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A Mighty Long Way Trivia!
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The ULTIMATE trivia quiz on the book by Carlotta Walls LaNier.
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1
What was the pattern on Carlotta's dress for her first day of school?
Polka Dots
Letters and Numbers
Stripes and Shapes
Plaid
2
Which is NOT a jazz musician Carlotta mentions admiring?
Thelonious Monk
Billie Holliday
Duke Ellington
Elvis Presley
3
Whose assassination did Carlotta NOT mention in the book?
JFK
Bobby Kennedy
Malcolm X
Dr. King
4
Which U.S. president ordered the National Guard to protect the Nine at Central?
Truman
Kennedy
Reagan
Eisenhower
5
In what year did Carlotta graduate from Central?
1957
1955
1960
1963
6
Which award did the Little Rock Nine receive from President Clinton in 1999?
American Lifetime Achievement Award
Purple Heart
Congressional Gold Medal
Nobel Peace Prize
7
When was
A Mighty Long Way
first published?
1979
1999
2003
2009
8
Who is the person on the bench?
Hazel Bryan
Daisy Bates
Carlotta Walls
Elizabeth Eckford
9
Carlotta had a long, difficult talk with her parents before signing up to attend Central.
False
True
10
Which was NOT one of Carlotta's workplaces?
Real estate company
YWCA
Nuclear weapons facility
NAACP
11
What high school did Carlotta attend that was previously segregated?
East High
Central High
Little Rock High
Horace Mann
12
What is the name of the family Carlotta lived with in Cleveland when Governor Faubus shut down the schools?
The Jacksons
The Christophers
The Johnsons
The Andersons
13
Which team did Carlotta's family root for and travel to watch?
Alabama Crimson Tide
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Bears
14
Where did Carlotta's parents move after her graduation (without telling her ahead of time)?
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
St. Louis
15
What was the name of the TV movie based on Mrs. Huckaby's book?
The Little Rock Nine and Me
Courage at Central High
Crisis at Central High
Justice for All
16
Where does Ike insist he first noticed Carlotta?
Bus
A park
The community pool
House party
17
Which of the Little Rock Nine was expelled from Central?
Gloria
Elizabeth
Minnijean
Melba
18
Which of the following is NOT one of Carlotta's family members?
Big Papa
Papa Holloway
Grandpa Cullins
Big Daddy
19
Which childhood friend drove the same car as Carlotta?
Maceo
Herbert
Ernie
Elizabeth
20
What is Carlotta's sister's name?
Loujuana
Juanita
Jolene
Louisa
21
Carlotta's biggest regret from high school was that she never went to prom.
False
True
22
Ike was first attracted to Carlotta because of her reputation as an activist.
False
True
23
Carlotta enjoyed her time at Dunbar, an all-Black school in Little Rock.
False
True
24
Which city did Carlotta visit as an 8-year-old where she "tasted the sweetness of freedom"?
Los Angeles
Paris
New York
Birmingham
25
Carlotta attended the March on Washington.
False
True
26
Who does Carlotta describe as her "she-ro"?
Elizabeth
Rosa Parks
Her mother
Daisy Bates
27
What was Thurgood Marshall known as?
lawyer and judge
Arkansas politician
champion boxer
jazz musician
28
How long did Herbert spend in jail after being wrongly convicted of bombing the Walls home?
6 months
5 years
20 months
3 years
29
Carlotta struggled academically at Michigan State.
True
False
30
What was Carlotta's first major?
Pre-Med
Education
Political Science
Nursing
31
From which college did Carlotta graduate?
Michigan State
CU-Boulder
Colorado State (UNC)
University of Chicago