Prominent Black Canadians and their contributions

Here’s a quiz that gives you twice the value! Learn more about the important contributions that Black Canadians have made, and test your knowledge of some basic rules of written English at the same time!

Choose the correct answer for each of the sentences below.

1. years after winning Olympic gold, sprinter Bruny Surin created a foundation that encourages young people to lead healthy lives.

Seven

7

2. Jennifer Hodge de Silva was a pioneering Black Canadian filmmaker groundbreaking work paved the way for later filmmakers.

who’s

whose

3. In 1974, 10 years before becoming our first Black senator, Anne Clare Cools founded one of Canada’s first shelters.

woman’s

women’s

4. Quebec entertainer Grégory Charles was appointed to the Order Canada in 2016 for his contributions to the performing arts.

of

Of

5. Anderson Ruffin Abbott, the first Canadian-born Black doctor, held a significant of medical and military positions.

number

amount

6. The first Canadian elected to the Académie française, Quebec Dany Laferrière has won many awards for his impressive body of work.

author

authour

7. Educator and activist Mary Ann Shadd Cary became the female publisher in Canada when she started a weekly newspaper in 1853.

1st

first

8. Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré was the first Black judge appointed in the province of .

Québec

Quebec

9. Elijah McCoy developed and patented more 50 products, including the portable ironing board.

then

than

10. Rosemary Brown, the first Black woman elected to a legislative assembly, was appointed chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission in 1993.

provincial

provintial