Black History Month Trivia

Question 1

How many times did Martin Luther King Jr. go to jail?

Accepted Answer

29

Question 2

Who almost was going to quit their sport before the 2012 Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Gabby Douglas

Question 3

In 1960, 4 college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store’s counter. What was the store's name?

Accepted Answer

Woolworth’s

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Ernie Banks

Question 5

Who was the first black person to ever win an Oscar?

Accepted Answer

Hattie McDaniel

Question 6

How old was Martin Luther King Jr. when he went to college?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 7

Who has the most points in an NBA Game?

Accepted Answer

Wilt Chamberlain

Question 8

What year did Rosa Parks get arrested for the bus incident?

Accepted Answer

1955

Question 9

How old was ruby bridges when she went to an all white public school?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 10

Who is the fastest man in the world?

Accepted Answer

Usain Bolt

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Department store seamstress

Question 12

Who was the first black person to win an Olympic medal?

Accepted Answer

John Baxter Taylor Jr.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Ebenezer Baptist

Question 14

Who was the first African-American player to play in Major League baseball?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

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