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