Black History Month Quiz Bowl

Question 1

Who discovered a means for preserving blood plasma

Accepted Answer

Charles Drew

Question 2

Who led so many slaves to freedom that she became known as the Moses of her people?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 3

Who became the first African-American Secretary of State in 2001?

Accepted Answer

Colin Powell

Question 4

What African-American woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white man on Dec. 1, 1955?

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks

Question 5

What US Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka

Question 6

What legislation freed the slaves of the Confederate states?

Accepted Answer

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 7

Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?

Accepted Answer

The 13th Amendment

Question 8

What was the name given to people who boldly spoke out or wrote against slavery?

Accepted Answer

Abolitionists

Question 9

She started her own school . Later it became a college

Accepted Answer

Mary McCould Bethune

Question 10

What is the name of the man who broke the color barrier in professional baseball?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 11

Did you enjoy this challenge?

Accepted Answer

Most Certainly, Yes!, Sorta Kinda, YES!, Si

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