version of the bible in 1611? James I827. What does omega means? The end828. How old was Jesus was he was found teaching the elders in the temple? 12829. Which cells covers most organs and body linings? Epithelium830. Complete the proverb: to know the disease…. Is half the cure831. Who wrote the leopard? V S Reid832. In IT expand DVD. Digital Video Disk833. What does sussu means? To gossip834. What is the chemical symbol for silver? Ag835. What is the square of 0.02? 0.004836. What is the SI unit of electric charge? Coulomb837. Between 1995 and 1997 there were volcanic eruptions on this Caribbean island?

Montserrat838. Which two islands are annexed to Antigua? Barbuda and Redonda839. What was the unit of currency in Sweden before the euro? Krone840. In which novel is their a donkey named Sereta? Sixty-five841. Who is the minister in charge of legal affairs? Minister of Justice842. What is the name of the outer part of the kidney? Cortex843. What is the full name of the author of the second gospel? John mark844. Who wrote party politics in the West Indies? C L R James845. Which musician had the name Keith Anderson at birth? Bob Andy846. What is the value of 0.45 as a fraction in its lowest terms? 9/20847. When is le mains? Morning848. What is the atomic number of helium? Two 849. Is the marriage of Figaro an opera or ballet? Opera850. Who is the general secretary of the JFF? Burchell Gibson851. What is the SI unit of electrical power? Watt852. Which Haitian leader was known as Papa Doc? Francois Duvalier853. Which religious leaders did Jesus called hypocrites? Pharisees and Scribes854. What is the name of the inner layer of the skin made of connective tissues? dermis855. What process occurs from the joining the male and female gametes? Fertilization856. What does rapacious means? Greedy857. Which Jamaican wrote “Ginger town”? Claude McKay858. When is le nuit? Night859. Which Jamaican entertainer had the name Clifton Bailey at birth? Capleton860. What is the atomic number of nitrogen? Seven861. Is Boris Godunov an opera or ballet? Opera862. What is 8/12 as a percentage? 66.67%863. Complete the proverb: What man done…. Man can do


864. Expand the abbreviation ROM. Read only memory865. What is the meaning of the Jamaican word sassy? Soft, weak866. What is the square root of 0.0009? 0.03867. What is the SI unit of quantity of heat? Joule868. Name the largest and most westerly of the Caribbean islands? Cuba869. What was the unit of currency in Italy before the euro? Lira870. In which book is the character Busta? Animal Farm871. Which country hosted the 2006 blind cricket world cup? South Africa872. Pronounce the Spanish word for mechanic. El mechanico873. What is the capital of Antigua? St. johns874. Who in the bible had a name meaning father of many nations? Abraham875. Where in the body is the patella? Knee cap876. What is the plural of sister-in-law? Sisters-in-law877. What is the chemical symbol of krypton? Kr878. In IT expand LAN. Local Area Network879. What s the simple interest on $300 invested for 2 years at 5%? $30880. What is the capital of Honduras? Tegucigalpa881. Expand the abbreviation LIAT? Leeward Islands Air Transport882. What is the meaning of the biblical name Sarah? Princess883. Which blood cells transport oxygen? Red blood cells, erythrocyte884. Who is the president of development options in Jamaica? Maureen Webber885. What is the plural of manservant? Menservant886. What is the meaning of the French verb vendre? To sell887. What the chemical symbol for platinum? Pt888. Expand RAM. Random Access Memory889. Which hosted the 1990 Commonwealth games? Auckland; New Zealand890. What is the SI unit of solid angle? Steradian891. In which parish is the district of Sherwood Forest? Manchester892. The yen is the unit of currency in which country? Japan893. What is the capital of Greece? Athens894. What part of the bible constitutes the Jewish torah? Pentateuch895. What is the name given to the white of the eye? Sclera896. How many times have a Jamaican won the Scripps Howard Spelling Bee competition?

Once897. What is the simple interest on $500 invested for 3years at a rate of 2%? $30898. Which city hosted the 2002 Commonwealth games? Manchester899. What is the SI unit of absorbed radiation dose? Gray900. What is la basura? Garbage901. In which parish is Sherwood content located? Trelawny902. What is the unit of currency in Mexico? Peso903. What is the capital of Malta? Valetta904. What is the name of the bacteria killing enzyme in tears? Lysozyme905. Who was Abigail married to before David? Nabal906. What is another name for the shoulder blade? Scapula907. Complete the proverb: familiarity…. Breeds contempt908. Who was the last wife of Michael Manley? Glynn Manley909. In which group of the periodic is the element xenon? Eight910. What fraction in its lowest term, of revolution is 720? 1/5


