Chelmsford TUC

Question 1 - When was the first recorded black presence in Britain?

(A) Roman times.

(B) During the reign of Henry V111.

(C) Victorian era.

(D) First World War.

The answer is:

"A"

Question 2 - How many black people lived in London in 1780?

(A) 20.

(B) 200.

(C) 2,000

(D) 20,000

The answer is:

"D"

Question 3 - Which group of people make up the largest immigrant group in Britain?

(A) Afro-Caribbean.

(B) Asian.

(C) Irish.

(D) Chinese.

The answer is:

"C"

Question 4 - What percentage of Afro-Caribbean people living in Britain were born here?

(A) 10%.

(B) 30%.

(C) 50%.

(D) 60%

The answer is:

"D"

Question 5 - Which part of the world shelters the most refugees?

(A) Asia.

(B) America.

(C) Europe.

(D) Africa.

The answer is:

"A&quot - Asia with 48.3%. The UK shelters approx. 2%.

Question 6 - Name three groups of white economic migrants who came to Britain in the last 50 years.

The answer is:

"South Africa, Rhodesia, Hong Kong, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Ireland, Cyprus."

Question 7 - When did it become illegal to discriminate on racial grounds?

(A) 1912.

(B) 1948.

(C) 1963.

(D) 1976.

The answer is:

"D&quot - 1976 under the Race Relations Act.

Question 8 - Where did the Anglo-Saxons come come from?

(A) England.

(B) Germany.

(C) France.

(D) Norway.

The answer is:

"B&quot Germany - the Angles came from North Germany, the Saxons from Saxony.