Black British History
Which month is Black History Month celebrated in the UK?
October
Who was the first black president of America?
Barack Obama
Who was the first British Female Prime Minister?
Margaret Thatcher
Which woman was the first to win the Nobel Peace prize?
Where in London, since 1966, does an annual carnival take place?
Notting Hill
Who was the first black football player to captain England?
Paul Ince
Who is the World's 1st computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace
Which female Aviator was the first to cross the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
When did British taxpayers stop paying off Government debt incurred in order to compensate British slave owners because of the abolition of slavery?
2015
Laurie Cunningham was the first black football player to represent England in an international match, where in London was he from?
Haringey
Which female artist has sold the most records / music, ever?
Madonna
Mathematician Katherine J. Johnson provided calculations crucial to the work of what organization?
NASA
Which UK retailer helped the Yankees during the American Civil war defeat the slave owning south?
The Cooperative (Rochdale Pioneers)
Who was the first Black Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche
Which famous woman owned the movie studio that gave us Star Trek?
Lucille Ball
Which lady became Hollywood's first American-Asian movie star?
Anna May Wong
Which famous black nurse died in London in 1881 after saving many British soldiers during the Crimean War?
Mary Seacole
Who was the first African American astronaut?
Guion Bluford
Who is the most successful British female Olympian?
Dame Laura Kenny
Which ex slave risked her life to free more than 300 slaves in America?
Harriet Tubman