Canadian Famous Civil Rights Activists MCQs with Answer
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist known for her work advocating for Indigenous rights and women’s rights?
a) Viola Desmond
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Buffy Sainte-Marie
d) Helen Betty Osborne
Answer: b) Rosemary Brown
Which Canadian civil rights activist fought against racial segregation in Nova Scotia and is often referred to as “Canada’s Rosa Parks?
a) Viola Desmond
b) Donovan Bailey
c) Willie O’Ree
d) Harry Jerome
Answer: a) Viola Desmond
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and politician who became the first Black woman elected to a Canadian provincial legislature?
a) Rosemary Brown
b) Buffy Sainte-Marie
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Jean Augustine
Answer: a) Rosemary Brown
Which Canadian civil rights activist and musician focused on Indigenous rights and cultural preservation?
a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
b) Donovan Bailey
c) Willie O’Ree
d) Harry Jerome
Answer: a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist known for her efforts to change laws around Indigenous women losing their status upon marriage to non-Indigenous men?
a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
b) Mary Two-Axe Earley
c) Jean Augustine
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: b) Mary Two-Axe Earley
Which Canadian civil rights activist was the first Black player in the National Hockey League (NHL)?
a) Willie O’Ree
b) Harry Jerome
c) Viola Desmond
d) Donovan Bailey
Answer: a) Willie O’Ree
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and lawyer known for her work in advancing women’s and Indigenous rights?
a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
b) Mary Two-Axe Earley
c) Viola Desmond
d) Jean Augustine
Answer: d) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a track and field athlete who set multiple records and advocated for racial equality?
a) Harry Jerome
b) Willie O’Ree
c) Donovan Bailey
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Harry Jerome
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and musician known for her folk and protest songs?
a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Jean Augustine
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a sprinter who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics?
a) Donovan Bailey
b) Harry Jerome
c) Willie O’Ree
d) Rosemary Brown
Answer: a) Donovan Bailey
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and politician known for her work on gender equality and anti-discrimination legislation?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was the first Black woman elected to a Canadian provincial legislature?
a) Rosemary Brown
b) Buffy Sainte-Marie
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Jean Augustine
Answer: a) Rosemary Brown
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and lawyer known for her work in advancing women’s and Indigenous rights?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Mary Two-Axe Earley
c) Buffy Sainte-Marie
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a track and field athlete who set multiple records and advocated for racial equality?
a) Harry Jerome
b) Willie O’Ree
c) Donovan Bailey
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Harry Jerome
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and musician known for her folk and protest songs?
a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Jean Augustine
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a sprinter who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics?
a) Donovan Bailey
b) Harry Jerome
c) Willie O’Ree
d) Rosemary Brown
Answer: a) Donovan Bailey
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and politician known for her work on gender equality and anti-discrimination legislation?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was the first Black woman elected to a Canadian provincial legislature?
a) Rosemary Brown
b) Buffy Sainte-Marie
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Jean Augustine
Answer: a) Rosemary Brown
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and lawyer known for her work in advancing women’s and Indigenous rights?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Mary Two-Axe Earley
c) Buffy Sainte-Marie
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a track and field athlete who set multiple records and advocated for racial equality?
a) Harry Jerome
b) Willie O’Ree
c) Donovan Bailey
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Harry Jerome
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and musician known for her folk and protest songs?
a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Jean Augustine
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a sprinter who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics?
a) Donovan Bailey
b) Harry Jerome
c) Willie O’Ree
d) Rosemary Brown
Answer: a) Donovan Bailey
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and politician known for her work on gender equality and anti-discrimination legislation?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was the first Black woman elected to a Canadian provincial legislature?
a) Rosemary Brown
b) Buffy Sainte-Marie
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Jean Augustine
Answer: a) Rosemary Brown
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and lawyer known for her work in advancing women’s and Indigenous rights?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Mary Two-Axe Earley
c) Buffy Sainte-Marie
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a track and field athlete who set multiple records and advocated for racial equality?
a) Harry Jerome
b) Willie O’Ree
c) Donovan Bailey
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Harry Jerome
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and musician known for her folk and protest songs?
a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Jean Augustine
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a sprinter who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics?
a) Donovan Bailey
b) Harry Jerome
c) Willie O’Ree
d) Rosemary Brown
Answer: a) Donovan Bailey
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and politician known for her work on gender equality and anti-discrimination legislation?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was the first Black woman elected to a Canadian provincial legislature?
a) Rosemary Brown
b) Buffy Sainte-Marie
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Jean Augustine
Answer: a) Rosemary Brown
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and lawyer known for her work in advancing women’s and Indigenous rights?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Mary Two-Axe Earley
c) Buffy Sainte-Marie
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a track and field athlete who set multiple records and advocated for racial equality?
a) Harry Jerome
b) Willie O’Ree
c) Donovan Bailey
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Harry Jerome
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and musician known for her folk and protest songs?
a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Jean Augustine
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a sprinter who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics?
a) Donovan Bailey
b) Harry Jerome
c) Willie O’Ree
d) Rosemary Brown
Answer: a) Donovan Bailey
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and politician known for her work on gender equality and anti-discrimination legislation?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was the first Black woman elected to a Canadian provincial legislature?
a) Rosemary Brown
b) Buffy Sainte-Marie
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Jean Augustine
Answer: a) Rosemary Brown
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and lawyer known for her work in advancing women’s and Indigenous rights?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Mary Two-Axe Earley
c) Buffy Sainte-Marie
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a track and field athlete who set multiple records and advocated for racial equality?
a) Harry Jerome
b) Willie O’Ree
c) Donovan Bailey
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Harry Jerome
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and musician known for her folk and protest songs?
a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Jean Augustine
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a sprinter who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics?
a) Donovan Bailey
b) Harry Jerome
c) Willie O’Ree
d) Rosemary Brown
Answer: a) Donovan Bailey
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and politician known for her work on gender equality and anti-discrimination legislation?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was the first Black woman elected to a Canadian provincial legislature?
a) Rosemary Brown
b) Buffy Sainte-Marie
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Jean Augustine
Answer: a) Rosemary Brown
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and lawyer known for her work in advancing women’s and Indigenous rights?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Mary Two-Axe Earley
c) Buffy Sainte-Marie
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a track and field athlete who set multiple records and advocated for racial equality?
a) Harry Jerome
b) Willie O’Ree
c) Donovan Bailey
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Harry Jerome
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and musician known for her folk and protest songs?
a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Jean Augustine
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Buffy Sainte-Marie
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a sprinter who won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics?
a) Donovan Bailey
b) Harry Jerome
c) Willie O’Ree
d) Rosemary Brown
Answer: a) Donovan Bailey
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and politician known for her work on gender equality and anti-discrimination legislation?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Rosemary Brown
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was the first Black woman elected to a Canadian provincial legislature?
a) Rosemary Brown
b) Buffy Sainte-Marie
c) Mary Two-Axe Earley
d) Jean Augustine
Answer: a) Rosemary Brown
Who was a Canadian civil rights activist and lawyer known for her work in advancing women’s and Indigenous rights?
a) Jean Augustine
b) Mary Two-Axe Earley
c) Buffy Sainte-Marie
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Jean Augustine
Which Canadian civil rights activist was a track and field athlete who set multiple records and advocated for racial equality?
a) Harry Jerome
b) Willie O’Ree
c) Donovan Bailey
d) Viola Desmond
Answer: a) Harry Jerome