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