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