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Westdale Secondary Black History Month Trivia 2021!
Westdale Secondary Black History Month Trivia 2021!
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Our annual Black History Trivia Month Trivia is back this year - in digital form! Enjoy!
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1
In 1970, Canadian Beverly Mascoll started her own business specifically for female black customers selling:
shoes
clothes
hair products
makeup
2
Michaëlle Jean, the first black person to serve as Governor General in Canada was born in:
Jamaica
Senegal
Bahamas
Haiti
3
Where did Martin Luther King deliver his "
I Have a Dream
" speech in 1963?
Chicago
Washington
New York
Boston
4
In 2010, the mayor of Halifax apologized for the destruction of what historic black community in the 1960s?
Africville
Amherstberg
Dresden
Hogan's Alley
5
The first black President of the United States, Barrack Obama was elected in:
2000
2020
2004
2008
6
Who wrote and performed the poem "The Hill We Climbed" at the Presidential Inauguration of Joe Biden?
Toni Morrison
Kamala Harris
Amanda Gorman
Maya Angelou
7
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in this domain:
busses
stores
schools
sports arenas
8
The Black Lives Matter movement first began as a #hashtag on social media in:
2020
1985
1995
2016
9
At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?
Drugstore clerk
High school cafeteria worker
Nurse
Seamstress
10
Marie Maynard Daly was the first black woman to receive a PhD in what field of science?
Biology
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
11
Who is the first black male to win an EGOT?
Stevie Wonder
Will Smith
Drake
John Legend
12
Viola Desmond challenged racial segregation by refusing to leave a whites only movie theatre in which Canadian province?
Manitoba
Ontario
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
13
The historic Apollo theatre which opened for the first time to black patrons in 1934, is located in what city?
Chicago
Harlem
Miami
Boston
14
Chadwick Boseman portrayed this famous baseball player in the 2013 movie -
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Ernie Banks
Jackie Robinson
Daryl Strawberry
Hank Aaron
15
In what year was Lincoln Alexander elected to the House of Commons?
1989
2010
1968
1940
16
What stage name does Abel Makonnen Tesfaye go by?
The Weeknd
Drake
Prince
Chance the Rapper
17
Kamala Harris, Chadwick Boseman, & Taraji P Henson are among notable alumni from what historically black US university?
Dalhousie University
Harvard University
Florida State University
Howard University
18
Rosa Parks inspired a city wide bus boycott in what American city?
Augusta, Georgia
Nashville, Tennessee
Boston, Massachusetts
Montgomery, Alabama
19
What was Muhammed Ali's original name?
Mike Tyson
Cassius Clay
Evander Hollyfield
Buster Douglas
20
American gymnast Simone Biles has won 5 Olympic medals. She considers her best event to be:
Floor routine
Uneven bars
Rings
Vault
21
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
2017
1963
1926
1901
22
The code name for people who helped slaves arrive safely in Canada via the Underground Railroad was:
conductor
engineer
freedom fighter
master
23
Jackie Robinson played on this Canadian baseball team before his historical debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947:
Ottawa Champions
Vancouver Canadians
Montréal Royals
Toronto Blue Jays
24
In 1968, two African-American athletes famously raised their fists in protest at what event?
NBA Finals
World Cup FInals
US Open Tennis Finals
Olympics
