Black History Quiz questions

leader in the free Black community in Boston in the 18th century that is credited as the founder of Black Freemasonry

The first African American male creative director of Vogue magazine from 1988 to 1995.

In what year was the NAACP founded?

“Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.”

This journalist won a Pulitzer Prize for her work on The 1619 Project, which frames slavery as integral to US history.

The first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee

This race massacre occurred in 1919 and lasted 13 days with 38 people dead and at least 1,000 Black families homeless.

Who is the artist?

Professor Kimberle Crenshaw coined this term to describe how race, class, and gender meet and affect people and society.

Who invented the gas-heating furnace?

The uprising at Attica Prison took place in what year?

What granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US and guaranteed “equal protection of the laws”?

Who am I

Founded in 1910 by James E. Shephard, The National Religious Training School of Durham is today named what?

Name that Movie

The first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science in 1982 from Vanderbilt University.

Who is the author?

“The failure to see color only benefits white America. A world without color is a world without racial debt.”

Known as the "Father of Black Basketball," he introduced basketball to African Americans in Washington, D.C. in 1904.

Accomplishments include the prediction of a solar eclipse, publishing their almanac, and the surveying of Washington, DC

Author of The Hate U Give

In 2021, this city became the first in the US to pay reparations to victims of racially discriminatory housing practices

Who surpassed Babe Ruth as the all-time home run leader in 1974 with his 714th home run?

This famed cowboy and Rodeo Hall of Fame member was celebrated for his many tricks and stunts.

Who was the first Black woman to serve as mayor of a major US city?

This Washington, D.C. school was one of the five schools represented in the Brown versus Board of Education case

Who are we?

Born Clive Campbell, this Jamaican-American DJ is credited for originating hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City

Name that Movie

In 2021, Arlington, VA voted to rename Robert E. Lee Highway after this abolitionist and activist.

Who am I?

Who is the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God?