Sports
What boxer was known as the "Louisville Lip?"
Muhammad Ali
This salty snack was invented by George Speck (George Crum) in 1853.
What are potato chips?
She was arrested in 1946 for refusing to sit in a segregated section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre, years before Rosa Parks' protest.
Who is Viola Desmond?
She is a multi-talented artist who has 9 Grammy Awards. Her hits include: Umbrella, Diamonds and Where Have You Been.
Who is Rhianna?
This black athlete competed for the USA in the Berlin Olympics in 1936 as a runner and jumper despite racial tensions created by Hitler's growing power.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This inventor, Garrett Morgan, patented a product that improved road safety.
What is the three-light traffic signal?
This network helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom in Canada during the 19th century.
What is the Underground Railroad?
This Canadian rapper, born in Toronto, is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Who is Drake?
Jackie Robinson broke the colour barrier in THIS SPORT in the year 1947.
What is baseball.
Invented in 1887, Sarah Boone invented this object board to iron clothes quicker.
What is an ironing board?
This 2020 movement in Canada protested against anti-Black racism and police violence, following global protests.
What is Black Lives Matter Canada?
She told the world, "And Iiiii will always love youuuuuu ooooo!"
Who is Whitney Huston?
Willie O'Ree was a Black Canadian, famous for breaking the colour barrier in hockey, playing for THIS TEAM in January 1958.
Who are the Boston Bruins.
In 1887, Alexander Miles invented this object box that goes up and down (inside a building) to take people to different floors.
What is an elevator?
In 1963, he became the first Black Member of Parliament in Canada and later served as the first Black Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
Who is Lincoln Alexander?
This genre of music, which originated in the Bronx, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2023.
What is hip-hop?
This African American female tennis player won 23 Grand Slams.
Who is Serena Williams.
Dr. George Washington Carver invented hundreds of uses for this object.
What are peanuts?
This former Black community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was demolished in the 1960s despite protests from its residents.
What is Africville?
What black singer is known as the King Of Pop?
Who is Michael Jackson