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Born in Ghana to refugee Liberian parents, this Canadian athlete scored Canada's first ever World Cup goal.
Who is Alphonso Davies?
100
This is a rice-based dish cooked in a spicy tomato based sauce, a staple in West-African cuisine.
What is jollof rice?
100
This genre of music was first popularized by Black artists in early 20th century America and made its way to Canada.
What is jazz?
100
Citizens of what soon became Canada aided fugitive slaves escape slave-holding southern states through what?
What is the Underground Railroad?
100
Brandeis Denham Jolly established Flow 93.5, the first Black-owned radio station and the first station in Canada to showcase Black music and the stories for the Black community in this year.
What is 2000?
200
This New Brunswick athlete is known as the "Jackie Robinson of hockey" as he was the first Black player in the NHL, debuting with the Boston Bruins in 1958.
Who is Willie O'Ree?
200
Boukan is a top-rated restaurant in Toronto, spearheded by culinary creative Marc-Elie Lissade whose roots are in this Carribean country.
What is Haiti? 
200
This song, made by the African-Canadian Singer The Weeknd, is the most streamed song of all time on Spotify.
What is "Blinding Lights"?
200
This explorer of African heritage arrived in what is now Canada in 1604 and is considered the first known African man to arrive in Canada.
Who is Mathieu Da Costa?
200
This Canadian civil rights pioneer is remembered for her stand against racial segregation in a Nova Scotia movie theatre.
Who is Viola Desmond?
300
Born and raised in Toronto, this athlete became the first Canadian to be drafted number one overall in the 2013 NBA draft.
Who is Anthony Harris Bennett?
300
This iconic Jamaican seasoning blend combines spices and peppers and is used to marinate meats.
What is jerk seasoning? 
300
This Black Canadian artist has the fourth most Grammy wins among all Canadian artists.
Who is Oscar Peterson?
300
The Act on the Abolition of Slavery abolished enslavement in most British colonies, including Canada in this year.
What is 1833?
300
This American-Canadian abolitionist became the first Black woman in North America to edit and publish a newspaper when she founded The Provincial Freeman in Ontario in 1853.
Who is Mary Ann Shadd?
400
This athlete led the Canadian women’s hockey team to four world championships. When she was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, she was the first openly gay player and the second Black athlete ever to be inducted.
Who is Angela James?
400
Originating in Southern Africa, this spicy chili sauce is now popular in dishes around the world.
What is peri-peri/pili-pili/piri-piri sauce?
400
This Black Canadian artist was the first Black Canadian concert singer to win international acclaim, in the early 1940s.
Who is Portia White?
400
The #BlackLivesMatter movement was established in this year and continues to highlight racial inequality especially concerning police brutality and racially motivated violence against Black people and communities.
What is 2013?
400
This trailblazing Calgary native holds the title for the first Black Canadian to obtain a law degree in Alberta, the first Black person to be admitted to the Alberta Bar, the first black woman to become a lawyer in Canada, and the first woman named to a senior management position with the American national YMCA. There is a plaza named in her honour in Calgary.
Who is Violet King Henry?
500
In 1937, this athlete became the first Black woman to represent Canada in an International sporting competition and later became the first person from a visible minority to be hired as a teacher by the Vancouver School Board.
Who is Barbara Howard?
500
After threats of fines, vendor resistance, and community outrage, this snack was allowed to continue being sold in Canada under its original name on February 23rd, 1985.
What is a beef patty?
500
Known as Canada’s First Lady of Jazz, this was the first woman in Canada to headline a show on national TV.
Who is Eleanor Collins?
500
Appointed in 2005, this former journalist later became the first Black person to represent the Canadian Crown, and went on to serve as Secretary General of La Francophonie.
Who is Michaëlle Jean?
500
She is the founder of cybersecurity startup called Protexxa who was selected as an honoree at the Jamaican Canadian Association's 20th International Women's Day event for her groundbreaking work in STEM, and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 most Powerful Women in Canada by the Women's Executive Network.
Who is Claudette McGowan?