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1
What month do we celebrate Black History Month?
January
April
February
March
2
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed in ___?
2019
1989
1909
1898
3
The daughter of former slaves, she became the most prominent Black Educators and leaders of the 20th Century.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Sarah Edwards
Bernice Thomas
Mary Thomas
4
This person was the first African American woman in space.
Rosa Parks
Wilma Rudolph
Dr. Mae Jemison
Maya Angelou
5
How long did slavery last in America?
About 1,000 years
About 500 years
About 20 years
About 400 years
6
Do you know who this is?
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Beyoncé
Rosa Parks
7
In what year did Black History Month become a month long celebration
1926
1964
1976
1955
8
Madam C.J. Walker was the first woman to become a self-made millionaire.
True
False
9
Do you know who this is?
George Washington
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
John F. Kennedy
10
Who were the musical guests for the Super Bowl 2022 Half Time Show?
Kendrick Lamar, Normani, Megan Thee Stallion and Kanye West
Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar
Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Hudson, Lil Baby, MC Hammer and Machine Gunn Kelly
Dr. Dre, G-Eazy, Cardi B., Offset and Bruno Mars
11
What is the name of this popular Black TV show?
The Game
The Proud Family
Martin!
Family Matters
12
What month is Black History Month?
February
December
March
June
13
Do you know who this is?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Shaquille O'Neal
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
14
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to
play major league baseball.
serve in the military.
work at a bank.
become president.
15
When did Jackie Robinson become the first African American Major League Baseball player?
April 8, 1943
April 5, 1947
February 9, 1948
March 15, 1962
16
This person is known as the greatest athlete of the 20th century, earning him the nickname, "The Greatest."
Martin Luther King Jr.
Barrack Obama
Muhammad Ali
Kobe Bryant
17
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American
Baptist minister.
baseball player.
history teacher.
Supreme Court judge.
18
This African-American male was let go from the 49'ers due to him kneeling during the National Anthem as protest.
Ray Lewis
Russell Wilson
Deion Sanders
Colin Kaepernick
19
Who was the first African American President of the United States?
Thurgood Marshall
Michael Jordan
Barack Obama
Hiram Rhodes Revels
20
Do you know who this is?
Jackie Robinson
Muhammad Ali
Aaron Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
21
What was the movement for equal black rights in the 1950s and 1960s called?
Black Rights Movement
Equality Movement
Equal Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement
22
This person was a young child who went to school with no classmates.
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Maya Angelou
Ruby Bridges
23
Who was the first African American president in America?
Barack Obama
Frederick Douglass
Langston Hughes
Malcolm X
24
Claudette Colvin was arrested 9 months before Rosa Parks for not giving up her seat on the bus to white passengers.
False
True
25
_____ was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives.
Rosa Parks
Mary Lou Little
Oprah Winfrey
Shirley Chisholm
26
What month is Black History Month?
March
February
April
January
27
The famous "I Have a Dream" speech was made by
George Washington Carver
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
Jackie Robinson
28
This woman changed her name, which meant traveling, and wrote a book about her life.
Rosa Parks
Ruby Bridges
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
29
How did MLK, Jr. die?
He was assassinated.
He died of old age.
30
Do you know who this is?
Venus Williams
Rosa Parks
Michelle Obama
Harriet Tubman
31
Martin Luther King, Jr. made a famous speech known as
the "I Have a Dream" speech.
the Declaration of Independence.
a speech to support violence.
a speech to support segregation in schools.
32
What was Dr. Martin Luther’s famous speech called?
The “Equal Rights for All” Speech
The “I Have a Dream” Speech
The “Come Together” Speech
The “I Have the Power” Speech
33
George Washington Carver was famous for
being a musician.
being the first president.
writing a speech.
being a plant scientist.
34
Ruby Bridges is important because she was
the first African American to attend an all-white school.
the first Black woman to own a bakery.
the first woman in space.
the first bank owner.
35
Rosa Parks was arrested because she broke the law when she refused to
give up her seat on the public bus.
go to a segregated school.
pay a parking ticket.
go to church.
36
Do you know who this is?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
37
When was the Civil Rights Act, making it illegal to discriminate by color, gender, religion, or ethnicity, passed?
1964
1982
1899
1865
38
This person was a civil rights activist and a writer.
W.E.B Dubois
Langston Hughes
Booker T. Washigton
Thurgood Marshall
39
This person rescued over 300 slaves and led them to freedom using the underground railroad.
Harriet Tubman
Ruby Bridges
Madam C.J. Walker
Sojourner Truth
40
This African-American woman became the first self-made female millionaire by creating Black hair products.
Sarah Breedlove a.k.a Madame C.J. Walker
Sarah Thomas
Michelle Obama
Dionne Warwick
41
George Washington Carver created peanut butter.
False
True
42
This person refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person.
Dr. Mae Jemison
Harriet Tubman
Ruby Bridges
Rosa Parks
43
This person was the first African American supreme court justice.
Garrett Morgan
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
44
Langston Hughes was the first black man to become a lawyer in 1854.
True
False
45
This person led a march on Washington D.C. and gave a famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ruby Bridges
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
46
What president abolished slavery?
William Taft
George Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
47
This African-American woman was the first Oscar winner for her role as Mamie in Gone With The Wind.
Ella Fitzgerald
Whitney Houston
Hattie McDaniel
Mariah Carey
48
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American performer to receive an Academy Award in 1940.
True
False
49
What was Harriet Tubman’s journey freeing slaves called?
The Underground Train Track
The Underground Railroad
The Northbound Railroad
The Adventure to Freedom
50
What did Abraham Lincoln do in 1865?
Died in the theater
Signed the 13th Amendment which abolished (stopped) slavery
Wrote a letter to the leader of the Confederacy
Signed the 15th Amendment which let black people vote
51
This African-American woman was an American mathematician that calculated NASA astronauts orbital space first landings.
Anna Banche
Emma Thomas
Katherine Johnson
Mammy Hunter
52
What was Rosa Parks known for?
Marching at Selma
Sitting in the front of the bus when it was illegal for Black people.
Speaking in Washington D.C. for Civil Rights
Sitting in at a whites-only diner
