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Nubian
Jak Quiz
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20th
Century
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Which country achieved independence in 1966 and is the only
English speaking country in South America?
GUYANA
COLUMBIA
PANAMA
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Who was assassinated on February 21st 1965?
JOHN F. KENNEDY
MARTIN LUTHER KING
MALCOLM X
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She campaigned against racism and sexism world-wide and also
started Britain's first Black weekly newpaper. Name her.
ANGELA DAVIS
CLAUDIA JONES
LUCETTE MICHAUX
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Name the first Caribbean Island to achieve political independence
from Britain in 1962.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
JAMAICA
BARBADOS
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Name the famous scholar and feminist icon whose militant activity
in 1970 made her American public enemy number 1.
ANGELA
DAVIS
NINA SIMONE
BETTY SHABAZZ
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What year did the 'New Cross Fire' which claimed 14 lives, lead
to one of the biggest civil rights marches in Britain?
1980
1981
1983
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7.
At which Olympics did Tommy smith and John Carlos hold up
clenched fists, in a Black power salute on the victory rostrum?
MUNICH 1972
MEXICO 1968
BERLIN 1936
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8.
For what issue is the Amazonian martyr, Chico Mendes, best
remembered?
PROTECTING
THE RAIN FOREST
STOPPING ACID RAIN
PROTECTING THE OZONE
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9.
What position did the African American, John Gordan, have
in the Red Army during the 1917 Russian revolution?
CAPTAIN
SERGEANT
GENERAL
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10.
In what year was Tutankhamen's tomb discovered and opened?
1909
1912
1922
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11.
Kwame Ture, previously know as Stokley Carmichael, was the
first person to popularise which phrase?
I AM SOMEBODY
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE
BLACK POWER
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12.
Who, aged 35, became the youngest person to win the Nobel
Peace Prize?
MAHATMA GHANDI
MARTIN LUTHER KING
MOTHER THERESA
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13.
In what year did the beating of Rodney King spark off the
LA Riots?
1992
1993
1994
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14.
Name the athlete, singer, actor and activist who became a
hero for the working class throughout Europe during the 1930s.
HARRY BELAFONTE
PAUL ROBESON
JESSE OWENS
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15.
Known as "The Mother of the Nation", what is the
former occupation of Winnie Mandela?
BARRISTER
SOCIAL WORKER
TEACHER
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16.
Which unit of the British army was entirely operated by Caribbean
woman throughout World War 2?
AUXILIARY
TERRITORIAL SERVICE
CARIBBEAN SUBMARINE UNIT
BRITISH WEST INDIES REGIMENT
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17.
What action by Rosa parks in 1955 fuelled in modern Civil
Rights Movement in the US?
REFUSED
TO GIVE UP HER SEAT
REFUSED
TO GET ON THE BUS
REFUSED
TO PAY ON THE BUS
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18.
For how long was Nelson Mandela imprisoned before becoming
the first Democratically elected President of South Africa
in May 1994?
25 YEARS
27 YEARS
30 YEARS
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