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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
  • 1. What year was 'The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano' first published?
A) 1776
B) 1800
C) 1789
D) 1765
  • 2. Olaudah Equiano was born in which modern-day country?
A) Nigeria
B) Senegal
C) Ghana
D) South Africa
  • 3. What was Olaudah Equiano's original name?
A) Chinua Achebe
B) Gustavus Vassa
C) Kofi Annan
D) Dauda Balogun
  • 4. In addition to being an author, Equiano was also a:
A) Preacher
B) Warrior
C) Politician
D) Merchant
  • 5. What genre does Equiano's narrative belong to?
A) Poetry
B) Autobiography
C) Fiction
D) Biography
  • 6. Which notable figure did Equiano work alongside?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) William Wilberforce
D) Granville Sharp
  • 7. What year did Olaudah Equiano pass away?
A) 1805
B) 1780
C) 1797
D) 1810
  • 8. Equiano's account serves to educate readers about:
A) Royal family histories
B) The prosperity of the plantations
C) The realities of slavery
D) The benefits of colonialism
  • 9. In which year was Olaudah Equiano baptized at St Margaret's, Westminster?
A) 1773
B) 1766
C) 1789
D) 1759
  • 10. Who purchased Olaudah Equiano's freedom in 1766?
A) Robert King
B) Captain James Doran
C) Lieutenant Michael Henry Pascal
D) Olaudah Equiano himself
  • 11. What significant act did Olaudah Equiano's autobiography help secure?
A) Spanish Slave Trade Ban
B) British Slave Trade Act 1807
C) American Emancipation Proclamation
D) French Abolition of Slavery Act
  • 12. Which war did Olaudah Equiano witness during his time with Lieutenant Pascal?
A) Napoleonic Wars
B) Crimean War
C) American Revolutionary War
D) Seven Years' War
  • 13. Who was Olaudah Equiano's godmother when he was baptized?
A) Robert King
B) Mary Guerin
C) Maynard Guerin
D) Sister-in-law of Pascal
  • 14. What role did Olaudah Equiano have on the Royal Navy ship?
A) Navigator
B) Cook
C) Valet and gunpowder hauler
D) Captain
  • 15. How many editions of 'The Interesting Narrative' were published during Equiano's life?
A) Seven
B) Nine
C) Twelve
D) Five
  • 16. What was the name of Olaudah Equiano's first owner in Virginia?
A) James Doran
B) Maynard Guerin
C) Robert King
D) Michael Henry Pascal
  • 17. What significant event did Equiano witness at the Siege of Louisbourg?
A) Signing of a peace treaty
B) A military siege during the Seven Years' War
C) Discovery of new land
D) Battle between pirates
  • 18. What was Olaudah Equiano's role in assisting the ship's crew?
A) Hauling gunpowder to the gun decks
B) Cooking meals for sailors
C) Repairing sails
D) Navigating the ship
  • 19. Who was Olaudah Equiano's second owner after being sold by Pascal?
A) Lieutenant Michael Henry Pascal
B) Robert King
C) Maynard Guerin
D) Captain James Doran
  • 20. What was the name of the ship that transported Equiano across the Atlantic Ocean?
A) Charming Sally
B) European slave ship
C) Santa Maria
D) Mayflower
  • 21. Who forced Olaudah Equiano to work on shipping routes and in stores?
A) George Whitefield
B) Robert King
C) Dr Charles Irving
D) Granville Sharp
  • 22. In what year did Olaudah Equiano achieve his freedom?
A) 1787
B) 1773
C) 1765
D) 1766
  • 23. How much was the purchase price for Olaudah Equiano's freedom in 2025 equivalent pounds?
A) £10,000
B) £3,500
C) £40
D) £6,100
  • 24. What was one of the items Olaudah Equiano sold during his profitable trading?
A) Tea
B) Fruits
C) Spices
D) Silk
  • 25. Which ship did Olaudah Equiano travel on to the Arctic in 1773?
