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Black History Month Trivia!
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1
What year was it when Mae C. Jemison became the first African American woman in space?
1898
1992
2001
1998
2
What was Maya Angelou famous for?
Poetry
Dancing
Acting
Singing
3
What was the first African American owned and operated newspaper?
The Baltimore Post
Freedom's Journal
The Civil Journal
The Emancipation Times
4
As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, Rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes...
Theatre & Modern Dance
Ballet & Poetry
Music Appreciation & Film
Hip-Hop & Poetry
5
Madam CJ Walker, was the first woman self-made millionaire. What did she sell to do this?
Make-up products
Shoes for women
Hair care products
Clothing for women
6
How tall was Kareem Abdul Jabbar?
6' 13"
6' 9"
7' 2"
6' 14"
7
Garrett Morgan is famous for inventing the...
Solar panels
Electric car
Convection oven
Traffic light
8
What is James St. Patrick's nickname on the show Power?
Spirit
Blue
Ghost
Nino
9
Nelson Mandela became President of what country?
South Africa
Nigeria
Kenya
Ghana
10
When was black history week first celebrated?
1909
1926
1976
1963
11
Who was the first African American female fashion model?
Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid
Beverly Johnson
Helen Williams
Tyra Banks
12
Who holds the Guinness World Record (For women) for the most Grammy Awards won in a year?
Beyoncé
Jennifer Hudson
Aretha Franklin
Whitney Houston
13
Who said this famous quote?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Coretta Scott King
Jackie Robinson
Frederick Douglass
14
How long did Matthew A. Henson explore the Arctic?
4 days
12 hours
3 years
2 decades
15
What year was the Thirteenth Admendment ratified, abolishing slavery?
1872
1865
1862
1867
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When was Black History Month celebrated for the first time?
1976
1960
1909
1926
17
All of these Black icons have received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, EXCEPT:
Maya Angelou
Oprah Winfrey
Muhammad Ali
Sidney Poitier
18
What name was given to the escape system led by Harriet Tubman that slaves used in the 1800s?
The Righteous Road
The Pony Express
The Underground Railroad
The Fleet to Freedom
19
Which one of these actions did Barack Obama
NOT
do?
Be the First African American President
Be Nominated for a Kid's Choice Award
Play on the basketball Team at Harvard
Win a Grammy
20
This term means "refusing to by a good or use a service as a punishment or form of protest"
Sit-In
Boycott
Smuggle
March
21
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I have a Dream" Speech?
Atlanta, Georgia
Tuskegee University, Alabama
Washington, D.C.
Montgomery, Alabama
22
What was the first historically Black college in America?
Cheyney University
Howard University
Wiley College
Lincoln University
23
What award did Septima Poinsette Clark win?
Nobel Peace Prize
She didn’t win an award
an Oscar
Living Legacy
24
What is Michael Jackson's song about equality called?
We Can Do This Together
Black or White
You And Me
Equality Means Everything
25
What song did Louis Armstrong write?
Mr. Sandman
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Ode To A Mule
All of these
26
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Gave everybody voting rights
Freed slaves
Ended segregation
Integrated schools
27
Dr. Dre is an African-American music artist who has an electronics brand called?
Beets
Boots
Dre's
Beats
28
Which one of these famous soldiers was actually a woman?
Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
William Cathay
Lemuel Haynes
Crispus Attucks
29
At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?
High school cafeteria worker
Drugstore clerk
Hospital orderly
Department store seamstress
30
What was Jackie Robinson's baseball number?
12
30
42
57
31
Who was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs and writer?
Ruby Bridges
Benjamin Banneker
Mae C. Jemison
Louis Armstrong
32
Fannie Lou Hamer is responsible for which of these famous quotes?
"We will bring civil rights to all of us"
"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired"
"I want some civil rights"
"I hate being pushed around all of the time"
33
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Albert John Lutul
34
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
LFCC
YMCA
MADD
NAACP
35
Sarah Goode was the first African American woman to receive a patent. What did she invent?
Hair Straightening System
Folding Bed
The "Selfie Stick"
Lip Stick
36
Which of these was NOT invented by an African American?
3-D Graphics Technology
Elevator
Gas Mask
Pacemaker
37
What was Martin Luther King, Sr.’s name at birth?
Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King
Luther Michael King
Michael King
38
Who was the first African American to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Clarence Thomas
Charles Houston
Thurgood Marshall
John Roberts
39
What is the theme for Black History Month 2021?
The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity
African Americans in Times of War
African Americans and the Vote
The Crisis in Black Education
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What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?
ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union
SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeCHECK ANSWER
CORE - Congress of Racial Equality
SCLC - Southern Christian Leadership Conference
