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  • 1. What year was 'The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano' first published?
A) 1776
B) 1765
C) 1789
D) 1800
  • 2. Olaudah Equiano was born in which modern-day country?
A) South Africa
B) Ghana
C) Nigeria
D) Senegal
  • 3. What was Olaudah Equiano's original name?
A) Gustavus Vassa
B) Dauda Balogun
C) Kofi Annan
D) Chinua Achebe
  • 4. In addition to being an author, Equiano was also a:
A) Warrior
B) Merchant
C) Preacher
D) Politician
  • 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) William Wilberforce
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Granville Sharp
  • 7. What year did Olaudah Equiano pass away?
A) 1810
B) 1805
C) 1797
D) 1780
  • 8. Equiano's account serves to educate readers about:
A) The realities of slavery
B) Royal family histories
C) The prosperity of the plantations
D) The benefits of colonialism
  • 9. In which year was Olaudah Equiano baptized at St Margaret's, Westminster?
A) 1789
B) 1773
C) 1766
D) 1759
  • 10. Who purchased Olaudah Equiano's freedom in 1766?
A) Olaudah Equiano himself
B) Captain James Doran
C) Lieutenant Michael Henry Pascal
D) Robert King
  • 11. What significant act did Olaudah Equiano's autobiography help secure?
A) American Emancipation Proclamation
B) British Slave Trade Act 1807
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) Robert King
B) Maynard Guerin
C) Sister-in-law of Pascal
D) Mary Guerin
  • 14. What role did Olaudah Equiano have on the Royal Navy ship?
A) Valet and gunpowder hauler
B) Navigator
C) Captain
D) Cook
  • 15. How many editions of 'The Interesting Narrative' were published during Equiano's life?
A) Nine
B) Five
C) Twelve
D) Seven
  • 16. What was the name of Olaudah Equiano's first owner in Virginia?
A) Maynard Guerin
B) James Doran
C) Michael Henry Pascal
D) Robert King
  • 17. What significant event did Equiano witness at the Siege of Louisbourg?
A) A military siege during the Seven Years' War
B) Signing of a peace treaty
C) Battle between pirates
D) Discovery of new land
  • 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) Maynard Guerin
B) Lieutenant Michael Henry Pascal
C) Robert King
D) Captain James Doran
  • 20. What was the name of the ship that transported Equiano across the Atlantic Ocean?
A) European slave ship
B) Charming Sally
C) Mayflower
D) Santa Maria
  • 21. Who forced Olaudah Equiano to work on shipping routes and in stores?
A) Robert King
B) Granville Sharp
C) George Whitefield
D) Dr Charles Irving
  • 22. In what year did Olaudah Equiano achieve his freedom?
A) 1766
B) 1787
C) 1773
D) 1765
  • 23. How much was the purchase price for Olaudah Equiano's freedom in 2025 equivalent pounds?
A) £6,100
B) £10,000
C) £40
D) £3,500
  • 24. What was one of the items Olaudah Equiano sold during his profitable trading?
A) Silk
B) Tea
C) Fruits
D) Spices
  • 25. Which ship did Olaudah Equiano travel on to the Arctic in 1773?
A) Arctic Explorer
B) Royal Navy Ship Endeavour
C) HMS Beagle
D) HMS Racehorse
  • 26. Who developed a process to distill seawater that Olaudah Equiano worked with?
A) George Whitefield
B) Granville Sharp
C) Dr Charles Irving
D) Robert King
  • 27. Which year did Olaudah Equiano leave the Mosquito Coast?
A) 1783
B) 1776
C) 1768
D) 1777
  • 28. In which city did Olaudah Equiano settle where he became involved in the abolitionist movement?
A) London
B) Bristol
C) Edinburgh
D) New York
  • 29. When was the Equiano Society formed?
A) January 2000
B) October 2012
C) November 1996
D) July 2025
  • 30. 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
  • 31. Where is a statue of Equiano located in London?
A) Deptford
B) Riverside Bridge
C) Union Street
D) Telegraph Hill Lower Park, New Cross
  • 32. Which city did Equiano visit where his appearance was celebrated by abolitionists?
A) Belfast
B) London
C) Nova Scotia
D) Sierra Leone
  • 33. Which newspaper published Equiano's reply to James Tobin in 1788?
