Black History Month

Question 1

W.E.B. Du Bois – Civil rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP

Accepted Answer

The NAACP

Question 2

To where did Harriet Tubman lead the runaway slaves?

Accepted Answer

She brought them to northern free states and Canada.

Question 3

Who is the first black woman to be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre?

Accepted Answer

Misty Copeland

Question 4

On May 17, 1954, what was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

Segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment.

Question 5

What movie tells the story of three black women who helped astronaut John Glen into orbit?

Accepted Answer

Hidden Figures

Question 6

Who was the first African American female to travel in space?

Accepted Answer

Mae Carol Jemison

Question 7

Who was the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff and Later Secretary of State?

Accepted Answer

Colin Powell

Question 8

The ratification of the 15th Amendment legally gave some African Americans the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Who was the founder of Negro History Week, which became Black History Month?

Accepted Answer

Carter G. Woodson

Question 10

Who was the first African American to serve as a United States Supreme Court Justice?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 11

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

Accepted Answer

the first African-American pilots to serve in the Air Force

Question 12

What famous athlete is known for this saying, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali

Question 13

What is the last name of the first African-American president who was elected in 2008?

Accepted Answer

Obama

Question 14

Who is the first black woman to win a Grand Slam in tennis?

Accepted Answer

Althea Gibson

Question 15

Who was the first African American man to play Major League Baseball?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 16

Who was a famous black jazz musician?

Accepted Answer

Louis Armstrong

Question 17

What was the Civil Rights Movement?

Accepted Answer

A goal to end racial segregation and discrimination

Question 18

What month does the U.S. observe a public holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Accepted Answer

January

Question 19

Who was the inventor of more than 300 uses of peanuts?

Accepted Answer

George Washington Carver

Question 20

What did Madam C.J. Walker invent?

Accepted Answer

Beauty products

Question 21

Who was the first African American female to win an individual gold medal in swimming at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Simone Manuel

Question 22

Who was the first black girl to desegregate an all white school in Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

Ruby Bridges

Question 23

This 1984 sitcom was the highest ranking sitcom for five consecutive years.

Accepted Answer

The Cosby Show

Question 24

Who formed the Red Cross Blood Bank?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Charles Richard Drew

Question 25

Who was the first professional black baseball player?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

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