Patois quiz
Duppy, Obeah and Jamaican Folklore
Spirits, superstition and the things you do not say after dark.
12 questions
18 seconds a question. Faster answers score more, and a run of correct answers builds a streak bonus. Every word you miss links straight to its dictionary entry at the end.
The 12 words this quiz covers
Every one of them has a full entry — meaning, origin, pronunciation and example sentences. Read them first if you would rather study than guess.
- Anansi a-NAN-si
- Bad-eye BAD-eye
- Bookman BUK-man
- Duppy story DUP-py STOR-i
- Guzu GOO-zoo
- Jumbie bird JUM-bi BIRD
- Revival re-VI-val
- Revival table ri-VAI-val TAY-bl
- River Mumma RI-va MUM-ma
- Testimony TES-ti-mo-ny
- Tie up TIE-up
- Watch night WATCH NIGHT