1. What does the phrase to be born in the purple means?

Belonging in a reigning family or

privilege class
2. Which condition was once known as Derbyshire neck? Goiter
3. What common substance has chemical formula SiO2? Sand
4. What is the next prime number after 113? 127
5. Who revived the modern Olympic Games? Baron Pierre de Coubertin
6. In what year was the Dominion of Canada established? 1867
7. Who designed St. Pauls cathedral in London? Sir Christopher Wren
8. In which country is the Gran Chaco plain? Paraguay
9. In the time of Jonah the prophet what was the capital of the Assyrian empire? Nineveh
10. Who law states the mass of a substance liberated during electrolysis is proportional the
quantity of electric charge passed? Michael Faraday
11. Name the condition that results from a severe lack vitamin A causing the cornea to become
thick and dry. Xerophthalmia
12. What does it means to hold the purse strings? to be in charge of expenditure
13. What is formed when sodium oxide reacts with silicon dioxide? Sodium silicate
14. In which of Shakespeare play is the character Mark Anthony? Julius Caesar
15. Who did the painting Joy of life? Henri Matisse
16. Which prophet took over from Elijah? Elisha
17. What is the name of the tiny mass of capillaries enclosed in the Bowmans capsule?
Glomerulus
18. Complete the simile as quiet as A mouse
19. Who wrote the novel Lucky Jim? Kingsley Amis
20. What is the value of 10100112 in base ten? 83
21. Who is the prime minister of Barbados? Owen Arthur
22. Which Caribbean author wrote The mystic masseur? V S Naipaul
23. What is the Jamaica term for the hem of a dress? Frack tail
24. What is the atomic number of argon? 18
25. What is the area of a square inscribed in a circle of radius 10cm? 25pi
26. How many players are on an Australian Rules football team? 18
27. What is the S I unit of illuminance? Lux
28. In which country are the Etna and Stromboli volcanoes? Italy
29. What name is given to the swelling of the semi-circular canal at one end? Ampula
30. What does the phrase like water off a ducks back means? Having no effect
31. Who wrote The mambo kings play songs of love? Oscar Equihos
32. What term in information technology describes the sending of files to another computer using a
modem? Uploading
33. The popular Jamaican saying Hell a top, hell a bottom, hallelujah in the middle applies to
which traditional Jamaican food? Cornmeal Pudding
34. What is the relative atomic mass of silver? 108
35. Convert 37 base ten to binary? 100101
36. What is the judicial capital of South Africa? Bloemfontein
37. Who was prime minister of St, Lucia in 1982? John Compton
38. What does it means to play ducks and drakes with? to squander
39. Who wrote The catcher in the rye? J. D. Salinger
40. This is a number related document where calculations can be applied to the cells?
Spreadsheet
41. Complete the Jamaican proverb Wen curry dun Den a wha goat meat a go duh
42. What is relative atomic mass of tin? 119
43. What is the base ten equivalent of the binary 110100? 52
44. Who was prime minister of St. Vincent in 1984? James Mitchell
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45. Translate to English en fermo de amor? to be love sick
46. What name was given to the Soviet army before 1946? Red army
47. In which Caribbean Island is the Boiling Lake? Dominica
48. What is 502 482? 196
49. From which North city is the NBA team the Raptors? Toronto
50. Who wrote Uncle Vanya? Anton Chekhov
51. How many times have Queen Elizabeth visited Jamaica? Six
52. Which army revolted against the British in the Indian Mutiny of 1857? Bengal army
53. In which Caribbean Island is the town of Arima? Trinidad and Tobago
54. What is the value of 452 432? 176
55. From which North American city is the NBA team the Trailblazer? Portland
56. Who wrote The idiot? Fyodor Dostoevsky
57. Who invented the refracting telescope? Hans Lippershey
58. Which hospital in St. Thomas is named after the late sister of Elizabeth II? Princess Margaret
Hospital
59. Which dynasty was overthrown in China in 1912? Manchu
60. What is the empirical formula of ethanoic acid? CH2O
61. What is the meaning of the Spanish verb rainar? To rain
62. Who is the elephant headed god in Hinduism? Ganesha
63. Give another name for the breast bone? Sternum
64. Give one word which means to copy sound and to give a person a name or title. Dub
65. Which input device on a computer converts images to digital form? Scanner
66. In which Asian country are the cities of Putalan and Manar? Philippines
67. In what year was the International Police Organisation, Interpol formed? 1923
68. Give a word meaning a Spanish gentleman and to put on. Don
69. On what date does the legislative year end in Jamaica? March 31
70. What is the most common type of computer memory? Random Access Memory, RAM
71. In which Asian country can you find the Subic Bay? Philippines
72. What is the value of tan 600 to two decimal place? 1.73
73. How many test wickets has the South African Allan Donald taken? 330
74. Who seize power in Paraguay in a coup in 1934? Alfredo Stressner
75. What is the refractive index of optical glass? 1.5
76. Complete the Jamaican proverb Nuh beta herring ..nuh beta barrel
77. Which Russian author wrote the captains daughter? Alexander Pushkin
78. What is the meaning of the Spanish verb olvidar? To forget
79. This is the conversion of digital to analog signals? Modem
80. What does it means to eat ones words? To regret what one has said
81. Where in the body are red blood cells made? Bone marrow
82. During the electrolysis of copper chloride solution what is deposited at the cathode? Copper
83. What is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium? Absolute
refractive index
84. Which poem by John Milton describes the rebellion of Satan and the fall of man? Paradise
Lost
85. What name is given to an official who investigates the sudden death of persons by act of
violence or under suspicious circumstances? Coroner
86. Who led the insurrection in Haiti between 1918 and 1920 that left 2000 persons dead?
Charlemagne Perrault
87. Which river runs through the Grand Canyon? Colorado River
88. What is the refractive index of diamond? 2.4
89. What is the value of cosine 600 to two decimal place? 0.87

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90. Name the four the former parishes that forms the modern parish of St. Catherine? St. Dorothy,
