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1
In what year did Canada officially adopt Black History Month?
1965
1995
1975
1985
2
After winning Olympic gold medals and world championships, who is consider the greatest Canadian sprinter?
Angella Issajenko
Harry Jerome
Donovan Bailey
Michael Smith
3
Martin Luther King, Jr. led the Civil Rights movement. His famous speech was called:
Equality for all
I have a plan
I have a dream
Bus Boycott
4
Michaelle Jean, the first black Governor General, was born in this country:
Kenya
Haiti
French Guyana
Jamaica
5
Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball?
Hank Thompson
Jackie Robinson
Luke Ester
Willie Mays
6
What was George Washington Carver known for?
He started the NAACP.
He was the first black pilot.
His research helped poor farmers in the South.
He made important discoveries in agriculture.
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William Hall won the first Victoria Cross ever awarded to a Black Canadian for his bravery in which conflict?
First World War, 1914-1918
Indian Rebellion, 1857
Second World War, 1939-1945
South African War, 1899-1902
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The Civil War ended slavery, but not discrimination. The Civil Rights Movement was a struggle for equal rights.
False
True
9
Sir James Douglas, a Hudson's Bay Company governor, originally from Guyana is known as the father of...
British Columbia
the railroad
the Metis
Free Trade
10
What famous baseball player said, "Today's Black athletes have no idea what we've had to endure."
Hank Aaron
Bob Gibson
Willie Mays
Ernie Banks
11
Rosemary Brown, born in Jamaica, became the first Black woman to run for this in 1975:
The Canadian Track and Field Team
The fight against Cancer
The leadership of a federal party
Mayor
12
At its peak, how many African Americans were enslaved in the United States?
250,000
10 million
100,000
4 million
13
The Civil Rights movement occurred during the:
1950's to 1960's
1890's to 1900's
1920's to 1930's
1960's to 1970's
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Why was Rosa Parks significant?
Her actions help initiate the Civil Rights Movement.
She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man.
She was the first African American to fly in an airplane.
All of these.
15
Hattie McDaniel was the first Black person to win an Oscar for this movie.
Singing in the Rain
Casablanca
The Wizard of Oz
Gone with the Wind
