BLACK HISTORY MONTH QUIZ. How much do you know about Merton’s black history? Find out by trying our Black History Month quiz. Most of questions are multiple choice, so everyone has an equal chance of guessing the right answer.
Test your knowledge and learn more about black history. Happy Quizzing!
merton.gov.uk/heritage
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 1: Which Tudor courtier and former resident of Wimbledon was one of the driving forces behind the launch of the slave trade in the English colonies overseas?
A) Sir Walter Raleigh B) William Cecil, Baron Burghley C) Sir Gregory Lovell
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 2: What was the name of the Wimbledon house owned by anti slavery campaigner, William Wilberforce?
A) Lauriston House B) Chester House C) Cannizaro House
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 3: With which sport, held on Wimbledon Common during the early 19th century, was Bill Richmond associated?
A) steeplechasing B) cross-country running C) rifle shooting D) bareknuckle boxing
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 4: In which century do local parish registers first record the names of black residents in Merton?
A) 16th century B) 17th century C) 18th century
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 5 In which Merton cemetery is John Archer, London’s first black mayor, buried?
A) Gap Road Cemetery B) Lower Morden Cemetery C) London Road Cemetery, Mitcham
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 6: Which Merton hospital was noted for its award winning Caribbean nurses during the 1960s?
A) Nelson Hospital B) Atkinson Morley Hospital C) Wilson Hospital
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 7: On which Caribbean island were Mitcham cricketers Eaton Swaby and Dennis Marriott born?
A) Barbados B) Jamaica C) Trinidad D) Antigua
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 8: Footballer Paul Ince managed MK Dons, a team evolved from the original Wimbledon FC. How did he make history in 1993?
He was the first black player to ………………………. ………………………..
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 9: For which Merton school did broadcaster, Sir Trevor McDonald, serve as a Governor?
A) Rutlish School B) Wimbledon College C) Kings College School
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 10: In which year did Councillor Joe Abrams become Merton’s first black Mayor?
A) 1985 B) 1987 C) 1990 D) 1993
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 11: Which Merton park once displayed a stone bust of Emperor Haile Selassie?
A) Wimbledon Park B) Cannizaro Park C) Dundonald Park
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 12: How many times has tennis player Serena Williams won the Wimbledon Ladies Singles title? A) 3 B) 5 C) 7 D) 8
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 13: Which part of Merton is home to the largest Ghanaian community in the UK?
A) Pollards Hill B) Colliers Wood C) Mitcham D) Morden
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 14: Which Eastenders star and former comedian was educated in Merton?
A) Mo Gilligan B) Ava Vidal C) Rudolph Walker D) Richard Blackwood
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 15: Ska and Reggae star, Desmond Dekker is buried at Rowan Road Cemetery in Mitcham. Can you name one of his first hit singles? The _ S _ _ _ L _ _ _ S
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 16: Which Merton industry, based along the Wandle, used tobacco grown on American plantations? The S _ _ _ _ Industry
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 17: At which Merton Church was Lady Emma Hamilton’s Nubian maidservant baptised in 1802?
A) St. Mary’s Wimbledon B) St. Lawrence, Morden C) St. Mary’s, Merton
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 18: Which of these singers/musicians was NOT raised in Merton?
A) Sampha B) Slick Rick C) Stormzy D) Master Shortie
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 19: For which local community organisation does the abbreviation WIFFA stand?
The W _ _ _ I _ _ I _ _ F ______and F ______Association
Merton Black History Quiz: Question 20: Which famous Merton firm employed a large skilled black workforce in South Africa during the 1950s and ‘60s? L _ _ _ _ B _ _ _