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