TAKE THE QUIZ main-quiz 01 The first recorded black person to set foot on land now known as Canada was a free man named Mathieu de Costa, who travelled with explorer Samuel de Champlain, and arrived in Nova Scotia some time between which years as a translator? 1703 & 1708 1603 & 1608 1803 & 1808 02 Mary Matilda Winslow, first Black female graduate of the University of New Brunswick 1975 1905 1945 03 In what year did the Toronto Police Services swear in Larry McLarty, its first black officer, who served 32 years in the force? 1960 1940 1980 04 In what year did Harry Jerome become the first black runner and first Canadian to hold an official world track and field record? 1920 1990 1960 05 Mary Matilda Winslow, first Black female graduate of which University in 1905? Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island 06 Which South African freedom fighter was the first living person to be named an honorary citizen of Canada in 1920? Desmond Tutu Nelson Mandela Chris Hani 07 Who was the first Canadian born Black to win a medal in the Olympics in 1934? Serena Williams Jessie Owens Ray Lewis 08 What province passed the Racial Discrimination Act on March 14, 1944? Alberta British Columbia Ontario 09 What year did Stonewall Jackson, plays with Roughriders 1930 2010 1990 Submit Do another quiz? Let's go!
