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BHM

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Finish the sentence....

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by ___________"

a)

the content of their character

b)

their actions towards the nation

c)

the movements they make

2.

In 2008 the US elected its first black president Barack Obama. Who did he run against?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

George W Bush

c)

John McCain

d)

Joe Biden

3.

What is the name of the man who's statue was toppled by Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol on June 7th 2020?

(a)  

4.

Fill in the Blank

“He who is not (a)   enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” —Muhammad Ali

5.

What year did Britain first pass an act officially outlawing the institution of slavery, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans, in the Caribbean, South Africa and Canada?

a)

1847

b)

1833

c)

1828

d)

1850

6.

Who played Malcolm X and won the best Actor at the Academy Awards in 1992?

a)

Morgan Freeman

b)

Laurence Fishburne

c)

Forrest Whitaker

d)

Denzel Washington

7.

Artist and Song Title:

"But if you only have love for your own race then you only leave space to discriminate and to discriminate only generates hate and when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah"

a)

Will Smith - Miami

b)

Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love

c)

The Fugees - Ready or Not

d)

Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing

8.

Who was the known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott?

(a)  

9.

When did British taxpayers stop paying off Government debt incurred in order to compensate British slave owners because of the abolition of slavery?

a)

2003

b)

1998

c)

2015

d)

2019

10.

Who was the first black football player to captain England?

a)

Rio Ferdinand

b)

Viv Anderson

c)

Ian Wright

d)

Paul Ince

11.

Nelson Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1943, but what was he the co-founder for in 1944?

a)

Congress of the People

b)

ANC Youth League

c)

South African Communist Party

d)

Umkhonto we Sizwe

12.

Which film focuses on three real-life African-American female pioneers: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who were part of NASA's team of human "computers."

a)

Charlies Angels

b)

Hidden Figures

c)

The Colour Purple

d)

GirlHood

13.

Solve the Anagram of this footballer that campaigned for free school meals over the summer during COVID (use all th letters below):

Mr Fracas Shroud

(a)  

14.

What year did Black History Month in the UK form?

a)

2001

b)

1979

c)

1976

d)

1987

15.

What year were the first slaves brought to North America?

a)

1619

b)

1634

c)

1603

d)

1622