WorksheetsUK Black History Month Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
To which organisation was Kofi Annan appointed Secretary General in 1996?
Red Cross
United Nations
World Health Organization
International Monetary Fund
What year did Britain first pass an act officially outlawing the institution of slavery, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and South Africa and Canada?
1905
1877
1777
1833
When did British taxpayers stop paying off Government debt incurred in order to compensate British slave owners because of the abolition of slavery?
2015
1970
1900
1895
•On August 24, 1981, Charles Chapman became the first black swimmer to swim across what geographical water region?
(a)
Which historical black nurse died in London in 1881 after saving many British soldiers during the Crimean War of 1855?
Clara Barton
Florence Nightengale
Mary Seacole
Mary Breckinridge
Who was the first black football player to captain England?
(a)
Who was the first black officer to command white troops in the British Army and one of English football's first black players?
(a)
How far back is the dating of the Ivory Bangle Lady, the name given to remains discovered in York in 1901 which are now on display in the York Museum.
4th century
7th century
3rd century
10th century
Who is John Blanke?
a famous Black British artist
the first Black British barrister
a Black trumpeter in the court of Henry the VIII
the first Black British newspaper editor
Queen Charlotte was a princess from Germany who became a British Queen after marrying King George III - and many historians believe Queen Charlotte had African ancestry.
True
False
What is the Windrush Generation?
a group of Black Britains who were trained to be sailors during WWI
Black British farmers who perfected cross-pollination techniques
People arriving in the UK between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries
Which British 1920s cabaret star toured the world as a headline act and featured in several BBC radio and TV programs during the 1940s and 1950s?
Muriel Smith
Josephine Baker
Evelyn Dove
After WW2 black people from the Caribbean and Africa, and people from India, were asked to come to Britain to help rebuild the country. They were put to work in the NHS and other public sector roles, like driving buses. A bus company run by the council refused to employ black and Asian drivers, which eventually led to a boycott of buses across what city?
(a)
