Canadian Ties
Black Music
General Knowledge
Black Athletes
Black Pop Culture
100
Identify this canadian woman who is on our $10 bill?
Viola Desmond
She is commonly known as Canada’s Rosa Parks, as she refused to move from her seat in the ‘whites-only’ section of the Roseland theatre in Nova Scotia.
100
What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip Hop
Hip-hop is a genre characterized by stylized rhythmic sounds, often built around disco grooves, electronic drum beats and rapping.
100
This woman was the first Black American woman to own her own production company. She was once television’s highest-paid entertainer as the successful host of a syndicated television talk show that reached 15 million people a day.
Oprah Winfrey
200
This baseball player was the first African-American to win an MVP award in Major League Baseball in 1949
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first Black player in the MLB since 1884, and his debut brought an end to sixty years of segregation in professional baseball. He began playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and won MVP for the National League in 1949.
Branch Rickey, GM of the Dodgers, sent Robinson to the Montreal Royals in 1946 (their AAA affiliate) to ease him into integrated baseball, choosing Montreal for its relatively tolerant atmosphere.
200
This motown hit by the Marvelettes reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961.
Please Mr. Postman
200
During the 19th century, how did enslaved people in the United States escape to Canada (and other nearby countries)?
The Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was created in the early 19th century by abolitionists in Philadelphia. It was a complex network of people and safe houses that helped enslaved people in the South escape to the North.
The railroad operated until the 13th amendment of the US constitution banned enslavement in 1865. An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 freedom seekers entered Canada during the last decades of enslavement.
200
This woman is regarded as one of the best female tennis players in the world. She has won the most Grand Slam singles titles in the open era (23).
She and her older sister have been accredited with revolutionizing female tennis.
Serena Williams
300
Robert Sutherland earned his law degree from which Canadian University, making him the first Black graduate and lawyer in Canada?
Queen's University
Robert Sutherland was born in Jamaica in 1830, and immigrated to Canada to study at Queen’s University in 1849. He graduated in 1852.
He was the first person of color to attend university and graduate in Canada, as well as the first Black lawyer. He practiced for over 20 years. After his death in 1878, he bestowed his estate of $12,000 to Queen’s University.
300
As the most nominated artist in music history with a total of 99 Grammy nominations, this artist received a Grammy for her album Cowboy Carter in 2025.
Beyoncé
She won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammys for her genre-bending country album Cowboy Carter, becoming the first Black woman to win the award this century. The Houston-native's project also won Best Country Album, celebrating the Black roots of country music.
300
In what decade did the celebration of Black History Month Begin?
The 1970s
The first Black History Month was proposed by educators and students at Kent State University in 1969 and was officially celebrated January 2nd to February 28th, 1970.
400
Which province had a historically Black settlement before being demolished in the 1960s.
Nova Scotia
Africville was a historic Black community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, settled in the 18th century, that faced systemic neglect, forced relocation, and demolition in the 1960s. The site is now a national historic site and memorial park, symbolizing the struggle against racism and segregation in Canada. 
400
Known as the King of Calypso, passed away in 2023 at the age of 96. He won three Grammy awards, an Emmy and an Tony for his music. Some of his most famous songs include Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) and Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora).
Harry Belafonte
400
What movement was founded in 2013 by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi and reemerged in 2020 following protests against police brutality?
Black Lives Matter Movement
400
In 2015, this (now former) Montreal Canadien player announced his commitment to raise $10 million for the Montreal Children’s hospital by 2022. The hospital called it the "biggest philanthropic commitment by a sports figure in Canadian history".
He is known for his colorful personality and his sense of fashion and he is a spokesman for RW&CO.
P.K. Subban
The now retired hockey player was on teams such as the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, and New Jersey Devils. Desite leaving Montreal, he made sure to leave a legacy for his former team's city. Subban donated $10 million Montreal General Children's Hospital. The hospital called Subban's donation “the biggest philanthropic commitment by a sports figure in Canadian history.
500
What month is Emancipation Day celebrated in Canada?
Emancipation Day occurs in August (August 1st) in Canada and marks the day that the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect across the British empire in 1834.
Emancipation Day celebrates the strength and perseverance of Black communities in Canada.