Black History 1
Who was the first African American baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
"I have a dream" is a famous speech by what civil rights activist?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Name the person who started the Montgomery bus boycott?
Rosa Parks
Which Canadian baseball team was Jackie Robinson a member of?
Montreal Royals
What was the name of the route used by enslaved people in the United States to escape to Canada?
Underground Railroad
Name the Nova Scotian businesswoman who challenged racial segregation?
Viola Desmond
What Toronto cultural festival began in 1967?
Caribana
Oscar Peterson is still considered one of the greatest?
Jazz pianists
This man won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?
Jesse Owens
Who was the first black NHL player?
Willie O'Ree
Isaac Phills, was the first black Canadian to be awarded what?
The Order of Canada
Bill Russell played for what NBA team?
Boston Celtics
Bill Russell holds the record for most NBA championships won, How many did he win?
11
Where did Dr. King give his famous "I have a dream" speech?
Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I know may caged birds sing"?
Maya Angelou
Who became the first Black American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film "Lilies of the Field"
Sidney Poitier
What year did Nelson Mandela receive his Noble Peace Prize?
1993
What month does the UK celebrate Black History month?
October
What year was slavery ended in Canada?
1834
This man discovered more than 300 uses for peanuts?
George Washington Carver
Who was Mathieu Da Costa?
The first recorded free black person in Canada
This man shaped the sounds of the 1960s, earning him the nicknames, "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul"
Marvin Gaye
Don Cornelius, Created and hosted this show which he hosted from 1970-1993?
Soul Train
This singer was known as the Queen of Soul?
Aretha Franklin