A) The Public Advertiser
B) The Northern Star
C) The Morning Chronicle
D) The Times
  • 34. Who launched a petition to keep Equiano in the National Curriculum?
A) The Daily Mail
B) Operation Black Vote
C) Trinity College of Music
D) Google Cloud
  • 35. What celestial body has a crater named 'Equiano'?
A) Venus
B) Mercury
C) Jupiter
D) Mars
  • 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) Four
B) Two
C) One
D) Three
  • 38. In what year was Equiano's life included in the UK National Curriculum?
A) 2025
B) 1996
C) 2013
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) LGBTQ+ history month
B) Google Doodle Month
C) National Curriculum Month
D) Black History 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) St Andrew's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge
B) Soho Church, London
C) Westminster Abbey, London
D) Canterbury Cathedral, Kent
  • 43. Where was Olaudah Equiano buried?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) St Andrew's Church, Soham
C) Whitefield's Tabernacle
D) Abney Park Cemetery
  • 44. How many former slaves were transported from New York to Nova Scotia after the American Revolution?
A) 1,200
B) 5,000
C) About 3,000
D) 10,000
  • 45. On what date did Olaudah Equiano present an 'Address of Thanks' to the Quakers?
A) 30 November 1776
B) 15 August 1783
C) 12 December 1790
D) 21 October 1785
  • 46. Who portrayed Equiano in Margaret Busby's 2007 play An African Cargo?
A) Louis Mahoney
B) Danny Sapani
C) Jeffery Kissoon
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) Judaism
B) Buddhism
C) Islam
D) Christianity
  • 49. In which county did Equiano live with his English wife and daughters?
A) Norfolk
B) Suffolk
C) Essex
D) Cambridgeshire
  • 50. Who revived interest in Equiano's memoir in 1967?
A) Vincent Carretta
B) Obiwu
C) Paul Edwards
D) O. S. Ogede
  • 51. What legal case did Kirkpatrick violate when he kidnapped John Annis?
A) Dred Scott v. Sandford
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Marbury v. Madison
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) Katie Sweeting
D) Chika Unigwe
  • 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) Youssou N'Dour
B) Israel Oyelumade
C) Louis Mahoney
D) Jeffery Kissoon
  • 55. In which BBC series did Danny Sapani portray Equiano?
A) An African Cargo
B) Garrow's Law (2010)
C) The Fight Against Slavery
D) Amazing Grace
  • 56. Who wrote the fictional memoir The Black Messiah about Equiano?
A) Murray Watts
B) Chika Unigwe
C) Dr Robert Hume
D) Katie Sweeting
  • 57. On what date is Olaudah Equiano remembered in the Church of England Calendar of Saints?
A) 22 September
B) 30 July
C) 11 October
D) 16 October
  • 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) Disagreeing with John Clarkson
B) Protesting against financial mismanagement
C) Failing to secure enough provisions
D) Leaving without permission
  • 60. What was the name of Olaudah Equiano's first daughter?
A) Elizabeth
B) Anna Maria
C) Joanna
D) Susannah
  • 61. Who identified the location of Anna Maria Equiano's grave?
A) Paul Edwards
B) Cathy O’Neill
C) O. S. Ogede
D) Victoria Avery
  • 62. 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
  • 63. Which exoplanet was officially named Equiano in 2019?
A) Proxima Centauri b
B) HD 43197 b
C) Kepler-22b
D) TRAPPIST-1e
  • 64. 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
  • 65. In what year did Equiano become involved in helping the black poor of London?
A) 1791
B) 1776
C) 1800
D) 1783
  • 66. In Jason Young's 2007 short animated film, who portrayed Equiano?
A) Israel Oyelumade
B) Chris Rochester
C) Danny Sapani
D) Jeffery Kissoon
  • 67. Where did Olaudah Equiano live when he drew up his will?
A) Plaisterers' Hall, Addle Street, Aldermanbury
B) Whitefield's Tabernacle
C) John Street, Tottenham Court Road
D) Paddington Street, Westminster
  • 68. Which scholar defended the accuracy of Equiano's memoir?
A) Adam Hochschild
B) O. S. Ogede
C) Paul Lovejoy
D) Vincent Carretta
  • 69. What colony was founded in 1792 for freed slaves by Britain?
A) Jamaica
B) Trinidad and Tobago
C) Sierra Leone
D) Barbados
  • 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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