Q.1
In 1948 a liner docked in Britain carrying a large group of young West Indian men seeking work. What was the ship's name?
  • "Opal Star"
  • "Windrush"
  • "Pride of Otago"
  • "Pannonia"
Q.2
In 1962 the Conservative Government passed a piece of legislation that required future immigrants to have skills and to be already contracted to an employer. What was this Act called?
  • The Commonwealth Immigration Act
  • The Commonwealth Employment Act
  • The Commonwealth Relations Act
  • The Imperial Immigration Act
Q.3
In 1948 the Labour government passed a measure that allowed anyone from a Commonwealth country to settle in any other Commonwealth country. What was the name of the Act?
  • The British Nationality Act
  • The Commonwealth Nationality Act
  • The Commonwealth Settlement Act
  • The British Citizenship Act
Q.4
In 1972 all the Asian residents of an African country and former British colony were expelled by its dictator. Which state was this?
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
  • Malawi
  • Uganda
Q.5
In 1965 Harold Wilson's government passed an Act that forbade incitement to racial hatred. What was the name of the Act?
  • The Racial Relations Act
  • The Race Relations Act
  • The Racial Discrimination Act
  • The Race Discrimination Act
Q.6
Race riots disfigured an area of West London in Which area was this?
  • Marylebone
  • Hammersmith
  • Fulham
  • Notting Hill
Q.7
In the 1964 general election a Conservative candidate defeated a senior Labour figure in a West Midlands seat by playing the race card. What was the constituency concerned?
  • Smethwick
  • Wolverhampton North East
  • Birmingham Perry Bar
  • Halesowen
Q.8
Far right parties sprang up in the 1960's, urging the repatriation of immigrants. Which one of the following groups was founded in 1967?
  • The Union Movement
  • The English Defence League
  • The British National Party
  • The National Front
Q.9
London's West Indian community celebrates an annual carnival, which degenerated into riots in In which district is the carnival traditionally held?
  • Kensington
  • Notting Hill
  • Ladbroke Grove
  • Shepherd's Bush
Q.10
In April 1968 a senior Conservative made a speech in Birmingham in which he foretold "the Tiber foaming with much blood", if immigration continued. Who was this?
  • Reginald Maudling
  • Enoch Powell
  • Robert Carr
  • Peter Thorneycroft
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