St. Catherine, St. John, St. Thomas in the vale
91. For how long was Lazarus dead? 4 days
92. Which 9-letter word starting with I means with ones name and identity kept secret? Incognito
93. Who composed Appalachian spring? Aaron Copland
94. What property of a wave is equal to the product of its frequency and wavelength? Speed
95. What is the common name of propanone? Acetone
96. In information technology what is the meaning of the abbreviation TCP? Transmission Control
Protocol
97. In binary what is the value of 101 x 11? 1111
98. During which war was the battle of Natrium that took place in 1864? American Civil war
99. If the refractive index of a substance is 2.0, what is the critical angel? 30 0
100. Who wrote the river between? James Ngugi
101. What is el pollo? Chicken
102. What is meaning of the Jamaican term mawga? Meager, slim
103. Who sculpted Tassat? Ronald Moodie
104. This is a device that can be operated by signals from a computer causing movements?
Actuator
105. Who went to Pilate asking for the body of Jesus? Joseph of Arimathea
106. Lack of which vitamin results in rickets? Vitamin D
107. What is the meaning of the Latin etcetera? And so forth
108. In which parish of Jamaica is the town of Catadupa? St. James
109. Who is the prime minister of Canada?
110. What term describes liquids that do not mix with each other? Immiscible
111. Complete this phrase from the bible It is more blessed to give .than to receive
112. Give an eight letter antonym for recklessness? Cautious
113. By what process is salt removed from brine or sea water? Desalination
114. In what year was the emancipation of slaves in Barbados? 1834
115. What is name given to Jesus teaching recorded in Matthew 5-7? Sermon on the mount
116. Who is head of Finance at Grace Kennedy? Don Wehby
117. Who was the first female lawyer in Dominica? Dame Eugenia Charles
118. Highest order in Caricom? Order of the Caribbean community
119. Which religion is the Japanese for the sacred way? Shintoism
120. In what part of the cochlea are the sensory cells located? Organ of Corti
121. Who is the president of the Incorporated Master Builders Association of Jamaica? Don
Mullings
122. In information technology what is the meaning of the abbreviation SDRAM?
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
123. What was the name of the event where Jesus shared a meal with his disciples for the
last time? Passover
124. What is the name of the membrane surrounding the lungs? Plural membrane
125. What is the name given to a group of rabbits? Nest
126. From which Greek word meaning indivisible is the word atom derived from? Atomas
127. A pie chart shows the mode of transport of 180 people. If air travel is represented by
1080, how many people travel by air? 54
128. National Hero George William Gordon was a justice of the peace for which parish? St.
Thomas
129. Complete the Jamaica proverb: di hiya di monkey climb. A di more im expose
130. Name the program in a word processor that breaks a stream of text in a series of lines.
Word wrap
131. Which book of the bible is addressed to the seven churches of Asia? Revelation
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132. Name two of the four men who contributed to the cell theory? Robert Hooke, Rudolf
Virchow, Matthias Scheiden, Theodore Schwann
133. By adding a prefix give the opposite of legible. Illegible
134. Who is the director of Tourism? John Lynch
135. From which country was most of the indentured labourers from between 1845 and
1919? India
136. What name is given to the curved surface of a liquid in a tube? Meniscus
137. What is the meaning of the Jamaican word brawta? Extra
138. Who painted Afternoon with friends? Milton George
139. What name is given to an interconnecting group of computers that mimics the function
of the human brain? Artificial Neural Network
140. How old was Isaac when he married Rebecca? 40
141. What is the name of the bone of the upper forelimb of tetrapods? Humerus
142. Which word means that which cannot be taken by assault? Impregnable
143. Who is the chairman of the Jamaica Boilers Group? R. Danny Williams
144. What in French is le clavier? Keyboard
145. Which country is known as the land of the white elephant? Thailand
146. What are the next two terms in the series 1, 4, 9? 16, 25
147. In what year did the movement for the unification of Italy began? 1859
148. Which fundamental particle has the same mass as the electron but is positively
charged? Positron
149. Complete the Jamaican proverb: saltfish sidung pon counter. A wait fi bread and butta
150. What is the title of the most famous work by Leonardo da Vinci? Mona Lisa
151. In which city was the sermon in Acts preached? Jerusalem
152. What name is given to the ring of muscles that opens and closes the entrance to the
stomach? Pylorinx Splinter
153. Complete the proverb: There are more foolish buyers. Than foolish sellers
154. In which country is the Ireri River? Brazil
155. Whose law states that the pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted equally in
all direction? Pascals law
156. What name is given to the scum on the surface of the teeth? Plague
157. On what day of creation was the firmament separated from the water? Second
158. Complete the following proverb: A beggar can never be. Bankrupt
159. What the meaning of the abbreviation ICWI? Insurance Company of the West Indies
160. What colour is verde? Green
161. What is the name of the method used to find the depth of a body of water? Echo-
sounding
162. Factorize x2 16. (x + 4) (x 4)
163. What is the capital of the Netherland Antilles? Willemstad
164. What is the value for the rest mass of a proton? 1.67 x 10 -27 Kg
165. Which old Jamaican currency is equal to 4 pence? Bit
166. Who became king of Jordan in 1951? Hussein
167. Which Russian author wrote Anna Karenina? Leo Tolstoy
168. What is the opposite of hyperthermia? Hypothermia
169. What is the meaning of the Spanish hamas? Never
170. In the bible who was the mother of Tubal Cain? Zilla
171. What is the name of the first chamber in a cows stomach? Rumen
172. What is a nine day wonder? A person or thing that is briefly famous
173. Who is the solicitor general in Jamaica? Douglas Leys
174. Who is a prima inta Paris? First among equals
175. What is the capital of Bahrain? Manama
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176. How many days are in the first three month of a leap year? 91
177. What is the official language of the Vatican City? Latin
178. Which electromagnetic waves were once called Herztian waves? Radio waves
179. Why was Montego Bay once known as the bay of lards? Wild pigs were butchered there
for their fats
180. Which disease affected the French attempts to build the Panama Canal in the 1880s?
yellow fever
181. What is the first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky? Prufrock
182. Who recorded the reggae Grammy winning album Raw as Ever? Shabba ranks
183. What is the formula of nitro-methane? CH3NO2
184. On what day of creation were great whales created? Fifth
185. How many projections does an incisor tooth have? One
186. Complete the proverb: To give a dog a bad name . And hang him.
187. What is the meaning of the abbreviation UGI? United General Insurance
188. What colour is maroon? Brown
189. What name is given to the area at the foot of a mountain? Piedmont
190. Factorize x2 6x + 9. (x 3)2
191. What is the capital of Martinique? Fort-de-France
192. What is the value of the universal Gravitational Constant? 6.67 x 10 -11 Nm2Kg-2
193. Which old Jamaican currency was equal to three pence? Thropance, fip
194. Who lost power in coup in Ghana in 1966? Kwame Nkrumah
195. Who wrote the prince and the pauper? Mark Twain
196. What is the meaning of the Spanish ceno? But
197. In the bible who was the mother of jabal and Jubal? Adah
198. How many chambers are in the stomach of a cow? Four
199. What does the phrase nine times out of ten means? Nearly always
200. Who is the chairman of the national Contracts Commission? Leo Lawson
201. What is the capital of Bhutan? Thimphu
202. How many days are the last three months of the year? 92
203. What is the official language of Mozambique? Portuguese
204. What term is given to a single line of light from a luminous source? Ray
205. Which treaty in 1901 gave the U.S.A. the right to build the Panama Canal? Treaty of
Hay Pounce fort
206. What name did the English give to the former Spanish settlement of Nuevo Seville do
Oro? New Seville
207. Which Old Testament prophet named his son Jezreel? Hosea
208. What is another for the enzyme ptyalin? Salivary amylase
209. What does the phrase t hit below the belt means? To act unfairly in a contest
210. Specifically whose law states that the sum of the current at any junction in a circuit is
equal to zero? Kirchoff first law
211. What is formed when butane is reacted with oxygen? Carbon dioxide and water
212. Who wrote the family from one Elm Street? Eve Garnett
213. How many articles each costing 25cents can be bought with $50? 200
214. What term describes the earth when it is closest to sun? perigee
215. Which Haitian revolutionary was known as the centaur of the Savannas because of his
superb horsemanship? Toussaint lOverture
216. What name is given to tropical cyclone that occurs over the coast of Queensland in
Australia? Willy Willis
217. Which breed of cattle results from crossing the English Hereford with the Indian
Brahman? Jamaica hope
218. How many baskets of food was left over after the feeding of the 5000? 12
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219. What are the three layers of the tooth? Enamel, dentine, pulp cavity