911. Give the exact date when Paul Bogle burned down the Morant bay court house? October 11, 1865

912. Marigot is a major town in which Caribbean island? Dominica913. Which country is known as the gift of the Nile? Egypt914. How many sons did Keturah have for Abraham? Six915. Which gas makes up the largest proportion of inhaled air? Nitrogen916. Give the English spelling of CALIBRE917. Who wrote the play old story time? Trevor Rhone918. What is la fenetre? Window919. Which king did the wise visited when they were searching for Jesus? Herod920. Which set of teeth is between the incisors and the premolar? Canine921. What is the meaning of the prefix pene- as in peninsular? Almost922. Who is the president of the Jamaica Bar association? Arlene Harrison Henry923. In which country is the headquarters of the BWIA? Trinidad and Tobago924. What is the capital of Portugal? Lisbon925. What is the atomic number of terbium? 65926. Which Jamaican entertainer had the name Gerald Levy at birth? Bogle927. What is 10.8272 to two decimal place? 10.83928. Settlers of which parish was promised two barrels of beef and one barrel of flour? Portland929. Which international cricket team does Andrew Strauss represent? England930. What is the name of the membrane between the jawbone and the cement? Periodontal

membrane931. Who was selected to replace Judas Iscariot among the 12 disciples? Matthias932. What is the unit of currency in Sierra Leone? Leone933. Form a verb from person. Personalize, impersonate934. Which island is to the immediate south of Guadeloupe? Dominica935. What is the chemical symbol of Protactinium? Pa936. What is 0.875 as a fraction? 7/8937. In which parish is YS falls? St. Elizabeth938. Who became US president in 1961? John F Kennedy939. This is the production of charged particles from neutral atoms? Ionization940. Who wrote “Sea of Adventure”? George Lamming941. Which Jamaican port did Elia Wheeler described as the most exquisite port on earth? Port

Antonio942. From which cell is the modern dry cell developed? Leclanche cell943. Who painted “the little dancer age 14”? Edgar Degas944. Who was the mother of John the Baptist? Elizabeth945. This is the first part of the large intestine to which to the appendix is attached? Caecum946. Complete the proverb: necessity…. Is the mother of invention947. Under which governor did Henry Morgan first became lieutenant governor? Lord Vaughn948. What is the electrolyte in the modern dry cell? Ammonium chloride949. Who wrote “The Grapes of Wrath”? John Steinbeck950. In what century did the Gothic architectural style first develop? Twelfth951. Which man in the bible was prepared to sacrifice his son? Isaac952. What is the approximate length of the rectum in humans? 6 feet953. C’est bon. How was it? Good954. Who is the executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Jamaica? Becky

Stockhausen955. What is the name of two successive line of verse that rhymes? Couplet


956. Name the presentation software that is provided with Microsoft office? PowerPoint957. Complete the Jamaican proverb: long road draw sweat.... Short cut draw blood958. What is the meaning of the musical term largeto? Fairly slow959. What is 0.36 / 0.2? 1.8960. What is the colour given by copper halides in the flame test? Blue, blue green961. Who discovered the relationship between a gas and its density? Thomas Graham962. This is a short poem with 9 or 11 lines? Rendoue963. Name the database program provided with Microsoft Office? Access964. Complete the Jamaican proverb: ole fiah tick…. Easy fi ketch965. What is the colour of lithium if the flame test? Red, scarlet966. What is the meaning of the musical term soto voce? Extremely quiet967. What is 0.49 / 0.7? 0.7968. What is the nationality of the tennis player Gustavo Kuerten? Brazilian969. Who discovered the relationship between the extension of a spring and the load applied?

Robert Hooke970. What is the name of a conical hill or mountain from which material is ejected during an

eruption? Volcano971. Who edited the newspaper the watchman and the Jamaica Freepress? Edward Jordan 972. What is the meaning of the French bonne apeptite? Have a good meal 973. Form a verb from power. Empower974. What is the unit of currency in Vietnam? Dong975. Who are les petit enfants? Grand children976. Which country is to the north west of Antigua and Barbuda? St. Kitts and Nevis977. What is the chemical symbol of gadolinium? Gd978. What is 764,000 in standard form? 7.64 x 105

979. Which historical building facing Gordon house once housed the Jamaican legislature? Headquarters house

980. Who was the prime minister of Great Britain in 1976? James Callaghan981. What is phosphorescence? Emission of light without heat982. Who wrote “A Quality of Violence”? Andrew Salky983. Which abbreviation is found on fertilizer containers symbolizing the proportions of the three

major nutrients? NPK984. For how long were the children of Israel in the desert? 40 years985. What is the meaning of the prefix hyper as in hyperbole? Beyond986. In which country is the headquarters of LIAT? Antigua and Barbuda987. What is the capital of Somalia? Mogadishu988. What is the atomic number of xenon? 54989. What is the real name of Beenie Man? Moses Anthony Davis990. What is the value of 0.064 / 8? 0.008991. Who wrote the fourth gospel? John992. Which vessels transport food in plants? phloem993. What is “le carne de aver”? chicken meat, poultry994. Name the compressed polymer in the cell wall of plants that gives trunks their strength?

Lignin995. Complete the proverb: youth and age…. Will never agree996. What is the English for soy trade? I am late997. Expand the abbreviation OECS. Organization of eastern Caribbean States998. Name the only river in Jamaica that flows in an easterly direction? Plantain Garden River


999. What is isomerism? The presence of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula.

1000. Expand (3x + 2) (x – 1). 3x2 – x – 2.1001. Who played the lead male role in the movie “The French Connection”? Gene Hackman


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