Q 01/05

Whose killing in Sanford, Florida, ended in the July 2013 acquittal that sparked #BlackLivesMatter?

A) Jordan Davis

B) Oscar Grant

C) Trayvon Martin

D) Sean Bell

Answer · why

C) Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Martin was walking back from a convenience store when Zimmerman, the gated community's neighbourhood-watch coordinator, followed him; the 13 J...

Q 02/05

In May 2020 a Minneapolis store clerk called police on George Floyd, saying he had paid with what?

A) A stolen credit card

B) A counterfeit $20 bill

C) An expired food voucher

D) A forged cheque

Answer · why

B) A counterfeit $20 bill

A counterfeit $20 bill was the whole basis of the call; the teenage clerk later spoke of his 'disbelief and guilt', and it was never established that ...

Q 03/05

Which NBA team sat out its 26 August 2020 playoff game against Orlando after police shot Jacob Blake?

A) Milwaukee Bucks

B) Toronto Raptors

C) Los Angeles Lakers

D) Boston Celtics

Answer · why

A) Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks simply stayed in their locker room before Game 5; Orlando refused to accept a forfeit, and the NBA called off three days of playof...

Q 04/05

Protesters in which English city toppled slave trader Edward Colston's statue in June 2020?

A) Liverpool

B) Bristol

C) Manchester

D) Plymouth

Answer · why

B) Bristol

Bristol fished the statue out of its harbour four days later and now displays it, graffiti and all, in the M Shed museum.

Q 05/05

Which sportswear brand's 2018 ad starring Colin Kaepernick read 'Believe in something'?

A) Adidas

B) Under Armour

C) Puma

D) Nike

Answer · why

D) Nike

Nike had quietly kept Kaepernick under contract since 2011; the NFL's own spokesperson responded that the issues he had raised deserve 'our attention ...