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Zanana Akande made history in Ontario by being the first Black woman to do what?
A) Become a medical doctor
B) Serve as a provincial cabinet minister
C) Win an Olympic medal
D) Publish a newspaper
B) Serve as a provincial cabinet minister
Who was a legendary Canadian athlete and world-class sprinter, holding records and inspiring generations?
A) Piercy Haynes
B) Harry Jerome
C) Alphonso Davies
D) Sam Langford
B) Harry Jerome
What Black Canadian man was a decorated sailor and the first Black Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross for bravery?
A) Sam Langford
B) William Edward Hall
C) Eldridge Eatman
D) Denham Jolly
B) William Edward Hall
Which Black Canadian inventor created an automatic steam engine lubricant and held dozens of patents, inspiring the phrase “the real McCoy”?
A) William Peyton Hubbard
B) Elijah McCoy
C) Kerin John
D) Frantz Saintellemy
B) Elijah McCoy
What Ontario society helped initiate Black History Month in Toronto by petitioning the city to recognize it in the late 1970s?
A) Black Business and Professional Association
B) Ontario Black History Society
C) National Black Coalition of Canada
D) Underground Railroad Society
B) Ontario Black History Society
Which Black Canadian woman founded organizations and worked nationally to advance Black women’s rights and community leadership?
A) Kay Livingstone
B) Viviane Dent
C) Sylvia D. Hamilton
D) Mairuth Sarsfield
A) Kay Livingstone
This Black Canadian became famous in the early 1900s as one of boxing’s greatest fighters, known as “The Boston Terror.” Who was he?
A) Sam Langford
B) Richard Pierpoint
C) James Calbert Best
D) Isaac Phills
A) Sam Langford
Who was the first Black man to receive the Order of Canada for his service and leadership?
A) Harry Jerome
B) Richard Pierpoint
C) Isaac Phills
D) Denham Jolly
C) Isaac Phills
Who designed and patented a commercial baker’s oven that helped revolutionize bakery production in Canada?
A) Beverly Mascoll
B) Denham Jolly
C) William Peyton Hubbard
D) Adeola Olubamiji
C) William Peyton Hubbard
What major milestone did the House of Commons achieve in 1995 as part of civil rights and historical recognition?
A) Passed the first anti‑discrimination law
B) Recognized February as Black History Month across Canada
C) Created a national Black history museum
D) Appointed the first Black Supreme Court judge
B) Recognized February as Black History Month across Canada
Who was the Black Canadian woman whose refusal to leave a segregated theatre helped spark Canada’s civil rights movement?
A) Mary Ann hadd Cary
B) Viola Desmond
C) Rose Fortune
D) Lulu Anderson
B) Viola Desmond
Which Black Canadian woman has won multiple Olympic medals in rugby sevens for Canada?
A) Charity Williams
B) Sarah Nurse
C) Perdita Felicien
D) Phylicia George
Charity Williams
Which Black Canadian served in the War of 1812 and tried to organize a Black militia unit to defend Canada?
A) Richard Pierpoint
B) Sam Langford
C) Harry Jerome
D) Jeff King
A) Richard Pierpoint
Who is the Canadian visual artist known for exploring social justice themes and Black identity in her work?
A) Anique Jordan
B) Charmaine Lurch
C) Denyse Thomasos
D) Benny Bing
C) Denyse Thomasos
Which historic couple were former enslaved people who escaped via the Underground Railroad, helped other refugees settle in Canada, and built one of Toronto’s first Black homes?
A) John and Jane Walls
B) Mary and Henry Bibb
C) Lucie and Thornton Blackburn
D) Deborah and Perry Brown
C) Lucie and Thornton Blackburn
Who was the first Black Canadian woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons and helped establish Black History Month in Canada?
Jean Augustine
What Canadian Black woman made history as the first Black woman to win Olympic gold in women’s hockey with Team Canada?
Sarah Nurse
Which Black Canadian man founded major civil rights organizations and tested public discrimination laws in Ontario?
B) Bromley Armstrong
Who was the first Black Canadian surgeon and also a civil rights activist and jazz musician?
Dr. Douglas Salmon
In what province was Black History Month first observed in Canada (in 1988) before becoming national?
Nova Scotia
Which Canadian woman founded an anti-slavery newspaper and was one of the first Black women in North America to publish a newspaper?
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Who is the soccer star from a refugee camp who became a major international player with FC Bayern Munich and Canada’s men’s team?
Alphonso Davies
Which Black Canadian served as a Senator and was the first Black man appointed to Canada’s Senate?
B) Donald H. Oliver
Who was the first known Black graduate of a Canadian university, whose estate later saved Queen’s University from financial collapse?
Robert Sutherland
Which trailblazing figure became the first Black Member of Parliament and later the first Black Lieutenant Governor of Ontario?
Lincoln Alexander