220. Name the simplest alkane? Methane
221. Who recorded the reggae Grammy wining album crucial Roots Classics? Bunny wailer
222. What is defined as 1.65 million waves of the orange red light emitted by krypton-86?
One meter
223. Who wrote the way of all flesh? Samuel butler
224. Who directed the silence of the lambs? Jonathan Demme
225. Which of the seven churches of Asia did John say would have tribulations ten days?
Smyrna
226. Give an eight letter word meaning word blindness? Dyslexia
227. Which figure of speech is used in the following: his mother told him millions of times not
to cross the busy street? Hyperbole
228. What does savoir faire means? Ability to act suitable in any situation
229. In information technology what is a chat? Online conversation
230. In which Caribbean country is flying fish and couco a delicacy? Barbados
231. In which group of the periodic table is the element boron? Three
232. What is the determinant of the matrix reading rows (4 5 2 3)? 2
233. Who invented the thermocouple? Thomas Seabeck
234. In which Caribbean country is the Grand and petite Pitons? St. Lucia
235. Which Caribbean leader wrote Capitalism and Slavery? Eric Williams
236. Who directed the movie Unforgiven? Clint Eastwood
237. Which of the seven churches of Asia did John say dwell where Satan seat was?
Pergamus
238. This is a from of psychosis that can lead to profound changes in personality and
behaviour? Schizophrenia
239. Which figure of speech is present in the following: The plates came crashing down as
the waiter slip and fell? Onomatopoeia
240. In a computer network, what name is given to a computer that receives services from
the server? Client
241. In which Caribbean country is Pelou a popular dish? Trinidad and Tobago
242. In which group of the periodic table is the element phosphorus? Five
243. What is the determinant of the matrix reading rows (4 1 2 3)? 10
244. Who discovered the laws of gaseous diffusion? Thomas Graham
245. In which Caribbean Island is the town of San Souci and the Grand Bono? St. Vincent
246. Which former Jamaican prime minister was at the 1950 Lords test match when the West
Indies defeated England for the first time? Michael Manley
247. What is the name of the Ethiopian Christmas? Kwanza
248. Which of the psalms end like this Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the
days of my life? 23
249. What name is given to the two upper chambers of the heart? Atria, Auricles
250. Which piece of computer software tells the computer how to operate an external
device? Device driver
251. Who collaborated with Karl Marx to publish the Communist Manifesto in 1848? Fredrick
Engels
252. What is the longest river in Australia? Darling
253. What is the major element in the alloy Duralumin? Aluminium
254. Which three consecutive whole numbers add up to 96? 31, 32, 33
255. In which Caribbean island in Nelsons Dockyard located? Antigua
256. What is the centre of a curved mirror called? Vertex
257. Which political party was formed in Guyana in 1950? Peoples Progressive Party

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258. Which Algerian-born French novelist won the 1957 Nobel Literature Prize? Albert
Camus
259. What are the only two positions that score goals in netball? Goal attack and goal shoot
260. What is la pompa de avon? Soap bubbles
261. Who is the chairman of the public accounts committee? Audley Shaw
262. Which book of the bible immediately precedes Jude? III John
263. What part of the brain controls respiration? Medulla Oblongata
264. Who painted the fresco of the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo
265. Convert 110111 base two to base ten? 55
266. Which American station is abbreviated CBS? Columbia Broadcasting System
267. Which European country was present in Guyana between 1593 and 1624? Netherlands
268. In which country was the writer Andrew Salkey borned? Panama
269. Who discovered helium? Pierre Jansen
270. Which book of the bible is known as the Magna Carta of the church? Galatians
271. Which group recorded the song I want to hold your hands? Beatles
272. For which was Sydney Poitier nominated for an Oscar in 1958? The defiant ones
273. What is the highest point in Mexico? Pico de Orizaba
274. In which Caribbean island is Harrison Cave located? Barbados
275. Who founded the British Guyana workers Union? Alfred Thorn
276. Who is the first chairman of the Caribbean Media Corporation? Lester Spaulding
277. In which book of the bible is the line Give to Caesar what is due to Caesar? Mark
278. What is the name of the brown pigment in seaweed? Fucoxanthin
279. Which of the psalms ends like this: The lord our host is with us the god of Jacob our
refuge? 46
280. From which chamber of the heart does the aorta emerge? Left ventricle
281. What term describes the retrieving of a file from an external device using a modem?
Downloading
282. Which work in three parts did Fredrick Engels help Karl Marx to complete between 1867
and 95? Das Kapital
283. What is the longest river in brazil? Amazon
284. What is the main alloy in bronze? Copper
285. Which three consecutive whole numbers add up to 120? 39, 40, 41
286. In which Caribbean country is the Grand Dans beach? Grenada
287. What is the ratio of stress to strain in a fluid called? Viscosity
288. Which party did Forbes Burnham formed after breaking away from the PPP in Guyana?
PNCPeoples National Congress
289. Which author had the birth name Charles Ludwidge Dodson? Lewis Carroll
290. How long is a quarter in netball? 15 minutes
291. Which book of the bible immediately precedes I John? II Peter
292. Which part of the brain controls posture? Cerebellum
293. Who is a man of the cloth? A clergyman
294. Who painted Moses in 1515? Michelangelo
295. In which country in mount Roraima? Guyana
296. What does the abbreviation AP stands for? Associated Press
297. What is the minimum amount of fissile material that can undergo a nuclear chain
reaction? Critical mass
298. Who hosted the Ring Ding children series in the 1973s? Ms Lou
299. Who arrived in St. Kitts in 1623? Thomas Warner
300. Which group recorded the song My girl? temptations
301. In which country was the writer Nevil Dawes born? Nigeria
302. Which two scientists discovered Argon? William Ramsay and John Raleigh
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303. Which of the gospel contains the complete genealogy of Jesus? Matthew
304. What is the value of 6 factorial / 4 factorial? 30
305. Pico Bette is the highest point in which country? Libya
306. For which movie Sydney Poitier win an Oscar in 1963? Lilies of the Fields
307. In which of his epistle did Paul say young men should be sober? Titus
308. Which disease is caused by the vari-cella virus? Chicken pox
309. How many times can you get 0.02 from 25? 1250
310. What is the nationality of the tennis player Kim Clijsters? Belgian
311. Expand the Abbreviation IRA. Irish Republican Army
312. What is the meaning of the prefix nano? 10 -9
313. What does it mean to be grudgeful? Bad mind
314. In what year did the 30 years war begin? 1618
315. Who wrote Sprat Morrison? Jean Dacosta
316. Who composed The rape of Lucretia? Benjamin Britten
317. What is the colour change when an acid is added to blue litmus? Blue to red
318. Which actor has received the most Oscar nominations? Jack Nicholson
319. In bible which man had his ear cut off by Peter? Malchus
320. Lack of which vitamin usually results in Korsakov syndrome? Thiamine B 1
321. In which African country is the Gulf of Sidrah? Libya
322. What is the value of 2125 + 1215? 10105
323. What is the nationality of the cricketer Agit Agarkar? Indian
324. What is the unit of currency in Mexico? Peso
325. What is the SI unit of electrical conductance? Siemens
326. Jamaica is 193 Km west which country? Haiti?
327. Who became the first Socialist president of Chile? Salvador Allende
328. In Shakespeares As you like it, who was the daughter of the banished duke? Rosalind
329. Which local artistes recorded the single I love Jah? Beres Hammond and Flourgon
330. What is the symbol for the element Fermium? Fm
331. In which book of the bible can you find the line Man who is born of a woman is of few
days and full of problem? Job
332. What are the last three cheek teeth in humans called? Molars
333. What is the meaning of the word inundate? Flood
334. Which element has symbol Hf? Hafnium
335. What is the name of the satellite of the earth? Moon
336. In which parish is the Serge Island Dairies? St. Thomas
337. What is the effective resistance of 2 and 4 ohms resistors in parallel, which is connected
to a 3 ohms resistor in series? 4 1/3 ohms
338. Who wrote Satire of Circumstances? Thomas Hardy
339. What are the prime number between 60 and 70? 61, 67
340. Differentiate between the words inculcate and inculpate. Inculcate To impress an idea;
inculpate to accuse or blame
341. What is a tour de force? feat of skill or strength
342. What is formed when coke reacts with steam? Carbon monoxide and hydrogen
343. In which city was the U N charter drafted in 1945? San Francisco
344. Spain was denied membership to which International Organisation until 1982? NATO
345. Jesus was reading the words of which prophet when he went into the temple and said
The spirit of the lord is upon me? Isaiah
346. Name two of three enzymes in pancreatic juice. Trypsin, lipase, amylase, (maltase)
347. In which of his epistle did Paul say a bishop should be sober? I Timothy
348. Which organ of the body is affected by cirrhosis? Liver
349. Who is an acolyte? Assistant to a priest
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350. How many times can you get 0.03 from 18? 600
