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A quiz about America's African-American history.
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1
Where was the first anti-segregation sit-in?
Greensboro, North Carolina
Jackson, Mississippi
Charleston, South Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
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Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?
Lewis Howard Latimer
Granville Woods
Elijah McCoy
Garret Morgan
3
Who was the first lady in 2009?
Ms. Elle Ohara
Melania Trump
Michelle Obama
Michael Ohana
4
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
One year
One month
9 months
2 years
5
Who said "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere?"
Rev. Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Malcolm X
John Lewis
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What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?
CORE-Congress of Racial Equality
NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
SCLC - Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Alicia Keys
Beyonce
Lauryn Hill
Janet Jackson
8
Who sings thriller?
Michael Jackson
Jackson 5
Randy Jackson
Janet Jackson
9
In 1960, four African American college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter
Macys
Abraham & Straus
Woolworths
Marshall Fields
10
Who was the first African American who broke into Major League Baseball?
Satchel Paige
Ernie Banks
Jackie Robinson
Larry Doby
11
What was the first historically black college in America?
Cheyney University
Spelman College
Howard University
Tuskegee University
12
The first successful open-heart surgery was performed in 1893 by this African-American physician.
James Durham
James McCuneSmith
Daniel Hale Williams
Empty choice
13
Andrew Alford created this thing for radio navigational systems.
Localizer Antenna
GPS
Solid State Read-only Memory
Data Systems
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What does NAACP stand for?
Nationwide Association About Colored Persons
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
New Administration for Amending Constitutional Protection
National Administration to Assure Colored Protection
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This book was a comprehensive guide for African-American travelers during the Jim Crow-era.
Gold Book
GreenBook
Red Book
Blue Book
16
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Toni Morrison
Zora NealeHurston
Octavia Butler
Maya Angelou
17
Who was the first Vice President of Color?
Kamala Harris
Charles Curtis
Dick Cheney
Al Gore
18
What group of students was famous for challenging school segregation in the deep South?
Big Boulder Ten
The Harlem Globe Trotters
Little Rock Nine
Middle Nock Five
19
Members of what labor union helped to build the nation’s black middle class and civil rights movement.
African-American Trade Union
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Brothers
American Federation of Labor
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
20
Who founded black history month?
Barack Obama
Thomas A. Johnston
Martin Luther King Jr.
Carter G. Woodson
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Who was the first black president in the U.S.?
Barack Obama
Barak Obama
Barack Ohana
Banack Bandana
22
In what year was the NAACP founded?
1918
1909
1920
1900
23
At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?
Registered Nurse
Laundress
Primary School Teacher
Department Store Seamstress
24
What court case outlawed segregation in schools?
Plessy v Ferguson
Mapp v Ohio
Brown v Board
Dred Scott v Sandford
25
Who was the first African American appointed to the supreme court?
Richard Allen
James Derham
Prince Hall
Thurgood Marshall
26
At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?
4 million
2 million
1 million
500,000
27
This singer sang at the Lincoln Memorial with help from First Lady Roosevelt after being banned from Constitution Hall
Ma Rainey
Billie Holiday
Marian Anderson
Ella Fitzgerald
28
Who was the first African American to serve in the U.S Senate?
Kanye West
John Gloucester
Absalom Jones
Hiram R. Revels
29
Who was the first African-American to serve as a news correspondent for a major television network?
Mavin Jackson
Mal Goode
Ethel Payne
Moses Newson
30
Who was the first African-American woman elected to Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Terri Sewell
Ayanna Pressley
Maxine Waters
31
How many full time black professors are there at SAIS Europe?
0
12
4
2
32
Who said "What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?"
Alexander Twilight
Peter Williams Jr.
Langston Hughes
Absalom Boston
33
What Supreme Court case legalized interracial marriage nationwide?
Gitlow v New York
Loving v Virginia
Hart v Oklahoma
Brown v Board
34
Who was the first African-American to serve in the U.S. Senate?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Joseph Rainey
Christopher Simkins
John Willis Menard
35
In what year did MLK deliver his famous "dream" speech?
1964
1863
1963
1959
36
Who is the first African-American to host a television show?
Nat King Cole
Oprah
MontelWilliams
ArsenioHall
37
Who was the first African American to win a nobel peace prize?
MLK
Ralph Bunche
Nelson Mandela
Albert John Lutul
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What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?
Metropolitan AME Church
EbenzerBaptist Church
Missionary Baptist Church
Tanner Chapel AME Church
