BHM quiz 1

Question 1

In 2008 Barack Obama was elected the ... president of the United States.

Accepted Answer

44th

Question 2

Which of these facts about Martin Luther King is true?

Accepted Answer

He was a Christian Minister., He was a believer in nonviolent resistance., He won a Nobel Peace Prize., He gave the famous "I have a dream" speech.

Question 3

Which of these music genres were created by African Americans?

Accepted Answer

rock and roll, soul, jazz, blues

Question 4

Slavery was abolished with the end of the American Civil War in ...

Accepted Answer

1865

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 6

... , leader of the Nation of Islam, demanded equality “by any means necessary ”, including violence.

Accepted Answer

Malcolm X

Question 7

The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted ...

Accepted Answer

381 days.

Question 8

What month does the U.S. observe a public holiday in honor of Martin Luther King?

Accepted Answer

January

Question 9

What NBA team chose to honor MLK with a unique jersey?

Accepted Answer

Atlanta Hawks

Question 10

Complete the speech

Accepted Answer

... the content of their character.”

Question 11

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 13

"Godfather of Soul", "Mr.Dynamite", "Soul Brother No.1". His name is ...

Accepted Answer

James Brown

Question 14

Find the odd one (intrus).

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks didn't shield.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Gone With The Wind

Question 16

How is this form of protest called?

Accepted Answer

die-ins

Question 17

In 1968 in Mexico,Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists and took off their shoes to protest against racism ...

Accepted Answer

... and poverty

Question 18

... records was a music label which promoted racial harmony and togetherness, with artists like The Staple Singers.

Accepted Answer

Stax

Question 19

What are these athletes doing ?

Accepted Answer

taking a knee

Question 20

Black History Month is in February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and ...

Accepted Answer

Frederick Douglass

Question 21

... laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow

Question 22

At its peak how many African Americans were enslaved in the United States?

Accepted Answer

4 million

Question 23

The Black Lives Matter Movement started on ...

Accepted Answer

social media.

Question 24

Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", ... was America's first black multi-billionaire.

Accepted Answer

Oprah Winfrey

Question 25

Why was Rosa Parks significant?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 26

Hip-Hop culture was born in ...

Accepted Answer

The Bronx

Question 27

In 2021 Kamala Harris became the 1st woman and 1st black US Vice President. Her mother is from India and her father ...

Accepted Answer

... is from Jamaica.

Question 28

Jesse Owens achieved international fame at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin by winning ... gold medals.

Accepted Answer

four

Question 29

Every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as BHM since ...

Accepted Answer

1976

Question 30

... is responsible for the creation of Black History Month.

Accepted Answer

Carter G. Woodson

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