Black History Month Announcements Trivia

What important job for the province of Ontario did Lincoln Alexander do?

• Premier

• Police Commissioner

• Lieutenant governor

• Director of Education

Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the first woman to do this career in Canada.

• Lawyer

• Teacher

• Doctor

• Publisher

Why was Viola Davis Desmond arrested?

• For coming into the country illegally

• Sitting in a section of the theatre reserved for white people only

• Refusing to leave a restaurant that was for white people only

• Refusing to get off the bus

Who introduced the motion to recognize February as Black History Month in Canada?

• Lincoln Alexander

• Michelle Jean

• Viola Desmond

• Jean Augustine

Who was the first recorded Black person to visit and live in Canada?

• Mary Ann Shadd

• Harry Jerome

• Michelle Jean

• Mathieu Da Costa

Mary Bibb founded the Windsor Ladies Club in 1854. What other name was this club called?

• Human Rights Commission

• The Mutual Improvement Society

• The Voice of the Fugitive

• The Coloured Women's Coalition

What novel was inspired by the life of Josiah Henson?

• Escape from Maryland

• Cheated from Freedom

• Heart of Darkness

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

Elijah McCoy studied this subject in Scotland.

• Literature

• Mechanical Engineering

• Medicine

• Carpentry and Woodworking

Jean Augustine was the first Black Canadian woman to be elected to be a member of this position in Parliament.

• House of Commons

• Fairness Commission

• Cabinet

• White House

What was the purpose of the organization founded by Rosemary Brown, the British Columbia Advancement of Coloured People?

• Provide free schooling for slaves who escaped to B.C.

• For the introduction of human rights legislation

• Provide financial support for Black politicians

• To fund awards for Black youth in B.C.