Black History in Canada
Who became the first Black president of the United States?
Bonus 100: When?
Barack Obama - in 2008
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
44 BC
At what age did Beethoven write his first symphony?
29
When was the first Tim Hortons open?
Bonus 100: Where?
1964 - in Hamilton, Ontario Canada
Who was the first film producer of Disney?
Bonus 100: When was he born?
Walt Disney - Walter Elias Disney
Born: December 5, 1901
Who refused to give up their public bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?
Rosa Parks
What was the first period in Roman history known to be?
Bonus 100: When?
The Period of Kings
Time: (625-510 BC)
When did “O Canada” becomes the official national anthem?
1980
When was poutine first invented?
1957
When was "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" released?
November 16, 2001
Who was the first Black man to become a lawyer?
Bonus 200: When and where?
John Mercer Langston - he passed the bar in Ohio in 1854
When were the Punic Wars?
The First Punic War: 100 points
The Second Punic War: 100 points
The Third Punic War: 100 points
The First Punic War: (264–241 BC)
The Second Punic War: (218–201 BC)
The Third Punic War: (149–146 BC)
What year was the rise of Canadian female composers?
1960:
Composers including Violet Archer, Barbara Pentland, and Ann Southam
When was the word "pizza" first documented?
997 AD
When was J. K. Rowling born?
July 31, 1965
Who was the first African American performer to win an Academy Award?
Bonus 100: When?
Hattie McDaniel - 1940
What was the standardized code of laws called? - It was meant for public, private, and political matters.
Bonus 100: When was it established?
“Twelve Tables”
Established in 451 BC
What song won two GRAMMY® Awards in 1999?
Céline Dion’s - “My Heart Will Go On”
When was the drink Coca-Cola originated?
Bonus 100: By who?
1886 - John S. Pemberton, at his Pemberton Chemical Company
What was the first Disney movie ever released?
Bonus 100: When?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
-December 21, 1937
Who was the First Professional Black Baseball Player?
Bonus 100: When?
Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League Baseball in 1947
How long was the road network built by The Romans by the early fourth century?
53,000 miles -- 85295.232 kilometres
When was the oldest orchestra in Canada formed?
Bonus 100 points: What were they called in 1942?
1902:
The oldest orchestra in Canada is the Société symphonique de Québec, which changed its name to Orchestre symphonique de Québec in 1942.
When did BeaverTails Canada Inc. trademark the dessert, BeaverTails?
1978
What was the first ever movie made?
Bonus 100: What year?
Roundhay Garden Scene - the year 1888