351. What is the nationality of the tennis player Amelia Mauresmo? French
352. Expand the abbreviation NATO? North Atlantic Treaty organization
353. What is the meaning of the prefix peta? 1015
354. What is it to give bad mouth? To gossip or wish bad for someone
355. In what year did the American war of Independence end? 1783
356. Who composed Rhapsody on a theme of Paginini? Sergei Rachmaninov
357. Which Jamaican compiled the children work Beenie Bud? Alvin Lewy
358. What is the colour of litmus in ammonia solution? Blue
359. Which actress has won the most Oscar nominations? Katherine Hepburn
360. In the bible who was the father-in-law of Caiphas? Annas
361. Lack of which vitamin results in osteomalacia? Vitamin D, Choleciferol
362. What is the value of 526 + 356? 1316
363. What is the nationality of the cricketer Michael Vaughn? English
364. What is the unit of currency in Sri Lanka? Rupee
365. What is the SI unit of luminous flux? Lumen
366. Jamaica is 145Km south of which country? Cuba
367. Who led the coup that topple Milton Obote in Uganda in 1971? Idi Amin
368. In Shakespeare As you like it, who was the daughter of the Duke Frederick? Celia
369. Who recorded the single dance for me with Beres Hammond? Wycliffe Jean
370. What is the symbol for the element Americium? Am
371. Who said these words to Jesus Lord if it be thou; bid me to come onto the water?
peter
372. Which enzyme converts sucrose to fructose and glucose? Sucrase
373. Give a word which is a smoky variety of zircon and the words used by a particular
profession? Jargon
374. What is the name of the Muslim month in which they fast for part of each day?
Ramadan
375. Who was prime minister of Jamaica in 1968? Hugh Shearer
376. What is formed when Hydrochloric acid reacts with ammonium hydroxide? Ammonium
chloride and water
377. If 23x + 1 = 128, what is x? 2
378. What is the work done when an 18.2 N force is move a distance of 200cm? 36.4J
379. In the parable of the talents, how many talents did the master hand out? Eight
380. What condition occurs when fluid is built up in the tissue? Oedema
381. Which acid is known as aqua fortis? Nitric acid
382. What is the name given to the angle between true north and magnetic north at any
location? Magnetic declination
383. What term describes images that cannot be focused? Virtual
384. What are the values of a if 4a2 4a 3 = 0? 1.5 and -0.5
385. In which town did Mary, Martha and Lazarus live? Bethany
386. What is the title of the person who rules by decree in Oman? Sultan
387. Who founded the Jamaica Workers and Tradesman Union in 1935? Bustamante and
Coombes
388. In what year was the windows operating system first released by Microsoft? 1985
389. Is the southerly Bursa a hot or cold wind? Cold
390. In which Jamaican parish is the Cashew Ostrich Farm? St. Elizabeth
391. Where in the body can the adenoids be found? Back of the nose and upper throat
392. Give a six letter word that is an energetic person and a device used to convert
mechanical to electrical energy? Dynamo
393. What is the atomic number of Lawrencium? 103
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394. Whop said these words to Jesus: Lord if you were here my brother would not have
died? Martha
395. Which enzyme breaks down polypeptides into amino acids? Peptidases
396. Journey to which place must be taken by every Muslim who can afford it? Mecca
397. Who did Hugh Shearer narrowly defeat to become prime minister after the death of
Donald Sangster? Robert Lightbourne
398. What is formed when ammonium hydroxide reacts with copper sulphate? Ammonium
sulphate and copper hydroxide
399. If 33x2 = 243, what is the value of x? 7/3
400. What is the work done when a force of 12.8N is moved a distance of 50cm? 6.4J
401. In which Asian country is the Indus and Sutle rivers? Pakistan
402. Give one word which is the dark circular opening in the centre of the eye and also
means a student? Pupil
403. In information technology, expand MICR? Magnetic Ink Character reader
404. Who is the trickster hero in Jamaica folklore? Anansi
405. What is the colour of methyl orange in alkaline solution? Yellow
406. Factorize x2 + x 20. (x + 5) (x 4)
407. Who were the two Judass among the twelve disciples of Jesus? Brother of James,
Judas Iscariot
408. How many chromosomes make up the karyotype in human? 46
409. Give an eight letter word starting with h which means a wild uncontrollable emotion or
excitement? Hysteria
410. What name is given to the anode and cathode collectively? Electrodes
411. What happens to the density of a gas when the temperature is increased at constant
pressure? It decreased
412. Who wrote The grapes of wrath? John Steinbeck
413. What is the derivative of 1/x4 with respect to x? 4 / x5
414. Who was the first man to be launched into space? Yuri Gagarin
415. Name the only Latin American country to be settled by Portuguese? Brazil
416. Who painted Le Moulin de la Gallette? Auguste Renoir
417. In an extinct volcano what is the plug? Solidified lava blocking the vent
418. What is the name of the area of ROM reserved for data recently read from a disc?
Cache
419. How many devils did Jesus cast out of Mary Magdalene?12
420. What is the meaning of the phrase: horses for horses? The matching of tasks and
talents
421. What is the cgs unit of energy? Ergs
422. Which group was formed in 1961 by Mike Love, Al Jardini and the three Wilson
brothers? Beach Boys
423. Who assassinated John F Kennedy? Lee Harvey Oswald
424. What is the Jamaican term for a small child? Pickney
425. What is the atomic number of arsenic? 33
426. Who wrote the song We are the world? with Michael Jackson? Lionel Ritchie
427. How many players are on an American football team? 11
428. The world highest volcano is on the border of which two South American countries?
Argentina and Chile
429. What is the ratio of the diagonal of a square to one of its sides? 1.414 to 1
430. After who is the SI unit of resistance named? Georg Ohm
431. Who assassinated Robert Kennedy? Sirhan Sirhan
432. Which man in the bible had a name meaning drawn from the water? Moses
433. Is German measles caused by a virus or bacteria? Virus
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434. What does it means to enunciate? To pronounce words distinctly
