Black History Month Fun Trivia:

Question 1

What was the first historically black college in America?

Accepted Answer

Cheyney University

Question 2

When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?

Accepted Answer

December 1955

Question 3

What did the ratification of the 15th Amendment do?

Accepted Answer

Give African American men the right to vote

Question 4

Garrett Morgan invented the gas mask and also came up with the stoplight.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Who was the first African American artist to perform at the White House?

Accepted Answer

Marie Selika Williams

Question 6

What can you do to celebrate Black History even after Black History Month is over?

Accepted Answer

Make history and create change, Continue to educate yourself and push to learn more about black history, Honor our history definers even the ones who have been forgotten

Question 7

Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?

Accepted Answer

Maya Angelou

Question 8

When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?

Accepted Answer

Aug. 28, 1963

Question 9

When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?

Accepted Answer

1926

Question 10

Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

Accepted Answer

Ralph Bunche

Question 11

What month is Black History Month?

Accepted Answer

February

Question 12

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

Accepted Answer

President Gerald Ford

Question 13

What sport did Jackie Robinson play that broke the color barrier?

Accepted Answer

Baseball

Question 14

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

Accepted Answer

Lauryn Hill

Question 15

Rosa Parks was the first African American to refuse to sit in the back of the bus due to segregation.

Accepted Answer

False

Black History Month Fun Trivia:

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Black History Month Fun Trivia:

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