All Things 'Jamaican'

[DC]

<span style="font-style: italic">Rememba dese?!!</span>

1. Which town has a clock tower that was paid for by one of Jamaica’s German settlers and was designed to look like a German (Prussian) soldier's helmet?

2. Where was the first place in Jamaica to have electricity?

3. Who said &quot;I would rather die in yonder gallows than be a slave another day”?

4. Where in Jamaica had piped water before New York City did?

5. Who declared that he would ascend to heaven on December 31st and descend back to Jamaica on January 3rd?

6. What is another name for “Halifax Mutton&quot;?

7. What is a cotta?

8. Solas Market became Jubilee Market. What was its name before that?

9. What is the heart of a soursop said to cure?

10. What are senseh fowls good for?



<span style="font-style: italic">Answers when mi come back</span>

[diabolical_Tanya]

Re: All Things 'Jamaican'

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Silent_River</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">Rememba dese?!!</span>

1. Which town has a clock tower that was paid for by one of Jamaica’s German settlers and was designed to look like a German (Prussian) soldier's helmet? <span style="color: #FF0000">black river?</span>

2. Where was the first place in Jamaica to have electricity?<span style="color: #FF0000">black river </span>

3. Who said &quot;I would rather die in yonder gallows than be a slave another day”?

4. Where in Jamaica had piped water before New York City did? <span style="color: #FF0000">trelawny</span>

5. Who declared that he would ascend to heaven on December 31st and descend back to Jamaica on January 3rd? <span style="color: #FF0000">bedwad</span>

6. What is another name for “Halifax Mutton&quot;?<span style="color: #FF0000">salt fish?</span>

7. What is a cotta?<span style="color: #FF0000">cloth roll used under the basket on the head </span>

8. Solas Market became Jubilee Market. What was its name before that?

9. What is the heart of a soursop said to cure?<span style="color: #FF0000">bed wetting</span>

10. What are senseh fowls good for?



<span style="font-style: italic">Answers when mi come back</span>


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[Peasie]

Re: All Things 'Jamaican'

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10. What are senseh fowls good for?</div></div>

For my mother to use to describe my hair

[DC]

Re: All Things 'Jamaican'

Tanya: U did good!...I only got a couple of them correct my first time around...

Peasie:

[DC]

Re: All Things 'Jamaican'-Answers

1. Which town has a clock tower that was paid for by one of Jamaica’s German settlers and was designed to look like a German (Prussian) soldier's helmet?
<span style="color: #000099">Lucea. </span>

2. Where was the first place in Jamaica to have electricity?<span style="color: #000099">Black River. It was installed by the Leyden family in their house in 1893. The house is now Waterloo Guest House at 44 High Street. </span>

3. Who said &quot;I would rather die in yonder gallows than be a slave another day”?<span style="color: #000099">Sam Sharpe. </span>

4. Where in Jamaica had piped water before New York City did?<span style="color: #000099">Falmouth. A 20 foot water wheel was installed in 1799 on lands at Martha Brae, which was turned by the current of the stream and emptied about 100 gallons of water per revolution into a wooden trough approximately 20 feet elevation. A six-inch main carried the water for about a mile into a large tank in the town square of Falmouth. The town square is still called “Water Square “as a result. </span>

5. Who declared that he would ascend to heaven on December 31st and descend back to Jamaica on January 3rd?<span style="color: #000099">Alexander Bedward. </span>

6. What is another name for “Halifax Mutton&quot;?<span style="color: #000099">Salt fish. Originally a cheap source of protein imported from Nova Scotia for enslaved labourers, many members of the planter class referred to it by this name while enjoying it as much as their slaves did.</span>



7. What is a cotta?<span style="color: #000099"> A pad of leaves or cloth placed under loads carried on the head.</span>

8. Solas Market became Jubilee Market. What was its name before that? <span style="color: #000099">There are currently 4 main markets in Kingston: <span style="text-decoration: underline">Jubilee, Queens, Redemption Ground and Coronation</span>. <span style="font-size: 8pt">SR: <span style="font-style: italic">are there still four</span>?</span> Solas market was previously known as Chiggerfoot Market. Chiggers used to be a common complaint amongst slaves who rarely wore shoes. After emancipation, the term chiggerfoot eventually came to be applied to poor people. Several markets had this name, both in and outside of Kingston. </span>

9. What is the heart of a soursop said to cure? <span style="color: #000099">Bed wetting. </span>

10. What are senseh fowls good for? <span style="color: #000099">They will unearth any ‘guzu’ buried in your yard. Also used to chase mongoose. </span>