Black History Month

Question 1

At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

4 million

Question 2

Who was the first black president in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Barack Obama

Question 3

What Supreme Court case legalized interracial marriage nationwide?

Accepted Answer

Loving v Virginia

Question 4

Where was the first ani-segregation sit-in?

Accepted Answer

Greensboro, North Carolina

Question 5

Who was the first African American who broke into Major League Baseball?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 6

Who founded black history month?

Accepted Answer

Carter G. Woodson

Question 7

What court case outlawed segregation in schools?

Accepted Answer

Brown v Board

Question 8

Who sings thriller?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jackson

Question 9

Who was the first lady in 2009?

Accepted Answer

Michelle Obama

Question 10

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

Accepted Answer

One year

Question 11

What group of students was famous for challenging school segregation in the deep South?

Accepted Answer

Little Rock Nine

Question 12

What does NAACP stand for?

Accepted Answer

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Question 13

In what year did MLK deliver his famous "dream" speech?

Accepted Answer

1963

Question 14

In what year was the NAACP founded?

Accepted Answer

1909

Question 15

Who was the first African American appointed to the supreme court?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

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