The 5-Second Rule
Every question get answered inna 5 seconds. Di count start when di Officer done read — not before. Di opposing team allowed fi count it out loud, an' dem will.
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The Jamaican Culture Trivia Showdown
How fi play
Two teams. One Immigration Officer. Four airport rounds between yuh an’ di departure gate.
3–6 Two teams30–45 Minutes10+ Some grown-folk business500 63 × 88mm
🎟 Di Cultural Passport
Dis a wah yuh playing for
At di start a di game every player get a YSYJ Cultural Passport Badge. Dat badge represent yuh Jamaican authenticity — an’ at di end, di losing team risk having fi dem revoked an’ getting escorted to di departure gate.
Badge holders an’ lanyards sell separate. Yuh nuh need dem fi play.
🛂 The Immigration Officer
Di final authority
Di host, an' di final authority pon everyt'ing. Dem read di cards, run di clock, an' decide who real.
Correct answer
“THAT IS IT!”
Wrong answer
“DUNCEBAT!”
“FLAG IT!”
Think di Officer call it wrong? Shout FLAG IT an' move on — no arguing. Di card get set aside an' checked at di end a di round. After dat, di ruling final.
No research
No internet, no AI, no search, no books, no notes. Get caught an' yuh whole team disqualified pon di spot.
Two teams, two captains
Pick a team name an' a captain. Everybody can chat di answer, but di captain have di final say. Coin toss decide who go first.
Di four rounds
Round 01Cards 1–80
Check-In
Warm-up round
- →3 minutes pon di clock — answer as much as yuh can.
- →5 seconds per question, counted from di moment di Officer done read.
- →Get it wrong an' di other team can steal di point.
- →Nutt'n get deducted. Dis one just fi warm up di room.
+1 correct · steal +1
Round 02Cards 81–320
TSA
Head-to-head security screening
- →Each team send one player forward fi face dem opposite number.
- →Player A tek 5 questions, den Player B tek 5. Ten questions a duel.
- →Only di person yuh a face can steal — nobody else inna di room.
- →Teammates a signal or a chat? Di Officer can dock yuh 2 points.
+2 correct · steal +2
Round 03Cards 321–420
Customs & Immigration
Speed & teamwork round
- →Di Team Captains pick how di round get played. Coin toss settle it if dem cyaan agree.
- →Express Lane — race cross di room an' grab di bag from Baggage Claim.
- →Carousel Mode — same race, different order.
- →Priority Boarding — stay put an' shout out yuh team name. Everybody can play, no running.
- →Dis di only round weh wrong answer cost yuh. Three points gone.
+3 correct · −3 wrong
🛄 Di captains pick one
AExpress Lane
6 minutesAll players line up one end a di room, di bag deh a di other end. Soon as di Officer done read, anybody from either team can race fi Baggage Claim an' grab it. Whoever reach first, answer first.
BCarousel Mode
6 minutesPlayers sit or stand in a circle or around a table with the object placed in the center. After the immigration officer finishes reading the question, any player from either team may immediately reach for the bag or object and attempt to claim it. The first player to securely grab the object earns the chance to answer for their team.
CPriority Boarding
3 minutesNobody run. Players stay weh dem deh an' shout out dem team name — “TEAM MANGO!” Di first team di Officer hear get di question. Everybody can play, no matter dem mobility.
Baggage Claim object nuh come inna di box — use a domino, a spoon, a bell, a bag, a suitcase or whatever deh bout.
Round 04Cards 421–500
Final Boarding Call
Double or Deportation
- →Di team weh behind wager everyt'ing. Di team weh ahead just protect dem lead.
- →Players alternate, one hard question each, 5 seconds a piece.
- →Win it an' yuh score double — passports safe.
- →Lose it an' yuh score drop to zero an' di passports get revoked.
Win: score ×2 · Lose: score = 0
🎟 Lifelines — one per player, Round 4 only
Using a lifeline stretch yuh time from 5 seconds to 10.
Confirmation Code
“I would like to use my Confirmation Code!”
Di Officer reveal di scrambled answer printed pon di bottom a di card. Yuh get 10 seconds fi unscramble it.
- Question
- What do Jamaicans call avocado?
- Confirmation code
- R A E P
- Answer
- Pear
Buddy Pass
“I’m using my Buddy Pass!”
Call one person outside di room. Speaker phone, question read once, 10 seconds pon di clock. Voicemail count as used.
📊 Final score
How it done work out
Di Officer first decide who win Final Boarding Call — based only pon how much correct answers give during dat round. Draw? It go straight to Sudden Death till one team win.
Losing team win Final Boarding Call
- →Dem score from di first three rounds double.
- →Passports save.
- →Officer compare di new score against di other team — highest total win di whole t'ing.
Losing team lose Final Boarding Call
- →Dem score drop straight to zero.
- →Passports revoked.
- →Security escort dem to di departure gate fi deportation.
🚫 Passport confiscation
Di losing team remove dem passport badges an’ hand dem over to di winning team. Di Immigration Officer announce it:
“Your Jamaican passports have been revoked!”“Security, escort them to the departure gate for deportation!”
🏆 Winners
Yuh keep yuh passport? Scan di QR code pon di back of di box — or tap here — fi make an’ print yuh personalized Real Jamaican Certificate.
Protecting culture · Revoking passports · Deporting fake Jamaicans
Prove yuh roots — or get deported.
Grab di box — $29.99One culture. One island. One question at a time.