1) In 1948, a famous ship brought a large group of people from the Caribbean to the UK. The name of the ship is often used to refer to the entire generation of Black Caribbean people who came to the UK after the Second World War, even those who did not come across on that specific ship. What was the name of the ship? a) HMS Enterprise b) HMT Empire Windrush c) HMP Wealstun d) The Mayflower e) HMS Beagle f) HMV 2) Which law protects people from facing unfair treatment based on nine protected characteristics, including race (which encompasses factors such as skin colour, nationality and ethnic origin)? a) The Law of the Jungle 2024 b) Data Protection Act 2018 c) Health and Safety at Work Act 2004 d) The Representation of the People Act 1918 e) The Human Rights Act 1998 f) The Equality Act 2010 3) What was the name of the system of institutionalised racial segregation that was in place in South Africa from 1948 until 1994? a) apartheid b) anticipation c) partition d) glorification e) emancipation f) californication 4) Black History Month is celebrated in October in the UK. In which month is it celebrated in the USA? a) May b) June c) March d) September e) November f) February 5) During the time in which enslavement was legal and practised in America, there was a network of routes and safehouses used to rescue enslaved people and help them escape. What was this system called? a) The Underground Overground b) Digital Underground c) The Underground Highway d) The Underground Railroad e) The Underground Delivery System f) Velvet Underground 6) Mary Seacole was an important figure in Black history. She established the ‘British hotel’, a place where recovering British soldiers could rest and heal. While Florence Nightingale’s military hospital was hundreds of miles from the frontline, Mary Seacole’s hotel was much closer to the fighting, and she was able to visit the battlefield and nurse the wounded. During which war did this take place? a) The War of the Roses b) The Crimean War c) The First World War d) The Second Boer War e) The Second World War f) The War of the Worlds 7) The ‘Harlem Renaissance’ was a celebration and cultural revival of Black music, dance, theatre, literature and more in the 1920s and 1930s. In which major city was this based? a) Paris b) Amsterdam c) Moscow d) New York City e) Rome f) Madrid 8) Louis Bruce is thought to be the first Black British participant in the Olympics, competing in the 1908 London Olympic Games. In which Olympic sport/event did he participate? a) Taekwondo b) Judo c) BMX d) Fencing e) Wrestling f) Snowboarding 9) The Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Rosa Parks’ role in protesting racial segregation on public transport is a very important event in the civil rights movement in the USA. Which UK city had its own bus boycott in 1963, drawing attention to racial discrimination in the UK? a) Wetherby b) Sheffield c) Manchester d) Norwich e) Glasgow f) Bristol

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