Sharon Campbell could do little to hide her grief after she lost one of her twin sons during a freak accident. - FileSo you have a great memory and are up to date on current events. Or are you?
Test your memory and your knowledge with
our quiz to see how many of the people, places and events that made the news in 2003
that you recall.
January, February and March:
1. According to Chinese astrology, 2003 was the year of ...?
2. Remember him in your prayers as on New Year's Eve (2002) he collapsed after his sermon and is still resting in pain.
3. He was a senator, educator and journalist with an "outstanding mind and a most retentive memory. His knowledge of Jamaica and Jamaicans was encyclopaedic," said Oliver F. Clarke, chairman and managing director of The Gleaner Company. Who is this man whose death made the front pages on
January 1?
4. No entrance without visa, said which country?
5. Oh Gees. This singer who, along with his brothers, sang about mending a broken heart is sadly missed.
6. It was good news for Jamaica once more when one of our own was sworn in as a judge. Who is that person?
7. Lawsuits could have hit them but members of this group in the health field continued their week-long strike for better wages. Who were they?
8. What was named truck of the year? A clue it's heavy duty.
9. Who are pictured at left?
10. Which station that 'grows your mind' was officially launched in February?
11. Jamaica Carnival went back to its roots, where was it? "We're taking a break from the road march this year and coming back with something new and better in 2004," said Andrea Gordon, a representative of Jamaica Carnival.
12. She is the second woman to be elected head of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ). Who is she?
13. The first cloned mammal died at six years old. What animal was it and what was it named?
14. Which national footballer was freed of manslaughter charges?
15. Who said, 'I knew when I saw the priest I would one day become one. How did I know? I don't know. I can't explain it. I knew one day, I would be in his place doing what he is doing'.
16. When was PEACE Day 2003?
17. Who is 'Miss Pearlie Big Son' from Westmoreland and which financial institution does he head? This ad warmed many hearts in March.
18. Oh, who was principal of the year?
19. What controversial and deadly event was launched on March 19?
20. They came swam, drank and partied. Who were they?
21. Warehouse shopping was expanded in Jamaica. Which smart shopping technique was opened in the island?
April, May and June:
1. Which two members of the West Indian cricket squad ensured that Jamaica earned a place in the Carib Beer final against Barbados?
2. Which prominent (international) doctor passed away after contracting the deadly disease SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)?
3. Which veteran journalist-songwriter was honoured in the form of a benefit concert at the Hilton Kingston Hotel?
4. Which chairman of a popular Jamaican bank donated Cdu$30 million
(J$1.14 billion) to a cultural attraction project for Canada's largest museum of national history and human cultures?
5. Which ambassador cut the ribbon at the official launch of the 2003 Honda Accord?
6. Residents of this rural community in St. James benefited from an $11 million upgrade of its water supply.
7. Which household condiment was revealed to have some anti-cancer properties and could be a future cure for cancer?
8. Scientists from which university conducted the research on the condiment?
9. Two deputy customs commissioners resigned, citing frustration with the revenue agency. One was a former Jamaica Defence Force officer, what's his name?
10. Three persons were convicted for the murder of a 60-year-old attorney-at-law her secretary was given 60 years, what's the name of the attorney?
11. A young Jamaican United States Marine
captain was killed in an ambush in Iraq. He was buried in a rural district here, name the place?
12. What's his name and how old was he?
13. Hundreds of vendors lost goods valued at millions of dollars in this downtown Kingston fire. Where was it?
14. GCT hit this popular industry, which is it?
15. Which female became the highest-ranking female cop on her appointment as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)?
16. A fire in this Jamaican city left 16 people homeless, which city?
17. Which community cable channel officially launched its link with a popular local television?
18. Which popular television station did it link up with?
19. The Jamaican Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) introduced a new route in an effort to ease transportation shortage. Where is the new route?
20. Which cricketer became only the second Jamaican and fourth West Indian to take a hat trick in test cricket when he trapped Australian Justin Langer?
21. Which quiet farming village was in grief following the controversial killing of two men and two women by the Crime Management Unit (CMU)?
22. Which cricketer was honoured at a benefit banquet at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel?
23. Which popular actor/comedian launched his new CD, titled 'The Perils of Charlie', at the Jamaica Secretariat, Association of Dramatic Artistes (JADA), 5 Oxford Road, New Kingston?
24. Which local television station was found to libel a policeman?
25. How much was he awarded in damages?
26. Which Jamaican placed third in the 76th annual Scripps Howard Spelling Bee competition in Washington, DC?
27. Which fast bowler was recalled to the West Indies squad for the first two one-day cricket internationals against Sri Lanka?
28. DNA tests proved that a dead infant did not belong to this couple what is the name of the couple?
29. Which popular cable television personality was involved in a motor vehicle accident that left her with broken ribs?
30. Which hospital was accused of being involved in another baby mix-up?
31. Which young Jamaican fast bowler was named in the 14-man squad for the first test against Sri Lanka?
32. Which former journalist and active public relations practitioner was sworn in as a town's first mayor and where?
33. Who won the Miss St. Thomas Festival Queen title?
34. West Indies delivered a death blow to cricketers from which country at Sabina Park with a convincing seven-wicket victory?
35. Which president arrived in Jamaica and was given a 21-gun salute, a military guard of honour, red-carpet treatment and was later serenaded by Jamaican folk music?
