Black History Month Showdown

Question 1

Which Black Tennis Player has won the most Grand Slam titles of anyone in the sport?

Accepted Answer

Serena Williams

Question 2

Who was the first Black women to have their poetry published?

Accepted Answer

Phillis Wheatly

Question 3

Who is famous for saying "I am sick and tired of being sick and tired."

Accepted Answer

Fanny Lou Hamer

Question 4

The Black Panthers were a group of superheroes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Malcolm X grew up in which neighborhood in Boston?

Accepted Answer

Roxbury

Question 6

Which of these things did Oprah NOT do?

Accepted Answer

Run for President

Question 7

What did Katherine Johnson help do?

Accepted Answer

Calculate for the Apollo 11 mission

Question 8

Which Movie, Directed By Ava DuVernay, was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?

Accepted Answer

Selma

Question 9

Which person was famous for starting the Montgomery Bus boycott?

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks

Question 10

Who was the Fifth Black U.S. Senator in History?

Accepted Answer

Barack Obama

Question 11

Who was the first Black Female Astronaut?

Accepted Answer

Mae Jemison

Question 12

Who was the first Black Baseball player in the MLB?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 13

Who was the first Black Poet to speak at a presidential inaguaration?

Accepted Answer

Maya Angelou

Question 14

Why is Black History Month in February?

Accepted Answer

Because Fredrick Douglas and Abraham Lincolns Birthday's are in February

Question 15

What was the name of MLK Jr.s most Famous Speech?

Accepted Answer

I Have a Dream

Question 16

Which of these HBCU's is an all women school?

Accepted Answer

Spelman College

Question 17

The Black Lives Matter Movement originated in the 1960's.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Dr. Margaret Burroughs Helped found the Dusable Museum for African American History

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Whose Nickname was "The Greatest"?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali

Question 20

How many Gold Medals has Simone Biles won in the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

7

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