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WorksheetsBlack History Month
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 10mins
Africa is a...
Village
Country
Continent
Planet
How many countries are in Africa?
49
56
54
46
What was the name of the route used by enslaved people in the American South to escape to Canada?
Underground Railroad
Freedom Express
Emancipation Trail
Slave Path
Which Canadian province was the major destination for runaway slaves?
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Manitoba
Which celebrity was in Black Panther?
Martin Freeman
Whoopi Goldberg
Laurence Fishburne
Djimon Hounsou
In what year did Canada's federal government officially recognize the month of February as Black History Month?
2000
1978
1947
1995
In 1967, ten Torontonians- all with a common West Indian heritage- founded what popular cultural festival?
Nuite Blanche
Caribana
Toronto Culture Days
WestFest
What year did The Weekend win his first Grammy?
2015
2014
2012
2016
What was the name of Drake's character in the tv show Degrassi?
Tyrone
Jimmy
Devonte
Mikey
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I have a Dream" Speech?
1965
1960
1958
1976
Michaelle Jean, the first Black person to serve as Governor General, was born in this country:
French Guiana
Kenya
Haiti
Jamaica
As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes?
Ballet and Poetry
Poetry and Theatre
Hip-hop and Film
Modern dance and Music appreciation
Which of the following songs is NOT a song by TLC?
Say My Name
No Scrubs
Waterfalls
Creep
Which popular rap artist's real name is Nayvadius Wilburn?
Young Thug
6lack
Future
Kodak Black
Jackie Robinson played on this Canadian baseball team before making his historic debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
Ottawa Champions
Montreal Royals
Vancouver Canadians
Toronto Blue Jays
In 1946, Nova Scotian businesswoman Viola Desmond challenged racial segregation by:
Refusing to move from the Whites-only counter in a New Glasgow cafe
Drinking from the whites only water fountain in New Glasgow
Refusing to sit at the back of the New Glasgow public bus.
Refusing to leave the Whites-only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow.
Which UofT alumni led the drive to have Black History month recognized across Canada?
Violet King Henry
Viola Desmond
Maya Angelou
Rosemary Soldier
Which Trin Alumni was the first Canadian born black judge in the country?
Justice Maurice Charles
Justice George Carter
Justice Lincoln M. Alexander
Justice Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré
When did the Scramble for Africa end?
1901
1887
1914
1865
In 1980, which country gained independence from European powers ?
Zimbabwe
Cote d'Ivoire
Nigeria
Mozambique
Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Barack Obama
Ralph Bunche
Malcolm X
What is the real name of the rapper known as Jay-Z?
Shawn Carter
Sean Combs
Andre Young
Calvin Broadus
Who was the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Viola Davis
Halle Berry
Octavia Spencer
Whoopi Goldberg
Who was the winner of the Women's singles Grand Slam at the US Open in 2023?
Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
____ was the year the Montgomery Bus Boycott happend.
1960
1949
1955
1950
Who was the first African-American to publish a book of poetry?
Langston Hughes
William Wells Brown
Phillis Wheatley
Ida B. Wells
Who recently won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series?
Quinta Brunson
Issa Rae
Ayo Edebiri
Jean Smart
