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A quiz about America's African-American history.
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1
What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in the late 1800s?
The Undderground Railroad
The Chitlin' Curcuit
The Underground Railroad
The Hide Away
2
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Administration to Assure Colored Protection
New Administration for Amending Constitutional Protection
Nationwide Association About Colored Persons
3
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
James Earl Jones
Forrest Whitaker
Will Smith
Denzel Washington
4
What athlete gained worldwide stardom during the 1960 Olympics in Rome?
Wilma Rudolph
Michael Harden
Usain Bolt
Alyssa Rome
5
Who invented the perm?
Heather Love
Wentworth Cheswell
Madam JC Walker
Madam CJ Walker
6
Who wrote this song?
Duke Ellington and Wynton Marcellis
Mahalia Jackson
James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson
Ella Fitzgerald
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Who founded black history month?
Thomas A. Johnston
Carter G. Woodson
Barack Obama
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Black History month is celebrated in March and February. True or False?
True
False
9
Who was the first African American appointed to the supreme court?
Thurgood Marshall
James Derham
Richard Allen
Prince Hall
10
What did Lonnie Johnson invent?
Traffic light
Super Soaker
Leather belts
Light bulb
11
Who was the first lady in 2009?
Michele Obama
Michelle Obama
Michael Ohana
Ms. Elle Ohara
12
What court case outlawed segregation in schools?
Brown v Board
Mapp v Ohio
Plessy v Ferguson
Dred Scott v Sandford
13
In what year did MLK deliver his famous "dream" speech?
1964
1959
1963
1863
14
Who was the first black president in the U.S.?
Barak Obama
Barack Obama
Banack Bandana
Barack Ohana
15
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
2 years
One year
One month
9 months
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Who triggered a boycott in Montgomery, Alabama's bus system by refusing to give up their seat?
Absalom Jones
Rosa Parks
Laila Lane
Rosanne Parkson
17
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is celebrated in January. True or false?
False
True
18
Who was the first African American who broke into Major League Baseball?
Larry Doby
Jackie Robinson
Satchel Paige
Ernie Banks
19
In what year was the NAACP founded?
1920
1918
1909
1900
20
Who was the first African American to travel to space?
Mae Carol Jemison
Myra Graham
Maeleen James
Katherine Bates
21
Who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom?
Mary McCloud Bethune
Mary Jones
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubmann
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Who was the first black billionaire?
Phyllis Wheatley
Robert Johnson
Willie Thrower
Oprah Winfrey
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Who was the first African American to win a nobel peace prize?
Ralph Bunche
Nelson Mandela
Albert John Lutul
Martin Luther King Jr.
