| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Who launched the West Indian Gazette in the 1950s? | Claudia Jones | 100%
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| Why did Wolverhampton's Transport Committee drop its ban about having the right to wear a turban to work ? | A Sikh leader gave an ultimatum: either they lifted the ban or he would set himself on fire | 94%
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| What happened to a Sikh busman in 1967 ? | He was suspended for wearing his beard and his turban to work | 94%
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| Who was the Leader of the Conservative Party in 1978 ? | Margaret Thatcher | 88%
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| What was encouraged by the Labour Government from the 1960s ? (To depoliticise national debates on race) | The creation of local comunity relations councils | 88%
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| When did the Jamaican arrive in London on board of the Empire Windbrush ? | 1948 | 81%
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| When was formed the English Defence League ? | 2009 | 75%
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| Who was the leader of the Labour Party in 1962 | Hugh Gaitskell | 69%
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| What does CUKC stands for ? | Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies | 50%
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| When was passed the Conservative Immigration Act that made Commonwealth citizens lose the automatic right to remain in the UK? | 1971 | 38%
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| When was passed the Race Relation Act ? Which was the first piece of legislation prohibiting racial discrimination on "grounds of colours, race, ethnic or national origins" in "places of public resort" | 1965 | 31%
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| Who was the Prime Minister in 1973 ? | Edward Heath | 31%
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| What does the Commonwealth Immigration Act of 1962 consist in ? | People born in the Commonwealth but not in the UK need to apply for a work voucher | 31%
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| When was passed the Race Relation Bill that made it unlawful to discriminate on racial grounds in housing and employment | 1968 | 25%
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| What was the goal of the Commonwealth Immigration Act of 1968 ? | It was made to restrict UK citizenship to people born in the UK and their children and/or grandchildren | 25%
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