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  1. 4. ____ Hamilton, one of the most usccesful drivers to have ever competed in Formula 1.
  2. 6. The type of music that began in London in the early 2000s and is performed by stars like Wiley and Dizzee Rascal.
  3. 8. John Edmonstone was a taxidermist who’s work was crucial to the development of Darwin’s theory of what?
  4. 11. Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Oscar for her performance in ‘Gone With The ____’
  5. 13. The most successful British Track athlete in British history who won golds in the 5000m and 10,000m events in 2012 and 2016.
  6. 14. Lilian Bader was one of the first black women in Britain to join this organisation that’s dedicated to protecting the country.
  7. 15. The SS Empire ____ which brought 492 passengers from the Caribbean to the UK in 1948.
  8. 16. Charles Drew invented a bank for this vital resource
  9. 17. George Washington Carver found different ways to use this seed that’s also known as a monkey nut.
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  1. 1. In the UK Black History month is celebrated in October, but when is it in the US?
  2. 2. The decade during which the Civil Rights Movement took place in America
  3. 3. Phillis Whaetley was the first African American ____ to be published in 1773.
  4. 5. Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography taught people how terrible it was to be a slave, and led towards its abolition. He was able to buy his ____ at the age of 22.
  5. 7. The comedian who co-founded comic relief in 1985.
  6. 9. In 1987 she became the first black woman to be elected to the British Parliament where she still serves today.
  7. 10. The first African American to become US President
  8. 12. Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. was the first African American to become an _____ for NASA