Black History Month

Question 1

Who was the first African American to serve as Secretary of State?

Accepted Answer

Colin Powell

Question 2

In 1831, who was the leader of the only effective slave rebellion in United States history?

Accepted Answer

Nat Turner

Question 3

Why was Rosa Parks significant?

Accepted Answer

She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man., Her actions help initiate the Civil Rights Movement.

Question 4

Which of these about Martin Luther King, Jr. is true?

Accepted Answer

was a Christian minister, Gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech, Won a Nobel Peace Prize, Believer in nonviolent resistance

Question 5

On May 17, 1954, what was the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

Segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment.

Question 6

The ratification of the 15th Amendment legally gave some African Americans the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

For what was George Washington Carver known?

Accepted Answer

His research helped poor farmers in the South., He made important discoveries in agriculture.

Question 8

To where did Harriet Tubman lead the runaway slaves?

Accepted Answer

She brought them to northern free states and Canada.

Question 9

Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in South Carolina.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Who was the first African American to serve as a United States Supreme Court Justice?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 11

Why did Ralph Bunche, the first African American Nobel Peace Prize recipient, win the award?

Accepted Answer

mediation during the Arab–Israeli conflict

Question 12

At its peak, how many African Americans were living as slaves in the United States?

Accepted Answer

4 million

Question 13

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

Accepted Answer

the first African-American pilots to serve in the Air Force

Question 14

The Civil Rights Movement occurred in the mid-1920s.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Who was the first African American to serve as a United States Senator in 1870?

Accepted Answer

Hiram Revels

Question 16

Which U.S. president officially integrated the United States armed forces on July 26, 1948?

Accepted Answer

Harry S. Truman

Question 17

Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award for this movie.

Accepted Answer

Gone With the Wind

Question 18

Who was the first African American man to play Major League Baseball?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

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