A) Arctic Explorer
B) HMS Racehorse
C) HMS Beagle
D) Royal Navy Ship Endeavour
  • 26. Who developed a process to distill seawater that Olaudah Equiano worked with?
A) George Whitefield
B) Granville Sharp
C) Robert King
D) Dr Charles Irving
  • 27. Which year did Olaudah Equiano leave the Mosquito Coast?
A) 1776
B) 1783
C) 1768
D) 1777
  • 28. In which city did Olaudah Equiano settle where he became involved in the abolitionist movement?
A) New York
B) London
C) Edinburgh
D) Bristol
  • 29. When was the Equiano Society formed?
A) November 1996
B) January 2000
C) July 2025
D) October 2012
  • 30. What was the name of the massacre that Olaudah Equiano informed abolitionists about in 1783?
A) Amsterdam massacre
B) Zong massacre
C) London massacre
D) Bristol massacre
  • 31. Where is a statue of Equiano located in London?
A) Riverside Bridge
B) Deptford
C) Union Street
D) Telegraph Hill Lower Park, New Cross
  • 32. Which city did Equiano visit where his appearance was celebrated by abolitionists?
A) Belfast
B) Nova Scotia
C) London
D) Sierra Leone
  • 33. Which newspaper published Equiano's reply to James Tobin in 1788?
A) The Public Advertiser
B) The Morning Chronicle
C) The Times
D) The Northern Star
  • 34. Who launched a petition to keep Equiano in the National Curriculum?
A) Google Cloud
B) The Daily Mail
C) Trinity College of Music
D) Operation Black Vote
  • 35. What celestial body has a crater named 'Equiano'?
A) Mercury
B) Mars
C) Venus
D) Jupiter
  • 36. In which year did Susannah Cullen die?
A) 1795
B) 1800
C) 1796
D) 1797
  • 37. How many daughters did Olaudah Equiano have with Susannah Cullen?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
  • 38. In what year was Equiano's life included in the UK National Curriculum?
A) 2007
B) 2025
C) 1996
D) 2013
  • 39. In the play African Snow (2007), who played the role of Equiano?
A) Israel Oyelumade
B) Jeffery Kissoon
C) Roger Alborough
D) Danny Sapani
  • 40. During which month was Equiano celebrated as part of LGBTQ+ history in 2025?
A) Black History Month
B) Google Doodle Month
C) National Curriculum Month
D) LGBTQ+ history month
  • 41. Who portrayed Olaudah Equiano in the BBC television mini-series The Fight Against Slavery (1975)?
A) Jeffery Kissoon
B) Youssou N'Dour
C) Louis Mahoney
D) Danny Sapani
  • 42. Where is Anna Maria Equiano commemorated by a plaque?
A) Westminster Abbey, London
B) Soho Church, London
C) St Andrew's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge
D) Canterbury Cathedral, Kent
  • 43. Where was Olaudah Equiano buried?
A) Whitefield's Tabernacle
B) St Andrew's Church, Soham
C) Westminster Abbey
D) Abney Park Cemetery
  • 44. How many former slaves were transported from New York to Nova Scotia after the American Revolution?
A) 10,000
B) 1,200
C) 5,000
D) About 3,000
  • 45. On what date did Olaudah Equiano present an 'Address of Thanks' to the Quakers?
A) 30 November 1776
B) 21 October 1785
C) 12 December 1790
D) 15 August 1783
  • 46. Who portrayed Equiano in Margaret Busby's 2007 play An African Cargo?
A) Israel Oyelumade
B) Jeffery Kissoon
C) Louis Mahoney
D) Danny Sapani
  • 47. Who hosted Equiano in Belfast during his tour in May 1791?
A) Samuel Neilson
B) James Tobin
C) Thomas Hardy
D) John Clarkson
  • 48. What religious faith did Equiano embrace at the age of 14?
A) Christianity
B) Buddhism
C) Islam
D) Judaism
  • 49. In which county did Equiano live with his English wife and daughters?
