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1
What is Juneteenth?
its an movie
it an celebration of freedom of the slaves
it just another holiday
it ended in texas
2
What was Rosa Parks' occupation
Hair Dresser
Waitress
Professor
Seamstress
3
Alice Ball invented the first cure for what?
Lupus
Lukemia
Lou Gehrig's
Leprosy
4
Which was written by Toni Morrison
I know why the Caged Bird Sings
Their Eyes were watching God
Native Son
The Bluest eye
5
When did Rosa Parks get arrested?
July 1945
November 1966
December 1955
March 1986
6
What was Jesse Owens famous for?
Writing poetry during the Harlem Renaissance.
Being a famous jazz singer
Playing professional baseball
Winning 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in track
7
Madam C.J. Walker was the first...
female american self made millionare
hair product maker
female actress
female president
8
Shirley Chisolm was the first black woman elected to
Board of State Senate
Office of Lead Commanding Staff
The House of Representatives
Legislative House of Supreme Court Justice
9
Booker T. Washington founded which of these associations?
The National Negro Baseball Association
The NAACP
The National Negro Business League
The Worker's Guild
10
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Beyonce
Aretha Franklin
Mattie Moss Clark
Lauryn Hill
11
Jesse Jackson wanted to stand for president in
1986
1984
1896
1999
12
During the 1968 Summer Olympics, who were the two Black athletes suspended from the United States team?
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
Zina Garrison and Larry Holmes
Paul Robeson and Wilma Rudolph
Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali
13
Muhammad Ali is
one of the greatest boxers in history
The best rapper
1st fighter to win the world heavyweight championship three separate times
a dancer
14
Where was was Martin Luther King killed?
Four points hotel
Haytt place hotel
the Lorraine Motel
Hilton hotel
15
Head of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, who threatened Washington with a march that created black jobs.
Philip T. Fulford
Chester W. Nimitz
A. Philip Randolph
Bill Cosby
16
Who was the youngest prizefighter ever to win the heavyweight championship of the world?
Floyd Mayweather
George Foreman
Sugar Ray
Mike Tyson
17
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Jimmy Carter
President Gerald Ford
President Richard Nixon
President Ronald Reagan
18
Who was Malcolm X?
A Restaurant Owner
A Muslim minister
human rights activist
Brother of Martin Luther jr
19
In 2022 Wes Moore was the 3rd Black American to win election for governor. Which state has NOT elected a Black governor?
Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
Illinois
20
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche
Martin Luther King Jr.
Albert John Lutul
Nelson Mandela
21
What was the main aim of the Freedom Rides Campaign of 1961?
To test two Supreme Court rulings in Virginia
There wasn’t an aim
To boycott the Montgomery Area Transit System
To stop the persecution of black children
22
What colors represent Black History Month?
red
green
black
yellow
23
African unsung heroine who was married to Moses and from the ancient land of Cush, criticized by Miriam and Aaron.
Jezebel
Deborah
Martha
Zipporah
24
Why did Malcolm convert to Islam?
He wanted to be vegan
He no longer believed in violence
He lost all hope
Racism
25
Before Barack Obama became president, he served as what?
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senator
Mayor of Chicago
Governor of Illinois
26
What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?
New York
Virginia
Texas
New Mexico
27
First black president elected in what year?
2001
2008
2010
2007
28
Who was the first black baseball player
Moses Fleetwood W.
Michael Jordan
Jackie Robinson
Bill Russel
29
The first Black Madam Vice President of the United States of America.
Harrison Ford
Kamala Harris
Pamela Harris
Michele Harris
30
The actions of four African American college students at a Greensboro, NC, lunch counter in 1960 started a
sit-in movement.
violent protest movement.
freedom ride movement.
boycott movement.
31
Which amendment abolished (ended) Slavery
Admendment 5
Admendment 14
Admendment 13
Admendment 15
32
This person started the celebration of Black History Month
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ghandi
Malcolm X
Carter G. Woodson
33
Which baseball player dress in a separate locker room, sleep in a different hotel, and dine apart from his teammates?
Jackie Robinson
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Larry Doby
34
What was the original name of Black History Month?
Black Pride Month
African Heritage Month
The Celebration of Black History
Negro History Week
35
What is the Origin of Adam and Eve?
United States
Europe
Asia
Africa
36
Why did Ralph Bunche, the first African American Nobel Peace Prize recipient, win the award?
his work in Belarus
for solving a complex housing crisis
mediation in Germany
mediation during the Arab–Israeli conflict
37
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is known for his leadership roles with which civil rights organizations?
Rainbow Coalition
All of the above
People United to Save Humanity (Operation PUSH)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
38
African unsung hero who carried the cross for Jesus, exemplifying the teachings of Paul for followers of Christ.
Peter
James and John
Paul
Simon of Cyrene
39
What award(s) did Martin Luther King get?
Congressional Gold Medal
The Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Albert Einstein World Award of Science
The Noble Peace Prize
40
'Caged Bird' was written by this civil rights activist.
Maya Angelou
Seamus Heaney
Rosemary Dobson
Isobel Dixon
41
Alice Coachman was the 1st Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Her specialty was?
The High Jump
Tennis
Basketball
Swimming
42
King Solomon and Queen Sheba are of African descent.
True
False
43
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr. ?
first blind and deaf person to attend college
a minister who worked for equality
Known as "Honest King"
taught himself how to read
44
What prize was Toni Morrison awarded?
Purple heart
Golden Star
Oscar
Nobel Peace Prize
45
¿ Where was from Jesse Owens ?
Puerto Real
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
46
Malcolm X Becomes 1st Black Honoree in Nebraska Hall of Fame in what year?
1969
2006
2022
1974
47
Who said, "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?
Martin Luther King, Jr
Samuel Jackson
President Obama
Jesse Jackson
48
Abraham Lincoln was the president that helped abolish slavery in the U.S especially in the...
East
West
North
South
49
Who was the first black president?
Franklin Roosevelt
Barack Obama
John Kennedy
Joseph Biden
50
Who was elected chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966 and a leader of the Black Panthers?
John Lewis
Bobby Seale
Charles E. Cobb Jr.
Stokely Carmichael
