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Black History Month

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa is a...

a)

Village

b)

Country

c)

Continent

d)

Planet

2.

How many countries are in Africa?

a)

49

b)

56

c)

54

d)

46

3.

What was the name of the route used by enslaved people in the American South to escape to Canada?

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Freedom Express

c)

Emancipation Trail

d)

Slave Path

4.

Which Canadian province was the major destination for runaway slaves?

a)

Ontario

b)

Quebec

c)

British Columbia

d)

Manitoba

5.

Which celebrity was in Black Panther?

a)

Martin Freeman

b)

Whoopi Goldberg

c)

Laurence Fishburne

d)

Djimon Hounsou

6.

In what year did Canada's federal government officially recognize the month of February as Black History Month?

a)

2000

b)

1978

c)

1947

d)

1995

7.

In 1967, ten Torontonians- all with a common West Indian heritage- founded what popular cultural festival?

a)

Nuite Blanche

b)

Caribana

c)

Toronto Culture Days

d)

WestFest

8.

What year did The Weekend win his first Grammy?

a)

2015

b)

2014

c)

2012

d)

2016

9.

What was the name of Drake's character in the tv show Degrassi?

a)

Tyrone

b)

Jimmy

c)

Devonte

d)

Mikey

10.

When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I have a Dream" Speech?

a)

1965

b)

1960

c)

1958

d)

1976

11.

Michaelle Jean, the first Black person to serve as Governor General, was born in this country:

a)

French Guiana

b)

Kenya

c)

Haiti

d)

Jamaica

12.

As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes?

a)

Ballet and Poetry

b)

Poetry and Theatre

c)

Hip-hop and Film

d)

Modern dance and Music appreciation

13.

Which of the following songs is NOT a song by TLC?

a)

Say My Name

b)

No Scrubs

c)

Waterfalls

d)

Creep

14.

Which popular rap artist's real name is Nayvadius Wilburn?

a)

Young Thug

b)

6lack

c)

Future

d)

Kodak Black

15.

Jackie Robinson played on this Canadian baseball team before making his historic debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...

a)

Ottawa Champions

b)

Montreal Royals

c)

Vancouver Canadians

d)

Toronto Blue Jays

16.

In 1946, Nova Scotian businesswoman Viola Desmond challenged racial segregation by:

a)

Refusing to move from the Whites-only counter in a New Glasgow cafe

b)

Drinking from the whites only water fountain in New Glasgow

c)

Refusing to sit at the back of the New Glasgow public bus.

d)

Refusing to leave the Whites-only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow.

17.

Which UofT alumni led the drive to have Black History month recognized across Canada?

a)

Violet King Henry

b)

Viola Desmond

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Rosemary Soldier

18.

Which Trin Alumni was the first Canadian born black judge in the country?

a)

Justice Maurice Charles

b)

Justice George Carter

c)

Justice Lincoln M. Alexander

d)

Justice Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré

19.

When did the Scramble for Africa end?

a)

1901

b)

1887

c)

1914

d)

1865

20.

In 1980, which country gained independence from European powers ?

a)

Zimbabwe

b)

Cote d'Ivoire

c)

Nigeria

d)

Mozambique

21.

Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Ralph Bunche

d)

Malcolm X

22.

What is the real name of the rapper known as Jay-Z?

a)

Shawn Carter

b)

Sean Combs

c)

Andre Young

d)

Calvin Broadus

23.

Who was the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

a)

Viola Davis

b)

Halle Berry

c)

Octavia Spencer

d)

Whoopi Goldberg

24.

Who was the winner of the Women's singles Grand Slam at the US Open in 2023?

a)

Coco Gauff

b)

Naomi Osaka

c)

Serena Williams

d)

Venus Williams

25.

____ was the year the Montgomery Bus Boycott happend.

a)

1960

b)

1949

c)

1955

d)

1950

26.

Who was the first African-American to publish a book of poetry?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

William Wells Brown

c)

Phillis Wheatley

d)

Ida B. Wells

27.

Who recently won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series?

a)

Quinta Brunson

b)

Issa Rae

c)

Ayo Edebiri

d)

Jean Smart