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Name a country in Africa that has never been colonized.
Ethiopia 🇪🇹
100
Who is the woman on the Canadian $10 bill?
Viola Desmond
100
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Destiny's Child
100
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Madame CJ Walker
100
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Oprah Winfrey (Oprah Winfrey Network. OWN)
200
Who was the rich king from Mali known for helping his people?
Mansa Musa
200
Where did many Black families live in Nova Scotia long ago?
Africville
200
What kind of music comes from Jamaica?
200
What was the name of the secret path to freedom?
The Underground Railroad
200
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
300
What did people in Africa build that is one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
The Pyramids
300
Who was Canada’s first Black Member of Parliament?
Lincoln Alexander
300
Who sang the song “One Love”?
bob marley
300
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
300
This American woman refused to give up her bus seat in 1955, sparking a movement for civil rights.
Rosa Parks
400
name the first Black President of the United States
Barak Obama
400
Who was the first Black woman in Canada’s government (Parliament)?
Jean Augustine
400
What kind of dance is part of hip-hop culture?
Breakdancing
400
This South African leader fought against apartheid and became the country’s first Black president.
Nelson Mandela
400
This American leader spoke out against segregation and became the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
500
How many countries are in Africa
There are 54 fully recognized countries in Africa.
500
What month do we celebrate Black History in Canada?
February
500
What big Caribbean celebration with music and costumes happens in Toronto, Canada?
Caribana
500
When did the "Black Lives Matter" movement start
2013
500
This Kenyan woman planted millions of trees and started the Green Belt Movement to help the environment and women.
Wangari Maathai
