BHM Quiz 2023

In the 60’s approximately how many people from the West Indies lived in Bristol?

• 7000
• 17,000
• 70,000
• 170,000

What was the name of the Bus company in Bristol that refused to employ people of colour?

• Corporation of Bristol Buses
• Bristol Omnibus Company
• Bristol & West Transport
• Bristol Joint Services

What year did the first St Paul's Carnival take place?

• 1962
• 1964
• 1966
• 1968

What Caribbean island is responsible for “creating” carnival?

• Jamaica
• Barbados
• Trinidad
• Dominica

In which year was the statue of Edward Colston pulled down?

• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021

The ship 'Empire Windrush' was built in Germany, but from which port did it first launch?

• Bremen
• Hamburg
• Duisburg
• Frankfurt

Who is known as the 'Carnival Queen' for being one of the founders of St Paul's carnival?

• Hyacinth Hall
• Cleo Lake
• Helen Wilson Roe
• Carmen Beckford