Black History Month Quiz!!!!
In 1948 the British government invited hundreds of black men and women from the Caribbean to come and work in the UK, but what was the name of the ship that they travelled on?
Empire Windrush
Empire Strong-gust
Empire Fastair
Empire Gale-force
In what year was the first Notting Hill Carnival held?
1967 (+-2 years)
1968 (+-2 years)
1966 (+-2 years)
1971 (+-2 years)
1990 (+-2 years)
In which year was the first legislation that addressed racial discrimination passed in the United Kingdom?
1966 (+-2 years)
1960 (+-2 years)
1970 (+-2 years)
1965 (+-2 years)
1968 (+-2 years)
Queen Elizabeth I was one of the investors in a venture set out by sea captain John Hawkins. It was one of England’s first steps into the slave trade, a shameful period in British history, but what was the shape of the journey in Hawkins’ plan?
The rectangle slave trade
The triangle slave trade
The square slave trade
The pentagon slave trade
After decades of campaigning, in 1796 a vote was finally held in parliament on ending the slave trade, but why were some MPs unable to vote?
Because they were black
Because it was held on a Sunday
Because they were at the opera
Because it didn’t go ahead
Though trading of slaves was ended in 1806, slaves themselves weren’t officially freed until over 26 years later! But what happened to the slave owners when the slaves were freed?
They were thrown in jail
They were forced to do the jobs the slaves had been doing
They were given 20 million pounds to make up for their loss of ‘property’
In 1993, who became the first Black player to captain the full England football team?
Raheem Sterling
Paul Ince
Ashley Cole
Rio Ferdinand
The Commonwealth games and all of its pre-cursors have only once been held in a majority Black country. In which new Commonwealth country were the British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in 1966?
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Who was the first Black actor/actress to play in a James Bond movie?
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Who is the UKs longest serving Black MP?
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Which civil rights activist famously refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
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Which African American athlete broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Muhammad Ali
Jesse Owens
Serena Williams
Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Who was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
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