435. Name the smallest country in the world? Vatican City
436. Between which countries is the Gulf of Darien? Panama and Columbia
437. What is the formula of magnesium hydride? MgH 2
438. Factorize 2x2 + x 3. (2x + 3) (x 1)
439. In what year was the parish of Manchester formed? 1814
440. In what year was the battle of the saints? 1782
441. What property of a sound wave is dependent of the frequency? Pitch
442. Who wrote No lickle twang? Ms Lou
443. Who was the fourth horseman of the Apocalypse in the book of Revelations? Death
444. What is the name of the kidney tubules where urine is formed? Nephrons
445. Complete the proverb: Some men are wise . Others are otherwise
446. Who is la soeur? Sister
447. In which country is Quezon City? Philippines
448. Which acid is formed when sulphuric acid reacts with sodium nitrate? Nitric acid
449. Who was the first prime Minster of Barbados? Errol Barrow
450. In which country is the Litani River? Lebanon
451. Who wrote the book of Proverbs in the bible? Solomon
452. Who baptized Jesus? John the Baptist
453. What name is given to a simple plant with no stems or root? Algae
454. What is the meaning the prefix mis-? Wrong
455. What is le parc du stacioment? Parking lot
456. In which country is the Firth worth bridge? Scotland
457. What term describes the destruction of solid rock? Weathering
458. Which precipitate is formed when barium chloride reacts with sodium sulphate? Barium
sulphate
459. What is the area of a circle with diameter 14 cm? 154 cm 2
460. complete the Jamaican proverb: wha sweet nanny goat . A go run im belly
461. In what year was the slave trade abolished? 1807
462. In a velocity time graph, what is represented by a straight line parallel to the x axis?
Constant velocity
463. Who wrote Drums and colours? Derek Walcott
464. Who painted the last judgment? Michelangelo
465. What is another name for the city of David? Bethlehem, Mt. Zion
466. What part of the alimentary canal is between the mouth and the stomach? Esophagus
467. What is the diminutive of latch? Latchet
468. George W. Bush was once governor of which state? Texas
469. What is le balcon? Balcony
470. Which group of invertebrates has a hard outer body and jointed legs? Arthropod
471. What is the meaning of the prefix pro-? For
472. What is le cour dents? toothpick
473. In which country is the Great East-West Bridge? Denmark
474. Which precipitate is formed when lead nitrate reacts with sodium chloride? Lead
chloride
475. the cost of 12 articles is $36.12, what is the cost of 5? $15.05
476. Complete the Jamaican proverb: One one coco . Full basket
477. In what year was George William Gordon executed? 1865
478. In a distance time graph, what is represented by a straight line parallel to the x axis?
Stationary object
479. What is the name of the confirmation ceremony for Jewish boys? Bat Mitzvah
480. In which parish is the Martha Brae River? Trelawny
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481. What is the atomic number of sulphur? 16
482. Which group of people brought the pineapple to Jamaica? Spanish
483. Which king in the bible ate grass? Nebuchadnezzar
484. What is the name of the covering over the gill opening of a fish? Operculum
485. What is the diminutive of grain? Granule
486. Former U.S. president George Bush was a governor of which state? Arkansas
487. What is le mer? Sea
488. What is the name of the Hindu festival of lights? Dewali
489. In which parish is The Rio Minho? Clarendon
490. What is the atomic number of potassium? 19
491. If 3x2x = 81, what is x? 2
492. Which group of people introduces the mango to Jamaica? English
493. Who was the leading goal scorer in the 2002 football world cup? Ronaldo
494. Which English king, abdicate in 1936? Edward VIII
495. Who scored Jamaicas first world cup goal? Robbie Earle
496. In what year did Nicholas II abdicate the Russian throne? 1917
497. Who wrote the poem Exile? Dennis Scott
498. Which valve is between the left atrium and ventricle? Bicuspid valve
499. What does it means to be timorous? To be afraid
500. Who is the first lady of the U.S.A.? Laura Bush
501. During the fermentation of sugar by yeast what gas is given off? Carbon dioxide
502. Who wrote the poemHarlem Dancer? Claude McKay
503. For which movie was Oprah Winfrey nominated for an Oscar in 2005? The Colour
Purple
504. In what century did oil painting on canvass began? 15 th
505. Which two brothers of Jesus are authors of New Testament books? James and John
506. What is a titer? A half-suppressed laugh
507. Who is the president of Russia? Vladimir Putting
508. What is the meaning of the french verb quitter? To leave
509. What is the meaning of the abbreviation WCC? World Council of Churches
510. This is an application program that allows users to create and edit file with text and
graphics? Word processor
511. Expand the abbreviation UEFA? Union of European Football Associations
512. Which software allows users to arrange data into rows and column? Spreadsheet
513. What is the Jamaican name for the aloe vera? Single bible
514. What is the symbol for tantalum? Ta
515. Round off 689.56 to the nearest whole number? 690
516. Who succeed Nasser as president of Egypt? Anwar Sadat
517. In Newtons equation s = ut + at2, what is u? initial velocity
518. Who wrote the deserted village? Oliver Goldsmith
519. What is the chemical symbol for mercury? Hg
520. Who wrote the eleventh commandment
521. What is the Jamaican name for Chinese cabbage? Pak Chow
522. Round off 46.84356 to three decimal place. 46.844
523. Which Caribbean boxer won heavyweight gold medals at three successive Olympics?
Theophilus Stephenson
524. Who had birth name Karol Wojtyla? Pope John Paul II
525. In Einsteins equation E = mc2, what is c? speed of light in a vacuum
526. Who wrote Upon Westminster Bridge? William Wordsworth
527. Which of the gospels describes the annunciation of Mary? Luke
528. Who is the coach of the Bermuda cricket team? Gus Logie
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529. Which condition occurs when the cornea loses its inelasticity and becomes distorted?
Astigmatism
530. Complete the proverb: What is worth doing. Is worth doing well
531. Which bacteria cause syphilis? Trepanoma palladium
532. What is the atomic number of Molybdenum? 42
533. If $840 is divided in the ratio 2:3:7, what is the smallest amount? $140
534. Complete the Jamaican proverb: Seven breda. Seven different mind
535. What was the first free village in Jamaica? Sligoville
536. If an object of mass 50Kg is placed on a weighing machine what would be reading?
500N
537. In which book is the line: All animals are equal but some are more equal than others?
Animal farm
538. Which Greek sculptor constructed the Parthenon in Athens? Phidias
539. In IT expand SIMM. Single Inline Memory Module
540. Who in the bible was the father of Ephraim and Manasseh? Joseph
541. What was the occupation of Cain in the bible? Farmer
542. What is the name of the most sensitive part of the retina? Fouvea
543. Where is la panaderea? Bakery
544. Which river is the main source of water in London? Thames
545. What is the name of the super heated mixture of dust, ash, and gas flowing down a
volcano at 100mph? pyroclastic flow, nuee ardente
546. What are the raw materials in the Haber process? Nitrogen and hydrogen
547. What is the sum of the prime numbers between 2 and 13? 26
548. Complete the Jamaica proverb: Di higha di monkey climb. A did more im expose
549. In what year did Napoleon became emperor of France? 1804
550. Whose law states that an induced e.m.f. is such that it opposes the change causing it?
Lenz
551. In which country is the Cotopaxi volcano? Ecuador
552. Which governor sentence Jesus to Death? Pilate
553. Which tube connects the kidney to the bladder? Ureter
554. This is the compulsory enrollment in the armed force? Conscription
555. Who is the managing director of Scotia Bank Jamaica limited? William Clarke
556. What was the occupation of Matthew? Tax Collector
557. In which country is the Breton Becan? Wales
558. this is a light rock form from lava and is used as an abrasive? Pumice
559. What is the formula of magnesium nitrate? Mg(NO3)2
560. What is the sum of the prime numbers between 7 and 18? 41
561. In what year did Victoria became queen of England? 1837
562. What in French is la rue? Street
563. What is the largest desert in central Australia? Simpson Desert
564. What is the atomic number of krypton? 36
565. What is 75m as a fraction of 2Km? 1.75%
566. In which parish is Dover Raceway located? St. Ann
567. What is the charge on the beta particle? -1
568. Which Jewish leader did Jesus visit by night? Nicodemus
569. What is the name of the membrane covering the lungs? Pleural membrane
570. This is an unprovoked attack in military terms? Aggression
571. Who is the president of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association? Clement
Radcliff
572. What is the largest desert in North Africa? Sahara
573. Which electromagnetic waves have wavelength greater than 10 -10m? gamma waves
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574. What is the atomic number of lutetium? 71
575. Who recorded the song Cross my line? Jill Scott
576. Who became present of the Soviet Union in 1985? Mikhail Gorbachev
577. Which Caribbean author wrote The broccoli and the bed? Samuel Selvon
578. Who sculpted the statue of Alexander Bustamante? Alvin Marriott
579. What does it means to be at daggers drawn? To be deadly enemies
580. Who was the grandfather of David? Boaz
581. If 5% of a number is 20, what is 35% of the number? 140
582. In which parish is Vernamfield? Clarendon
583. Which country won the 1998 football world cup? France
584. In what year did the U.S.A. invade Grenada? 1983
585. Who wrote The hummingbird tree? Ian McDonald
586. What is the meaning of the Spanish verb penchar? To think
587. Who sculpted the statue of Noel Nethersole located outside the Bank of Jamaica? Kay
Sullivan
588. Covert 111012 to base ten? 29
589. What is the name of the dark brown pigment in skin cells? Melanin
590. Give a word that is opposite of writing that is easy to read? Illegible
591. Who is the president of Brazil? Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
592. What is the meaning of the French verb ecrire? To write
593. What is the highest point in France? Mount Blanc
594. What is the capital of Dominica? Rosseau
595. What are the two elements in bronze? Copper and tin
596. With which event would you associate the Jamaican Maurice Wignal? 110m hurdles
597. What does it mean to cut a dash? To make an impression
598. What is the simple interest on $6000 invested for 2 years at 10% per annum? $1200
599. Who was the grandfather of Jacob? Abraham
600. What is the name of the gland that secretes an oily substance at the base of the hair
follicle? Sebaceous gland
601. Give a word that is opposite to being able to read? Illiterate
602. What is the meaning of the French verb Netoyer? To clean
603. What is the capital of Finland? Helsinki
604. What are the two main element in steel? Iron and carbon
605. Who was the oldest son of Jacob? Reuben
606. Which gland secretes the hormone that regulates blood calcium levels? Thyroid gland
607. Convert 223 base ten to base 8. 147
608. In which Caribbean Island is the Sierra Maestra? Cuba
609. What the approximate diameter of an atom in cm? 10 -8cm
610. What is the gradient of line passing through the points (3, 5) and (5, 9)? 2
611. Which group of people introduces the plantain to Jamaica? Spanish
612. In what year was the October war between Israel and the Arab countries? 1973
613. Name two of the four forces in nature? Strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravity
614. In which of Shakespeares play is the character Lancelot Gobo? Merchant of Venice
615. Who wrote a celebration of Jamaican art? Wayne Lawrence
616. Give a word that means a disease that is spread across many countries? Pandemic
617. Which king did god give wisdom beyond understanding? Solomon
618. Which cells are located along sieve tubes in the phloem? Companion cells
619. Spell diarrhea
620. What is el pollo? Chicken
621. In which city was Saddam Hussein born? Tikrit

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622. Which climatic zone is characterized by cold winters and warm summer? Temperate,
