Black History Trivia

Question 1

Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

Accepted Answer

Maya Angelou

Question 2

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution made slavery illegal?

Accepted Answer

13th

Question 3

Who was the first black female astronaut?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Mae C. Jemison

Question 4

Who is known as the Father of Black History?

Accepted Answer

Carter G. Woodson

Question 5

What part of New York City became a popular place for African-American artists, writers, and musicians in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Harlem

Question 6

When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?

Accepted Answer

1926

Question 7

In 1960, four African American college students staged a sit-in in this state?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 8

What was Muhammad Ali's original name?

Accepted Answer

Cassius Clay

Question 9

Members of what labor union helped to build the nation’s black middle class and civil rights movement?

Accepted Answer

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

Question 10

What famous baseball player said, "Today's black athletes have no idea what we had to endure.”

Accepted Answer

Willie Mays

Question 11

Stokely Carmichael was a member of the LCFO in Alabama. What was their symbol?

Accepted Answer

A black panther

Question 12

Who was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966?

Accepted Answer

Stokely Carmichael

Question 13

What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

Accepted Answer

CORE-Congress of Racial Equality

Question 14

Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 15

At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?

Accepted Answer

Department store seamstress

Question 16

What was the name of the Supreme Court case that opened all public schools to Black students?

Accepted Answer

Brown vs board of education

Question 17

What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?

Accepted Answer

Ebenezer Baptist

Question 18

Who was the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?

Accepted Answer

Shirley Chisholm

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