Black History Month at UM-D

Question 1

Who was the first African American woman elected to the house of representatives?

Accepted Answer

Shirley Anita Chisholm

Question 2

Dorothy Johnson Vaughn earned a Bachelor of Arts from Wilberforce University in Ohio

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

The victory at the 1999 U.S. Open made ____ the second black woman ever to win a Grand Slam title.

Accepted Answer

Serena Williams

Question 4

What baseball team did Jackie Robinson play for?

Accepted Answer

Brooklyn Dodgers

Question 5

What was Maya Angelou famous for?

Accepted Answer

poetry

Question 6

When was Black History Month first celebrated?

Accepted Answer

1976

Question 7

Chauncey Billups is a former player and an American professional basketball coach for what team?

Accepted Answer

Portland Trailblazers

Question 8

Elijah McCoy was an inventor who had 57 US patents, mostly for automatic lubrication of steam engines.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

What colleges did Barack Obama attend?

Accepted Answer

Harvard Law School, Colombia University

Question 10

When did Mae C. Jemison become the first African American woman to space travel?

Accepted Answer

1992

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