boreal
623. Baking soda is a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and what? Tartaric acid
624. What is the maximum amount of the subsets is possible from a set with 6 elements? 64
625. Complete the Jamaican proverb: if yuh play wid puppy. Im wi lick yuh mouth
626. When was the First World War? 1914-1919
627. What is the electrical power in a circuit of resistance 960 ohms if plugged into a 240V
power supply? 60watts
628. Who wrote the jumbie bird? Ismith Khan
629. Who was the first African American to win a Nobel Literature Prize? Toni Morrison
630. Who in the bible tore a lion apart with his bare hands? Samson
631. What name is given to the ring of muscles surrounding the lens that adjust the iris?
Ciliary muscles
632. What is the feminine of colt? Filly
633. Who is une enfermier? Nurse
634. In which Caribbean island is the Queen Beatrix International Airport? Aruba
635. What is the capital of Israel? Jerusalem
636. What is the formula for finding the curved surface area of a cylinder? 2 pi r 2
637. Who composed the messiah? George Frederick Handel?
638. What is the simple interest invested for 3 years at a rate of 4%? $108
639. In which parish is Bamboo Ridge located? Portland
640. Who was the sister of Rachel in the bible? Leah
641. What is the name of the fluid that flows in the body cavity of an earth worm? Islamic
fluid
642. What is the feminine of bullock? heifer
643. In which Caribbean country is there a space centre used for launching rockets?
Suriname
644. Which man in the bible had his head chopped off and placed on a plate? John the
Baptist
645. What is the name of the tissue in stems and roots that can divide? Cambium
646. Spell Chauffeur
647. Which branch of Islam controls the government in Iran? Shiite
648. Name the climatic zone that has an average temperature of about 20 0C? tropics
649. What is the formula of tartaric acid? C7H6O6
650. Complete the Jamaican proverb: Stone a rib bottom . Nuh know how sun hot
651. When was The Second World War? 1939-1945
652. What is the current in a circuit rated at 20W if a voltage present is 480V? 1/24 A
653. Who is the Caribbean author of Sea of Adventure? George Lamming
654. What is the capital of Italy? Rome
655. What is the formula for the volume of a cylinder? Pi r 2h
656. Who composed the creations? Joseph Haydn
657. What is the simple interest on $600 invested for 2years at 10%? $120
658. In which parish is Peppers located? St. Elizabeth
659. Who was the communist party leader in Russia in 1917? Lenin
660. Who wrote Autobiography of my mother? Jamaica Kincaid
661. What is the name given to a group of puppies? Litter
662. From which did all the priests of Israel come? Levi
663. Complete the proverb Slow and steady . Wins the race
664. Who was appointed leader of Germany in 1933? Adolf Hitler
665. What is the distance between successive crest or trough in a wave called? Wavelength
666. What term describes a group of dancers? Troupe
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667. Which structure secretes the hormone progesterone? Corpus Luteum
