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WorksheetsBlack History Month Announcements Trivia
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
In 2016, to what senior position in the government was Mitzie Hunter promoted?
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Black History
Minister of Education
Minister of Finance
Carrie Best was the first Black person in Nova Scotia to do this?
Write poetry and letters to the editor
Host a radio program
Own and publish a newspaper
Receive the Order of Canada
What art form did Portia White perform across Canada, the United States, Central and South America?
Playing the piano
Singing
Dancing
Acting
