The Black History – Black Futures planning committee has prepared quizzes to run through the month of February, offering as a prize a poster created by alumnus Robert Small (BA 1993) — an Officer of the Order of Canada — from his Legacy Collexion.

To enter today’s contest — the third in the series — just send your answers to the following trivia questions. A winner will be selected at random from all correct responses received by 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22.

1. In 1952, this man from Maidstone Township became the first African Canadian heavyweight boxing title holder. He held the title until his retirement in 1955, ranked third in the world and number one in the British Commonwealth. What was his name?
   a) George Dixon
   b) Charles (Spider) Jones
   c) Sam Langford
   d) Earl Walls
    
2. In September 2022 a new French immersion school opened, named after Windsor’s first Black school board trustee and town councillor. What was his name?
   a) Anderson Ruffin Abbott
   b) Delos Rogest Davis
   c) James L. Dunn
   d) Fred Thomas
    
3. Who became the first woman and first Black senator from Windsor on her appointment to the Senate of Canada in November 2022?
   a) historian Elise Harding-Davis
   b) pediatrician Sharon Burey
   c) lawyer Linda McCurdy
   d) UWindsor administrator Marium Tolson-Murtty

Contest is open to all readers of the DailyNews. Send an e-mail with your responses to AROC@uwindsor.ca. One entry per contestant, please.