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