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