Black History Month

On December 1st 1955, what was Rosa Parks arrested for?

• Marching to Selma

• Drinking from a 'white only' water fountain

• Refusing to give up her seat to a white bus passenger

• Rioting in Montgomery

Which British member of Parliament led the anti-slavery movement in the UK?

• Joseph Hooper

• John Barton

• William Wilberforce

• Thomas Attwood

What was Muhammad Ali's birth name?

• Cassius Clay

• Evander Holyfield

• Zab Judah

• Stevland Hardaway Morris

Which US president signed the 'Emancipation Proclamation' which allowed slaves to go free?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

From which country did Bob Marley originate?

• Jamaica

• Trinidad

• Barbados

• Bermuda

What was the name of the black track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic games watched by (a very annoyed) Adolf Hitler?

• Linford Christie

• Arthur Ashe

• Jackie Kersee

• Jesse Owens

Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021 commemorates what?

• The signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S.

• The service of black troops in the U.S. Army during the Civil War

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended 'separate but equal' education.

Who said "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

• James Baldwin

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Barack Obama

Who was the first black football player to captain England?

• Sol Campbell

• Paul Ince

• Raheem Stirling

• Rio Ferdinand

What is the name of the man who’s statue was toppled by Black Lives Matter protestors in Bristol, UK on June 7, 2020?

• Edward Colston

• Robert Baden-Powell

• Oliver Cromwell

• Horatio Nelson