Black figures

What significant position did Michaëlle Jean hold in Canada in 2005?

• Prime Minister

• First Black Governor General

• Mayor of Montreal

• Member of Parliament

What causes has Naomi Osaka championed through her platform?

• Environmental protection

• Racial equality and mental health awareness

• Women's rights

• Educational reforms

What adversity did Simone Biles overcome on her path to becoming a decorated gymnast?

• Language barriers

• Poverty and foster care

• Lack of training facilities

• Injury setbacks

What action did Viola Desmond take that was pivotal in Canada's civil rights movement?

• She wrote influential articles

• She led a protest march

• She sat in a "whites-only" section of a movie theater

• She ran for political office

What themes did Marie-Celie Agnant explore in her literary works?

• Science and technology

• Identity, migration, and cultural heritage

• Economics and finance

• Sports and entertainment

What significant role did Jean Augustine play in Canadian politics?

• First Black woman elected to the Parliament of Canada

• First female Prime Minister of Canada

• First Canadian woman to travel to space

• First woman to serve as Chief Justice of Canada

What was Harriet Tubman's major contribution to American history?

• Founding the first university for women

• Leading hundreds to freedom via the Underground Railroad

• Inventing important medical devices

• Writing influential political essays

What action by Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Writing a protest letter to the local newspaper

• Refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus

• Organizing a march in Montgomery

• Delivering a speech on civil rights

What was Rose Fortune known for in the 18th century in Nova Scotia?

• Writing influential books

• Founding a successful transportation and delivery business

• Teaching at a local school

• Painting landscapes

What significant achievement did Addie Aylestock accomplish in 1956?

• She became the first Black Canadian nurse to graduate from the Toronto General Hospital School of Nursing

• She won a Nobel Prize in Medicine

• She started her own pharmaceutical company

• She discovered a new medical treatment