668. Complete the proverb Scratch my back . And I will scratch yours
669. Which sign of the zodiac covers the day March 21? Aries
670. What is the meaning of the musical term pianissimo? Very soft
671. What is the symbol for the element silicon? Si
672. What is 0.85 x 0.3? 0.255
673. Which war was between 1950 and 1953? Korean war
674. What is the SI unit of density? Kgm-3
675. Who wrote the millstone? Margaret Drabble
676. What is the meaning of the musical term allegro? At a lively pace
677. which sign of the zodiac covers the day October 24? Scorpio
678. What is the meaning of the Spanish verb serar? To close
679. What is the chemical symbol for the element radon? Rn
680. What is the value of 0.64 x 0.003? 0.00192
681. Which country had a civil war between 1945 and 1949? China
682. What is the SI unit of inductance? Henry
683. Which two cities in the bible were destroyed by fire? Sodom and Gomorrah
684. To which class does the grasshopper belong? Insecta
685. What does it means to amortize? To pay off debt
686. Which king in the bible ascended the throne at age 8? Josiah
687. What is the name given to the bony socket where the eye is located? Orbit
688. Who is a contortionist? An acrobat who bends his body into various shapes
689. Which island is also known as Hibernia? Ireland
690. In which country is the town of Arusia? Tanzania
691. What is the chemical name of green vitriol? Iron (II) sulphate
692. What is the square root of 160,000? 400
693. Which Jamaican wrote Examination Centre? Mervyn Morris
694. What is the fractional change per area of a substance per unit temperature rise? Co-
efficient of expansion
695. Which newspaper publisher received an Order of Jamaica in 1998? Oliver Clarke
696. Who wrote The conservationist? Nadine Gordimer
697. Who painted The vision of St. Bernard? Fillip Lippy
698. For how long was David king of Israel? 40 years
699. What is formed from the fusion of two gametes? Zygote
700. Who was the Egyptian sky goddess? Horus
701. What term is given to the full complement of gene by a single set of chromosomes?
Genome
702. Who is the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda? Baldwin Spencer
703. What word in computing indicates an error in hardware or software? Bug
704. What is the meaning of the French verb regarder? To look at
705. In which country is the headquarters of Daimler-Benz? Germany
706. This is the temperature at which any further removal of heat from a liquid will results in it
being transformed into a solid? Freezing point
707. If $1200 is divided in the ratio 5:4:3, what is the largest share? $500
708. Complete the Jamaican proverb: cockroach nuh bisnis . Inna fowl fight
709. What term describes the ratio moved by effort divided by the ratio moved by load?
Velocity ratio
710. What was the Taino word for cassava? Manioc, yukka
711. Who wrote West Indian poetry 1900-1970; a study of decolonization? Edward Baugh
712. Complete this beatitude: blessed are the pure in heart . For there is the kingdom of
heaven
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713. Which condition results from a deficiency of magnesium in leaves? Chlorosis
714. Form a verb from journal. Journalize
715. What is the nationality of the painter Henri Matisse? French
716. What happens to the pressure of a gas when the temperature is decreased? It
decreases
717. Which is greater 5/8 or 1/5? 5/8
718. What is the capital of Cyprus? Nicosia
719. What is the refractive index of a typical glass? 1.6
720. Complete the Jamaican proverb: fiah deh a muss muss tail . Im tink a cool breeze
721. In what colour light does photosynthesis occur fastest? Red and blue
722. What is the nationality of the painter john Constable? English
723. What happens to the pressure of air when the temperature rises? It falls
724. Which is larger 2/5 or 0.41? 0.41
725. With which sport would you associate Maggie Lyn? Golf
726. What is the capital of Ghana? Accra
727. What is the refractive index of diamond in visible light? 2.4
728. Complete the Jamaican proverb: cock mouth. Kill cock
729. Who preceded Mikhail Gorbachev as communist party leader in U.S.S.R.? Konstantin
Chernenko
730. Who wrote the Jungle Book? Rudyard Kipling
731. If $500 is divided in the ratio 5:3:2, what is the largest amount? $250
732. Complete the Jamaican proverb: sorry fi mawga dog. Mawga dawg tun roun bite yuh
733. What is defined as the useful energy output divided by energy input X 100? Efficiency
734. What word did the tainos give to singing and dancing? Arietos
735. Who wrote the last enchantment? Nevil Dawes
736. Which American trumpet player had the nickname Strachmo? Louis Armstrong
737. Which element has symbol Be? Beryllium
738. Who is the president of the Lasco group of Companies? Lascelles Chin
739. What is a billet douet? Love letter
740. Which of the psalms begins fret not thyself because of evil doers? 37
741. During which stage of cell division the chromosomes contracts and becomes visible as
chromatids? Prophase
742. Give a word starting with m meaning to walk in a military manner? March
743. In IT expand BIOS? Basic Input Output system
744. Who was the leader of the Beatles? John Lennon
745. Which element has symbol Th? Thorium
746. Who is the chairman of Grace Kennedy? Douglas Orane
747. Which of the psalms begins God is our refuge and strength? 46
748. Give a word starting with m meaning to tear or mutilate. Maul
749. Expand the abbreviation CD-ROM. Compact disk read only memory
750. What is the capital of Lithuania? Vilnius
751. If eggs cost $2.50 per dozen what is the cost of 25? $5.00
752. Who wrote the collection of poems Uncle Time? Dennis Scott
753. What was the chief past time of the Arawaks? Batos
754. Which pastry in Jamaica won the 1976 elections? PNP
755. What is the lowest temperature theoretically possible? Absolute zero
756. What is the meaning of the abbreviation PAYE? Pay as you earn
757. What is the capital of Slovenia? Ljubljana
758. If 7Kg of yams cost $2.80, what is the cost of 12Kg? $4.80
759. Which element has symbol Dy? Dysprosium
760. What is the nationality of the athlete Kathy Freeman? Australian
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761. In the stock market what does PE means? Price Earning
762. What is the science of sounds? Acoustics
763. How many seats did the JLP win the 1980 elections? 60
764. What part of the body was not used in the Arawak game batos? Hands
765. Who composed Peter Grimes? Benjamin Britten
766. During which stage of cell division are nuclei of the daughter cells formed? Telophase
767. What colour is azul? Blue
768. What is the symbol for gallium? Ga
769. Which of the churches of Asia did John say had left their first love? Ephesus
770. Give a word meaning female polygamy and the possession of a plant of a large number
of stamens. Polyandry
771. What is the general formula of alkanes? Cn H2n+2
772. What is the study of very low temperatures? Cryogenics
773. Who wrote Beyond a boundary? C L R James
774. Which number when added to the numerator and denominator in 2/9 the fraction
becomes ? 5
775. Which room of the house is la sale de bains? Bathroom
776. In which country is the Great Slave Lake? Canada
777. In what year did Jamaica receive full internal self government? 1957
778. In IT What unit of measurement is the number of bits per second? Baud rate
779. What name is given to flowering plants where seeds are enclosed in an ovary and ripen
to a fruit? Angiosperm
780. Who wrote a farewell to arms? Ernest Hemmingway
781. In what year did Jamaica started using dollars and cents? 1969
782. Give a word opposite in meaning to that which can be heard? Inaudible
783. With which country would associate Eduardo Frey? Chile
784. Who is the executive director of the scientific research council? Dr. Audia Barnett
785. Who was the Greek father of the gods? Zeus
786. Which disease meaning rejected one results from a lack of protein? Kwashiorkor
787. Explain the proverb to make your bed and lie in it? Accept the consequences of ones
action
788. What is the English equivalent of sans souci? Without care
789. Expand the IT abbreviation MIPS? Millions of information per second
790. What is the current name of the former royal artillery house at Port Royal? Giddy House
791. What is the chemical name for hypo? Sodium thiosulphate
792. What is the circumference of a circle with radius 21 cm? 132cm
793. What name is given to a force that produce an acceleration directed towards a circular
path? Centripetal
794. Convert 210C to Fahrenheit. 770F
795. Who was the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth? Hestia
796. Lack of which element result in rickets? Calcium
797. Give a 9 letter word starting with m meaning with lethal or poisonous? Malignant
798. What is the capital of Montserrat? Plymouth
799. What is the formula for finding the surface area of a sphere? 4/3 pi r 3
800. expand the abbreviation Rom. Read Only Memory
801. What is the meaning of the prefix femto? 10-15
802. What is another name for the Jamaican pastry blue-draws? Tie-leaf, dukunnu
803. Who is the first native governor general of Jamaica? Clifford Campbell
804. Who is the Roman god of war? Ares
805. Name the red pigment present in blood? Haemoglobin
806. Give a 9 letter word starting with m which means greatness or extent? Magnitude
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807. What is the capital of St. Vincent? Kingstown
808. What is the formula for finding the volume of a sphere? 4 pi r 2
809. Which prefix means 1015? Peta
810. What is another name for the rain tree in Jamaica? Guango
811. Who precede Hugh Shearer as Jamaican prime minister? Donald Sangster
812. From Caribbean country is the writer Ian Macdonald? Trinidad and Tobago
813. What is the chemical symbol for the element Lawrencium? Lr
814. What was the Hebrew name for Abednego? Azariah
815. Which element is needed for the manufacture of thyroxin? Iodine
816. What is the median of 12, 13, 11 and 10? 11.5
817. Who is the Greek sun god? Apollo
818. Which condition occurs when a person loses their appetite and eats very little? Anorexia
nervosa
819. What is the meaning of the IT abbreviation flops? Floating points operations per second
820. Who provided the labour for the building of the Morant Point Lighthouse? Free African
who came to Jamaica after emancipation
821. What is the main element in calamine? Zinc
822. Find the area of circle with circumference 7cm. 154cm2
823. What term describes force with lines of action that passes through the same point?
Concurrent
824. Convert 500F to Celsius? 100C
825. To which group of instrument does the clarinet belong? Woodwind
826. From which country is the author Mervyn Morris? Jamaica
827. Pm is the chemical symbol for which element? Promethium
828. What is la tasa? Cup
829. What was the Hebrew name for Meshach? Meshael
830. Which condition occurs due to the swelling of the thyroid gland? Goitre
831. What is the highest capital city of the world? La Paz
832. What is the median of 9, 12, 11 and 14? 11.5
833. What was the former of Cambodia? Khmer Republic
834. What is the current name of the country once known as Cambodia? Democratic
Kampuchea
835. In which parish is the YS Falls? St. Elizabeth
836. In what year did the House of Commons became democratic? Nineteenth
837. Who wrote the scarlet Letter? Nathaniel Hawthorne
838. What is the formula of benzene? C6H6
839. Who won an Oscar for her role in Misery? Kathy Bates
840. What is the main salt in human bones and teeth? Calcium phosphate
841. Give another term for one unit of luminous intensity from a light source? Candela
842. In what year was the Union of Scotland and England? 1707
843. Who wrote a man for all seasons? Robert Bolt
844. What is the formula of methanol? CH3OH
845. Lack of which vitamin results in difficulty to see in dim light? Vitamin A, retinol
846. Which English premier league does Thierry Henry represents? Arsenal
847. Who played the female role in Places in the heart? Sally Fields
848. On which album is the hit single It wasnt me by Shaggy? Hot shots
849. Who played the lead male role in Reversal of Fortune? Jeremy Irons
850. Who is the writer of the Harry potter series? J. K. Rowlings
851. Which book of the bible is named after a queen of Persia meaning quick-thinking and
courage? Esther
852. Which polish scientist discovered thiamine? Casimir Funk
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853. Give a word meaning an evil spirit and a score of one over par in golf? Bogie
854. What is the mass number of platinum? 195
855. Give the value of Plancks constant? 6.626 x 10-34 Js
856. What is the simple interest on $10,000 invested for 2.5 years at 8%? $2000
857. Who was the first president of Namibia? Samuel Nujoma
858. Which English privateer journeyed up the Orinoco River searching for El Dorado? Sir
Walter Raleigh
859. In geology what type of forces results in folding? Lateral forces of compression
860. What substance is formed in the body from excess glucose? Glycogen
861. If someone heart is said to be bleeding, what does this means? They are sorrowful
862. Who played the role of Malcolm X in the movie Ali? Mario van Peebles
863. Who were the two wives of Elkanah? Hannah and Pinnenah
864. Lack of which vitamin results in pellagra? Niacin
865. give a word meaning a coherent body of matter and a celebration of the Eucharist?
