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Boys & Girls Club Black History Month Quiz
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1
Who signed The Emancipation Act?
Frederick Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Barack Obama
2
Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?
Jackson, Mississippi
Atlanta, Georgia
Charleston, South Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
3
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
Hattie McDaniel
Sidney Poitier
4
What was the first African American owned-and-operated newspaper?
The Washington Post
Freedom's Journal
Birmingham Times
Vibe Magazine
5
Whose philosophy was 'by any means necessary'?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Carter G. Woodson
Tupac
Malcolm X
6
Which famous Supreme Court Case declared that "separate but equal" facilities were legal?
beyonce v. sasha fierce
roe v. wade
brown v. board of education
plessy v. ferguson
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Who was the first black star on network TV
Bill Cosby
Anthony Anderson
Morgan Freeman
Dave Chapelle
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When did Black History Month officially start?
<p>1932</p>
1976
1983
1941
9
Who broke three track and field World Records in 45 minutes at Ohio State?
Flash
Jessie Owens
Carl Lewis
Michael Jordan
10
Who is the first Black billionaire?
Oprah Winfrey
Robert Johnson
Debrorah Lee
Jay Z
11
On December 1, 1955, what was Rosa Parks arrested for?
making fun of new kids at the Boys and Girls Club
rioting in Montgomery
marching in Selma
Not giving up her seat to a White person on the bus
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Who was the first Black published poet?
Richard Wright
Torri Morrison
Zane
Phillis Wheatley
13
What Year Did Carter G. Woodson propose a 'Negro History Week'?
1980
1915
1967
2011
14
Where did Martin Luther King deliver his famous "I Have A Dream" speech?
Atlanta
Washington, D.C.
Vegas
Montgomery
15
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Lebron James
Satchel Paige
Ernie Banks
16
Frederick Douglas was a leader of which movement during the Civil War?
Suffrage
Confederate
Slavery
Abolitionist
17
What was the informal system that helped slaves escape to the North during mid-1800s?
mystery machine
underground railroad
slave system
<p>highway to heaven</p>
18
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche
Nelson Mandela
Albert John Lutul
Martin Luther King Jr.
19
Who were the "Little Rock Nine"?
9 Black students enrolled in Little Rock Central High
nine kids throwing rocks
a result of Brown v Board of Education & 14th amendment
a & b
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Who was the first African American millionaire?
Michelle Obama
Madam CJ Walker
Beyonce
Oprah Winfrey
