Canadian Black History Month Trivia
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- Q 1/14Score 0Jackie Shane was a pioneering transgender performer who became a prominent figure in which music genre in Toronto in the 1960s?29RapJazzPopR&B
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- Q1Jackie Shane was a pioneering transgender performer who became a prominent figure in which music genre in Toronto in the 1960s?RapJazzPopR&B30s
- Q2The greatest track star in Canadian history, with gold medals in the 100-metre sprint and 4 by 100 relay, was:Donovan BaileyUsain BoltMichael SmithAndre De Grasse30s
- Q3In 1967, ten Torontonians - all with a common Caribbean heritage - founded what popular cultural festival?CarnivalTaste of DanforthToronto Culture WeekCaribana30s
- Q4Rosemary Brown, born in Jamaica, became the first Black woman to run for this in 1975:None of the answersThe leadership of a federal partyTrack and FieldMayor30s
- Q5Mary Ann Shadd was the first Black woman:To be a teacherTo publish a newspaper in CanadaNone of the answers providedTo run for office30s
- Q6Which Black Canadian politician became the first Black federal member of Parliament in 1968?Rosemary BrownLeonard BraithwaiteLincoln AlexanderEmery Barnes30s
- Q7The Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal Church was built by hand in 1848 to serve a growing black congregation in which Ontario town?Amherstburg, OntarioActon, OntarioMedicine Hat, AlbertaMontreal, Quebec30s
- Q8Which Black Canadian was the first Black parliamentarian in Canada, serving as a member of the Ontario Legislature from 1963 to 1975?Alvin CurlingDonald OliverLincoln AlexanderLeonard Braithwaite30s
- Q9Canadians were selected with the top picks of the NBA Draft in both 2013 and 2014. Both Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins were originally selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers, but suited up for which team in 2014-15?Miami HeatUtah JazzMinnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Lakers30s
- Q10What was the name of the route used by enslaved people in the American South to escape to Canada?Freedom TrailUnderground RailroadNorth StarEmancipation Trail30s
- Q11Michaëlle Jean, the first Black Governor General of Canada, was born in which country?JamaicaKenyaHaitiFrench Guyana30s
- Q12What month is Black History Month in Canada?MarchFebruaryJuneJanuary30s
- Q13In 1946, Nova Scotian businesswoman Viola Desmond challenged racial segregation by:Drinking from a Whites-only water fountain in New Glasgow.Refusing to move from the counter at a New Glasgow cafe.Refusing to sit at the back of a New Glasgow public bus.Refusing to leave the Whites-only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow.30s
- Q14Jackie Robinson played on this Canadian baseball team before making his historic debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947:Toronto Blue JaysOttawa ChampionsMontreal RoyalsVancouver Canucks30s