Mass
866. Which former leader is the author of Struggle in the periphery? Michael Manley
867. Who played the lead male role in Ali? Will Smith
868. Who was the queen of the gods in Egyptian mythology? Isis
869. What term describes the development of the egg without fertilization? Parthenogenesis
870. Who is the prime minister of Barbados? Perry Christie
871. What does it means to lick someones boot? To be servile
872. This is the start up of a computer via a power switch? Boot
873. What is the meaning of the French verb aller? To go
874. In which country is the headquarters of the Boeing? U.S.A.
875. Who played the lead male role in the film Amadeus? F. Murray Abrahams
876. Which international entertainer has the birth name Ricardo Durant? Rik Rok
877. In which parish is the Cranbrook Flower farm? St. Ann
878. Who was the first son of Moses? Gersham
879. Lack of which vitamin results in scurvy? Vitamin C, Ascorbic acid
880. Give a proverb meaning failure is not affected by the narrowness of margins? A miss is
a good as a mile
881. In chemistry expand PCB. Poly chlorinated biphenyl
882. What does the musical term dolo rosso means? Mournfully, sadly
883. This is the ability of solids to recover its original shape when deforming forces are
removed? Elasticity
884. Who wrote the poem A slave lament on leaving home? Edward Kamau Braithwaite
885. What is 1325 in base ten? 42
886. What is the nationality of the footballer Raul Gonzalez? Spanish
887. What is the main ethic group in Kenya? Kikuyu
888. Who became president of Argentina in 1946? Juan Peron
889. In IT this represents one character of information? Byte
890. What is the capital of Albania? Tirana
891. Who was the second king of Israel? David
892. What is the name of substance in the blood that prevents clotting? Anticoagulant
893. Give a homonym for soft or semi liquid food for infants and the nipple of a breast? Pap
894. In IT expand the abbreviation CDI. Compact disk interactive
895. What part of the body is le jenou? Knee
896. This is a document that governors an external relationship between government and
other people? Memorandum of association
897. In which country is the meseta plateau? Spain

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898. What is formed when sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated? Sodium carbonate, water
and carbon dioxide
899. Which three consecutive whole numbers add up to 81? 26, 27, 28
900. What are the two means of communications between neighbouring maroons? Drums,
abeng
901. This is the heat energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of a substance
by one Kelvin? Specific heat capacity
902. Where were the maroons transferred to in 1800? Sierra Leone
903. What name was given to fifteenth century plays that mainly dramatize man fight against
sin? Morality plays
904. Who was the Egyptian cat goddess? Bastet
905. Which system of the body gets rid of waste products? Excretory
906. Complete the proverb: half a loaf is better than no bread
907. Who was the grandfather of David? Obed
908. This condition in the body occurs when the blood takes an abnormally long time to clot?
Haemophilia
909. In It expand the Abbreviation VLSI. Very large scale integration
910. This is a document that sets out the rights and duties of members of a company?
Articles of Association
911. What is the highest point in Spain? Pico del Tequeda
912. What are the products when methane is burnt in air? Carbon dioxide and water
913. Which three consecutive whole numbers add up to 60? 19, 20 21
914. What type of wood is used by the maroons in the cooking of meat? Pimento
915. This is the heat required per unit mass to change a substance from solid to liquid at its
melting point? Latent heat of fusion
916. To which general did the maroons surrender in 1796? General Walpole
917. What was the collective name given to fifteenth century plays that focused on the period
from the creation to the last judgement? Mystery plays
918. What does the abbreviation SBAJ stands for? Small business association of Jamaica
919. What is the capital of New Zealand? Wellington
920. What is the value of 22 squared? 484
921. What is the velocity of sound in still air? 333 m/s
922. Which High School was once known as Beckford and Smith? St. Jago
923. Who was the mother of Edward VII? Victoria
924. Who was the Egyptian patron of embalmers? Anubis
925. What is the main organ of the excretory system? Kidney
926. Complete the proverb: Too many cooks. Spoil the broth
927. What is the meaning of the abbreviation JBA? Jamaica Bankers association
928. What is the capital of the Solomon Islands? Honiara
929. What is the square of 26? 676
930. What is the speed of light in a vacuum? 3.8 x 10 8 m/s
931. Which high school in Jamaica was once known as Potsdam? Munro College
932. Who was the father of Edward VIII? George V
933. Who wrote Cromwell? Victor Hugo
934. What is the meaning of the musical term crescendo? Getting louder
935. What is the atomic number of germanium? 32
936. Who said Who is this uncircumcised Philistine?? David
937. What is the inflammation of the voice box? Laryngitis
938. spell Paradigm
939. In which country is the source of the Danube? Germany
940. How many times can you get 1/3 from 81? 243
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941. What is the atomic number of Astatine? 85
942. Who in the bible said Saul has slain 1000s and David 10,000s? Women of Israel
943. Who is the president of the court of appeal? Ian Forte
944. In which country is the River Sienne? France
945. How many times can you get 0.25 from 200? 800
946. In what year did California cede from Mexico? 1848
947. Expand the local abbreviation JCC? Jamaica council of churches
948. In what year was the Berbice Revolt? 1763
949. What is the former name of Tokyo? Edo
950. What is formed when slaked lime reacts carbon dioxide? Calcium carbonate and water
951. How many did Jesus say a man should be forgiven? 70 x 7
952. In which parish is the Winston Jones Highway? Manchester
953. Who wrote Prometheus Unbound? Percy Shelly
954. What does a fish use for breathing? Gills
955. Who wrote the poem Ode to a Grecian urn? John Keats
956. What is formed when sodium oxide reacts with carbon dioxide? Sodium carbonate
957. In the parable of the good Samaritan who was the first person to pass the wounded
man? The priest
958. What name is given to the fluid part of the blood? Plasma
959. What does it means to jump down a persons throat? To contradict someone
960. Give the three ways that a amphibian breathes? Lungs, skin, mouth
961. Which law states that gases always diffuse at a rate that is inversely proportional to
there density? Grahams law of diffusion
962. What device is used to increase the strength of a signal? Amplifier
963. Who wrote Sense and sensibility? Jane Austen
964. If a set has 5 elements, what is the maximum number of subsets in can have? 32
965. How many squares are on a chessboard? 64
966. Who freed 200 Spanish slaves in 1655? Christobal de Ysasi
967. In what year did IBM launched its first personal computer? 1979
968. What is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsular? Tagus
969. What is the meaning of the Jamaican word galang? Go along
970. What is rarest blood group? AB
971. To which tribe does Samson belong? Dan
972. This is the glory associated which an idolize person? Halo
973. What is the chemical formula of potash? K2CO3
974. What is the name of the incomplete 8th in D minor by Franz Schubert? The Unfinished
Symphony
975. Who wrote the alchemist? Ben Johnson
976. What is una torquino? Omelets
977. What is the title of the autobiography of Colin Powell? My American Journey
978. Who played the lead female role in Clute? Jane Fonda
979. Who asked If god be for us who can be against us?? Paul
980. In what year was the Sarramancan revolt in Suriname? 1772
981. In what year did Florida cede from Spain? 1819
982. Expand the local abbreviation JBU. Jamaica Baptist Union
983. In which parish is the Melrose Hill bypass? Manchester
984. What condition occurs when the eyeball is too long? Shortsightedness
985. What is the meaning of the phrase up to ones neck? Heavily occupied
986. When is Apes demanche? day after tomorrow
987. What in Jamaica is stamp and go? Salt fish fritters
988. What term describes crystals with all there water of crystallization removed? Anhydrous
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989. If 2x+1 = 128, what is x? 6
990. What is the SI unit of electric charge? Coulomb
991. In which Caribbean country is the city of Santiago de los Carivego? Dominican Republic
992. From which Caribbean Island is the trade Unionist Clement Paine? Barbados
993. How old was Noah when died? 950
994. Which muscles straightens the arm? Triceps
995. Give a word starting with l meaning to publish false statements? Libel
996. What is the name given to the waste carried by glaciers? Moraine
997. Expand the abbreviation CIA. Central Intelligence Agency
998. Which SI unit is equal to one disintegration per second? Becquerel
999. Complete the Jamaican proverb: if yuh lie wid dog. Yuh rise wid flea
1000. How old was Adam when he died? 930

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