Black History Quiz Bowl Round 1

Question 1

Moscow is capital of what country that sold Alaska to the U.S.A. in 1867 for $7.5 million?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 2

Leader of the Nation of Islam and main organizer of the 1995 Million Man March was:

Accepted Answer

Louis Farrakhan

Question 3

Name the major city and capital of Ghana.

Accepted Answer

Accra

Question 4

Colin Powell was the first person African American to hold this Presidential Cabinet position.

Accepted Answer

Secretary of State

Question 5

In what state is Lincoln University, the oldest HBCU?

Accepted Answer

Pennsylvania

Question 6

1. What was the noted cargo aboard the 1839 Amistad?

Accepted Answer

Slaves

Question 7

Hebrews of Biblical days had been enslaved by what people?

Accepted Answer

Egyptians

Question 8

Name the only predominantly black catholic university in the United States of America.

Accepted Answer

Xavier University

Question 9

According to Rastafarians, what Ethiopian became the embodiment of God on earth?

Accepted Answer

Haile Selassie

Question 10

What constitutional case in 1954 declared segregated public schools unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education

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