The General Strike Quiz

The General Strike Quiz

9th Grade

8 Qs

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The General Strike Quiz

The General Strike Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

9th Grade

Medium

Created by

Aiden Turnquest

Used 6+ times

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year did the General Strike start?

1935
1910
1948

1958

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What decision made the black taxi drivers infuriated?

The government took away their vehicles

The government put a ban on the taxi cab union

The government granted exclusive licenses to white taxi drivers to transport tourists

The government stopped giving the black taxi drivers lunch

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the black taxi drivers proceed to do?

They quit their jobs as taxi drivers

They formed a blockade with their vehicles across the roads leading to the airport

They told Black Bahamians to boycott using taxis

They went to the House of Assembly to protest

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who led this nationwide General Strike and who assisted him with this?

Sir Milo Butler, Hubert Ingraham

Dame Doris Johnson, Georgina Symonette

Sir Randol Fawkes, Sir Lynden Pindling

Cecil Wallace Whitfield, Roland Symonette

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following did Randol Fawkes not call on to participate in the strike?

Fishermen

Hotel Workers

Sanitation Workers

Teachers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: The General Strike did not affect the Tourism Industry.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following were not an outcome of the General Strike?

New Labor Laws

The creation of a Labor Department

Black Taxi Drivers got banned as a result of their actions

Discriminatory labor practices were banned

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: The General Strike raised the awareness and consciousness of Black Bahamians.

True

False