Haringey Black History Quiz:

All the answers to this quiz can be found by searching across the Black History Haringey 365 webpages. Have a look around and see what you can discover… Questions:

Q1. Walter Tull famously played for Spurs between 1909 – 1912 but what other first was he remembered for?

Q.2 Which famous comfit maker lived in in the 16th Century?

Q3. Who visited his friend and exiled African National Congress (ANC) leader, Oliver Tambo at his home in in 1962?

Q4, Dyke & Dryden opened a small retail shop initially selling records and products for black skin and hair. Where in Haringey was the shop?

Q5. The Bernie Grant Arts Centre opened in in 2007 on Tottenham High Road, who was the architect?

Q6. When is National Windrush Day celebrated annually in Haringey and across the UK?

Q7. To which Haringey ward was Bernie Grant elected Labour councillor in 1978?

Q8. Haringey resident and Windrush Elder Althea McNish, who passed away in 2020 designed Caribbean inspired fabrics for which iconic British store?

Q9. When was Black History Month launched in the UK?

Q10. was the UK’s first black publisher, who was its founder?

Q11. With which town in is Haringey twinned with?

Q12. Who is the current MP for Tottenham?

Q13. Which fashion designer was born in Muswell Hill in 1967, most famously going on to establish an acclaimed tailoring business in Saville Row?

Q14. Emma Clarke was a pioneering British footballer, considered to be the first known black women's footballer in Britain. Where in Haringey can you find a Nubian Jak Blue Plaque dedicated to her?

Q15. Where in Haringey can you find a plaque and portrait dedicated to one of the most important figures in black history, Marcus Garvey?

Q16. Laurie Cunningham was an English professional footballer. In 1977, while playing for West Brom, he became the first black footballer to represent an international team. Which Haringey school did Laurie attend?

Q 17. In which country was Asarto Ward born and what year did she arrive in Tottenham?

Q. 18. What famous radio show did the broadcaster host?

Q 19. Whereabouts in Haringey did live?

Q 20. Where can you find collections relating to Haringey’s black history in Haringey?

Note: Answers can be found on the sheet below ANSWERS:

1. Walter Tull went on to become Britain's first black army officer in this country during the First World War

2. Balthazar Sanchez

3. Nelson Mandela

4. West Green Road

5. Sir David Adjaye

6. 22nd June

7. Bruce Grove

8. Liberty

9. 1987

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11. Clarendon, Jamaica

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13. Ozwald Boateng

14. Campsbourne School, in Nightingale Lane, Hornsey

15. Marcus Garvey Library

16. Highgate Wood School

17. From Sierra Leone, in 1899

18. BBC Radio ’s Black Londoners

19. Jackson’s Lane, Highgate

20. Bruce Castle Museum & Archive

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