Scotland
What is the capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh.
What was the name of the trade in which enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic?
The transatlantic slave trade or triangular trade.
Who delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963?
What is a subculture?
A group within society whose members share particular interests, values, styles or behaviour.
Which generation was born into a digital world and has never known life without the internet?
Gen Z
What is the traditional checked material associated with Scottish clans called?
Tartan
On which type of farms did many enslaved people work in the southern United States?
Plantations
How did Rosa Parks protest against racial segregation?
She refused to give up her seat on a bus which was reserved for white people.
Which music culture developed in African-American and Latino communities in New York during the 1970s?
Hip hop.
Which generation was the first to grow up with the internet?
Milennials or Gen Y
What is a “loch”?
The Scottish word for lake.
Which crops were commonly produced by enslaved workers on plantations?
e.g. cotton, tobacco and sugarcane.
What was one important difference between the approaches of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X?
Martin Luther King supported non-violent protest and cooperation between Black and white Americans. Malcolm X initially supported a more radical approach, Black self-reliance and the right to self-defence.
Name two elements of hip-hop culture.
Possible answers include rap or MCing, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti art.
Which generation was born between 1965 and 1980?
Gen X.
Which traditional Scottish instrument is played by blowing air into a bag?
Bagpipes
What was the main disagreement between the Northern and Southern states before the American Civil War?
The Southern states wanted to preserve slavery, while many people in the North opposed its expansion or wanted it abolished.
What does the abbreviation BLM stand for?
Black Lives Matter.
Which youth movement of the 1960s was associated with peace, freedom and opposition to traditional values?
The hippie movement
People born between ... and ... are called babyboomers.
1946 and 1964
What is the name of the largest city in Scotland?
Glasgow
What is Abraham Lincoln´s nickname concerning the abolition of slavery?
The Great Emancipator
In which US city did Rosa Parks´ protest happen?
Montgomery, Alabama
Which subculture was associated with aggressive music, provocative clothing and rejection of the establishment?
Punk.
Why are people born after the Second World War called Baby Boomers?
Because there was a major increase in the birth rate after the war.