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Black History Month Trivia 

(from https://www.uwindsor.ca/dailynews/2021-02-12/black-history-subject-quiz-questions)

1. The Black Loyalists that established themselves in Atlantic Canada were involved in which conflict?

a) American Revolutionary War

b) Seven Years’ War

c) War of Succession

        d) War of 1812

2. Michaëlle Jean, the first Black person to serve as Canada’s Governor General, was born in which country?

a) French Guiana

b) Haiti

c) Jamaica

d) Kenya

3. In 2010, the mayor of Halifax apologized for the 1960s destruction of what historic Black community?

a) Africville

b) Amherstburg

c) Dresden

d) Hogan’s Alley

4. The experiences of Reverend Josiah Henson, who was enslaved before seeking freedom in Canada in 1830, were the subject of what famous novel?

a) Beloved

b) Confessions of Nat Turner

c) Roots

d) Uncle Tom’s Cabin

5. In 1946, Nova Scotian businesswoman Viola Desmond challenged racial segregation by doing what?

a) refusing to move from the Whites-only counter in a New Glasgow café

b) refusing to leave the Whites-only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow

c) refusing to sit at the back of the New Glasgow public bus

d) drinking from the whites-only water fountain in New Glasgow

6. In 1967, 10 Torontonians — all with a common West Indian heritage — founded what popular cultural festival?

a) Caribana

b) Nuit Blanche

c) Toronto Culture Days

d) WestFest

7. Jackie Robinson played on which Canadian baseball team before making his historic debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947?

a) Chatham Coloured All-Stars

b) Montreal Royals

c) Ottawa Champions

d) Toronto Blue Jays

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