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