Social justice advocate El Jones, educator and artist Wendie Wilson, journalist Fennella Bruce, and Ardella Jacobs, founder of the Hour-a-Day Study Club, are highlighted on this poster by Robert Small, the grand prize in today’s Black history trivia quiz.
Feb 24th, 2025
The Black History – Black Futures planning committee is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win a poster created by UWindsor alumnus Robert Small from his Legacy Collexion. A runner-up will receive a goodie bag with some Black History Month stickers, a pencil, pin and bracelet, pictured at right.
To enter today’s contest, submit your answers to the questions below. A winner will be selected at random from all correct responses received by noon Tuesday, Feb. 25.
- In what year did Willie O’Ree become the first Black player in the National Hockey League?
a. 1960
b. 1942
c. 1935
d. 1958
- Who was the first Black Canadian woman to become a lawyer in Canada?
a. Violia Desmond
b. Violet King Henry
c. Viola Davis
d. Violet Palmer
- Who Founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League?
a. Martin Luther King Jr.
b. Malcom X
c. Marcus Garvey
d. Rosa Parks
- Which Canadian inventor inspired an old English idiom meaning “the real deal” or “top quality?”
a. Garrett Morgan
b. William Peyton Hubbard
c. Anderson Ruffin Abbott
d. Elijah McCoy
- Which Windsorite was a part of Team Canada in the 2016 Rio Olympics?
a. Francoise Abanda
b. Larry Shreve
c. Brandon McBride
d. Fred Thomas
Contest is open to all readers of the DailyNews. Send an e-mail with your responses to abr@uwindsor.ca.
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