SABS Black History Month Showdown

Question 1

9. Which African country did Makeba move to after facing harassment in the USA?

Accepted Answer

Guinea

Question 2

14. Where was Nkrumah when he was overthrown in a coup in 1966?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 3

13. What position did Nkrumah hold after Ghana became independent in 1957?

Accepted Answer

Prime Minister

Question 4

4. What was one of Douglass’s roles during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Recruiting African American soldiers

Question 5

6. Where was Miriam Makeba born?

Accepted Answer

Johannesburg

Question 6

11. Where was Kwame Nkrumah born?

Accepted Answer

Nkroful

Question 7

26. What was Harriet Tubman’s birth name?

Accepted Answer

Araminta Ross

Question 8

16. What was one of the main themes of Mariama Bâ's writings?

Accepted Answer

Women's struggles in African society

Question 9

1. Where was Frederick Douglass born?

Accepted Answer

Maryland

Question 10

25. What did Amadou Makhtar Mbow plan to do after leading the Assises Nationales in 2009?

Accepted Answer

Write his memoirs and give lectures

Question 11

22. What military event was Amadou Makhtar Mbow involved in during 1939?

Accepted Answer

World War II

Question 12

12. What political party did Nkrumah form in 1949?

Accepted Answer

Convention People’s Party (CPP)

Question 13

21. When was Amadou Makhtar Mbow born?

Accepted Answer

March 20, 1921

Question 14

18. How does Ramatoulaye in So Long a Letter share her experiences?

Accepted Answer

Through a long letter to a friend

Question 15

29. What cause did Harriet Tubman take up in her later years after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Women’s suffrage

Question 16

7. What was the name of the all-women group Miriam Makeba sang with?

Accepted Answer

The Skylarks

Question 17

5. What was Frederick Douglass doing on the day he died?

Accepted Answer

Attending a women’s rights rally

Question 18

27. When did Harriet Tubman change her name from Araminta to Harriet?

Accepted Answer

After marrying a free black man

Question 19

15. What political change did Nkrumah introduce in Ghana in 1964?

Accepted Answer

A one-party state with himself as life president

Question 20

10. When did Miriam Makeba return to South Africa after her exile?

Accepted Answer

1990

Question 21

28. How many slaves did Harriet Tubman rescue in the Combahee River mission of June 1863?

Accepted Answer

700

Question 22

2. What was the name of Frederick Douglass’s first autobiography?

Accepted Answer

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Question 23

30. Where was Harriet Tubman buried?

Accepted Answer

Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn

Question 24

24. Which year did Amadou Makhtar Mbow become the Director-General of UNESCO?

Accepted Answer

1974

Question 25

3. What was the first newspaper Frederick Douglass founded?

Accepted Answer

The North Star

Question 26

17. What major issue did Bâ's novels address regarding women?

Accepted Answer

Their oppression in a male-dominated society

Question 27

23. Which position did Amadou Makhtar Mbow hold from 1966 to 1968?

Accepted Answer

Minister of National Education

Question 28

19. What decision does Aissatou make after her husband marries a second wife?

Accepted Answer

She divorces him and pursues her education

Question 29

20. How does Ramatoulaye respond to her brother-in-law’s proposal after Modou’s death?

Accepted Answer

She rejects it, stating that she is not an object to be passed around

Question 30

8. What was the title of Miriam Makeba's worldwide hit song in 1967

Accepted Answer

Pata Pata

SABS Black History Month Showdown

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SABS Black History Month Showdown

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