A) Suffolk
B) Norfolk
C) Essex
D) Cambridgeshire
  • 50. Who revived interest in Equiano's memoir in 1967?
A) O. S. Ogede
B) Vincent Carretta
C) Paul Edwards
D) Obiwu
  • 51. What legal case did Kirkpatrick violate when he kidnapped John Annis?
A) Dred Scott v. Sandford
B) The Somersett Case (1772)
C) Marbury v. Madison
D) Brown v. Board of Education
  • 52. Who authored the historical novel Remnant about Equiano’s daughter and sister?
A) Chika Unigwe
B) Dr Robert Hume
C) Marc Wadsworth
D) Katie Sweeting
  • 53. What did Google Doodle celebrate on 16 October 2017?
A) The unveiling of the green plaque for Equiano
B) Equiano's inclusion in the National Curriculum
C) Equiano's statue dedication
D) The 272nd year since Equiano's birth
  • 54. Which Senegalese musician played Equiano in the film Amazing Grace (2006)?
A) Youssou N'Dour
B) Israel Oyelumade
C) Louis Mahoney
D) Jeffery Kissoon
  • 55. In which BBC series did Danny Sapani portray Equiano?
A) The Fight Against Slavery
B) An African Cargo
C) Garrow's Law (2010)
D) Amazing Grace
  • 56. Who wrote the fictional memoir The Black Messiah about Equiano?
A) Chika Unigwe
B) Murray Watts
C) Katie Sweeting
D) Dr Robert Hume
  • 57. On what date is Olaudah Equiano remembered in the Church of England Calendar of Saints?
A) 22 September
B) 11 October
C) 16 October
D) 30 July
  • 58. Who made the sculpture 'Wall of the Ancestors' that includes Equiano's head?
A) Martin Bond
B) Operation Black Vote
C) Ann Cameron
D) Professor Ian Hall
  • 59. What was the main reason Equiano was dismissed from his position in Sierra Leone?
A) Disagreeing with John Clarkson
B) Leaving without permission
C) Failing to secure enough provisions
D) Protesting against financial mismanagement
  • 60. What was the name of Olaudah Equiano's first daughter?
A) Anna Maria
B) Susannah
C) Elizabeth
D) Joanna
  • 61. Who identified the location of Anna Maria Equiano's grave?
A) Cathy O’Neill
B) Paul Edwards
C) O. S. Ogede
D) Victoria Avery
  • 62. What was Equiano's role in relation to the black community in London?
A) He was their leader
B) He often served as a spokesman
C) He organized protests
D) He funded their activities
  • 63. Which exoplanet was officially named Equiano in 2019?
A) Proxima Centauri b
B) HD 43197 b
C) TRAPPIST-1e
D) Kepler-22b
  • 64. What did Britain offer to black people who fought for them during the American War of Independence?
A) Citizenship
B) Money
C) Land grants
D) Freedom
  • 65. In what year did Equiano become involved in helping the black poor of London?
A) 1791
B) 1800
C) 1776
D) 1783
  • 66. In Jason Young's 2007 short animated film, who portrayed Equiano?
A) Israel Oyelumade
B) Jeffery Kissoon
C) Chris Rochester
D) Danny Sapani
  • 67. Where did Olaudah Equiano live when he drew up his will?
A) John Street, Tottenham Court Road
B) Plaisterers' Hall, Addle Street, Aldermanbury
C) Paddington Street, Westminster
D) Whitefield's Tabernacle
  • 68. Which scholar defended the accuracy of Equiano's memoir?
A) Adam Hochschild
B) Paul Lovejoy
C) O. S. Ogede
D) Vincent Carretta
  • 69. What colony was founded in 1792 for freed slaves by Britain?
A) Trinidad and Tobago
B) Sierra Leone
C) Jamaica
D) Barbados
  • 70. In what year did Equiano feature in the exhibition 'Rise Up: Resistance, Revolution, Abolition'?
A) 2025
B) 2019
C) 1996
D) 2007
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