Test Your Knowledge on Henry Box Brown With This Quiz!

The life of Henry Box Brown is indeed remarkable, but how well do you know his story? Take this quiz!

• What's the story behind Henry Box Brown's name?

  • Boxing was his profession

  • Boxes of medicine were among the supplies he shipped abroad

  • He devised the Boxcar

  • By packing himself into a box and mailing it from Virginia to a free state, he was able to escape slavery

• Where did Henry Box Brown mail himself to get himself to freedom?

  • Syracuse, New York

  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Albany, New York

• Where did Henry come from?

  • Mississippi

  • North Carolina

  • Virginia

  • Georgia

• Could you tell me what year he was born in?

  • 1660

  • 1795

  • 1815

  • 1835

• How long did the box containing Henry's travel?

  • 17 hours

  • 25 hours

  • 27 hours

  • 36 hours

• On what date did the box finally reach the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee?

  • Jan 19, 1854

  • Feb 17, 1835

  • March 30, 1849

  • May 2, 1852

• Which mail service did Henry utilize to transport himself?

  • Adams Express Company

  • American Letter Mail Company

  • United Parcel Service

  • Federal Express

• When the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed, which made it a crime to harbour or conceal a person considered to have escaped slavery, to which country did Henry escape?

  • Italy

  • Denmark

  • France

  • England

• Henry, after moving to England, pursued careers as a what?

  • Journalist

  • Lawyer

  • Magician

  • Politician

• What was the title of the memoirs Henry Box Brown wrote after he was finally set free?

  • Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown

  • The Brown Box

  • The Narrative of Henry Brown

  • The Story of Henry Box Brown

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