Round 1
Who refused to leave the whites-only area of the Roseland Theatre in Nova Scotia?
Viola Desmond
Who is the famous African American singer known for her song "Respect"?
Aretha Franklin
Who was the first Black person to graduate from the Nova Scotia Hospital School of Nursing?
Clotilda Yakimchuck
Who is Barack Obama's wife?
Michelle Obama
Who invented the potato chip?
George Crum
Who refused to give up her seat on a whites-only section of a bus?
Rosa Parks
Who is the first African American and female vice president?
Kamala Harris
Who was the first Black player in the NHL?
Willie O'Ree
Where is Clotilda Yakimchuck from?
Whitney Pier
Who helped many slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Who was the first Black police officer east of Montreal?
Carl 'Campy' Crawford
Whose nickname is King James?
Lebron James
Who was the first Black Canadian opera singer?
Portia White
Where is Willie O'Ree from?
New Brunswick
Who worked for CTV Canada AM for more than 13 years?
Marci Ien
Who is Viola Desmond's sister?
Wanda Robson
Who invented peanut butter?
George Washington Carver
Who invented hair and beauty products for women of African descent?
Madame C.J Walker
What is Lizzo's real name?
Melissa Viviane Jefferson
What did Marie Van Brittan Brown invent?
Video home security system
Who was the first Black RCMP constable in Cape Breton?
Jonathan Skeete
Who was the first African American girl to attend the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during desegregation in 1960?
Ruby Bridges Hall
Who was one of the first African American women to work at Nasa?
Katherine Johnson
Who is the first Black woman to publish and own a newspaper in Nova Scotia?
Dr. Carrie Best
Who created the Legacy posters in Ms. Meggan's classroom?
Robert Smalls