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1
Who is the first black women to be ranked No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association?
Venus Williams
Sloane Stephens
Serena Williams
Althea Gibson
2
Who helped hundreds of slaves in the south escape to freedom?
Rosa Parks
Betty Shabazz
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
3
Who invented the portable pencil sharpener?
Philip Cutter
William Led
Elijah McKoy
John Love
4
Who was the first black baseball player in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Bo Jackson
Sammy Sosa
Michael Jordan
5
What movie tells the story of three black women who helped astronaut John Glen into orbit?
Off Into Space
Hidden Figures
Space Figures
Hidden Orbit
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Who triggered a boycott by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Sojourner Truth
Harriett Tubman
Madam C.J. Walker
Rosa Parks
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Who was the first african american film star nominated for an Oscar Award?
Dorothy Dandridge
Phylicia Rashaad
Cecily Tyson
Halle Barry
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Who gave the " I have a dream speech"?
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Marcus Garvey
Malcolm X
9
Who was the first African American artist featured at the Metropolitan Opera?
Victoria Rowell
Marian Anderson
Leyontene Price
Deneyce Graves
10
Which black inventor created the Super Soaker?
Billy Johnson
Edward Jackson
Lonnie Johnson
Ronald Johnson
11
This 1984 sitcom was the highest ranking sitcom for five consecutive years.
The Cosby Show
Good Times
A Different World
The Jeffersons
12
Who was the first african american to win a Tony award?
Lynda Hill
Jelisa White
Juanita Hall
Carlita Jackson
13
What famous athlete is known for this saying, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Muhammad Ali
Jim Brown
Michael Jordan
Jesse Owens
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Who was the first African American First Lady of the United States?
Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Condolezza Rice
Viola Davis
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What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in the late 1800s?
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Train
The Underground Subway
The Underground Bus
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Who was the first African American female to travel in space?
Guion Stewart Bluford
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.
Mae Carol Jemison
Ronald McNair
17
Who was the first African American to win an individual gold medal in swimming at the Olympics?
Jill Bakken
Simone Biles
Michelle Carter
Simone Manuel
18
Who was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate?
Michelle Obama
Condelleezza Rice
Barbara Jordan
Sheila Jackson Lee
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Who is the first black woman to be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre?
Lauren Anderson
Misty Copeland
Janet Collins
Michaela DePrince
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Who was the first african american elected to congress?
John Green
Bill Clinton
John Lewis
Joseph Rainey
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Who was the first black president?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Barack Obama
Abraham Lincoln
Thurgood Marshall
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What was the Civil Rights Movement?
A way to resolve violence
A goal to end racial segregation and discrimination
When we moved to the right and it was civil
A way to tie your shoes
23
Who was the first african american head coach in the NFL?
Fritz Pollard
Redd Butler
Frank Jones
Steve Young
24
Who started Black History week and is considered the father of Black History?
Carter Brown
Carson Daily
Carter G. Woodson
Contee Cullen
25
Who was the first black girl to desegregate an all white school in Louisiana?
Ruby Bridges
Zendaya
Keke Palmer
Janet Jackson
26
Who is the first woman to be elected vice-president?
Karen Hill
Kamala Harris
Beyonce
Cardi B
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Who was the first Black female Olympic Gold Medalist?
Florence G. Joyner
Simone Biles
Dominique Dawes
Alice Coachman
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Who was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court of the United States?
Clarence Thomas
Johnnie Cochran
Thurgood Marshall
Barack Obama
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Who was the first black millionaire?
Madam C.J. Walker
Beyonce
Sean "Diddy" Combs
Oprah Winfrey
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