Black History Month Fahad Ahmed

Question 1

Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

Accepted Answer

Maya Angelou

Question 2

Who was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966?

Accepted Answer

Stokely Carmichael

Question 3

What was Muhammad Ali's original name?

Accepted Answer

Cassius Clay

Question 4

At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?

Accepted Answer

Department store seamstress

Question 5

What famous baseball player said, "Today's black athletes have no idea what we had to endure.”

Accepted Answer

Ernie Banks

Question 6

What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 7

Which of these honors was Martin Luther King Jr. not awarded?

Accepted Answer

Freedom Award

Question 8

Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?

Accepted Answer

Booker T. Washington

Question 9

Who was the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

John Taylor

Question 10

Who was the first African-American head coach in the NFL?

Accepted Answer

Fritz Pollard

Question 11

The first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was white

Accepted Answer

True

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