Black History Month Quiz

Question 1

Duke Ellington was an American Composer, pianist, and bandleader.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Bessie Coleman was the first Black and indigenous woman to...

Accepted Answer

be a licensed pilot.

Question 3

Althea Gibson was a famous tennis player, and the first Black person to win ___ in 1956.

Accepted Answer

the French Open

Question 4

Inspired by Rosa Parks, 15 year old Claudette Colvin was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white woman.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Paul Robeson was an actor, activist, and a professional ___ player.

Accepted Answer

football

Question 6

Sam Cooke, a singer and songwriter, was one of the first Black artists to...

Accepted Answer

own his own record label.

Question 7

Mae Jemison, who attended Cornell and Stanford, became the first Black woman to...

Accepted Answer

become an astronaut and go to space.

Question 8

Esteban Hotesse was an Afro-Latin member of...

Accepted Answer

the Tuskegee Airmen, which was an all black Air force group.

Question 9

Besides being a civil rights activist, Miriam Makeba was also a...

Accepted Answer

singer, songwriter, and actress.

Question 10

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, on top of being a social activist, is a very famous ___ champion.

Accepted Answer

basketball

Question 11

Bayard Rustin organized the ____ march on Washington.

Accepted Answer

1963

Question 12

De Jesus was a famous Brazilian...

Accepted Answer

author and memorialist.

Question 13

Marian Anderson, who won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was a famous and heavily acclaimed...

Accepted Answer

Contralto Singer

Question 14

Miss Major is an activist and community leader for trans rights and women of color.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Wangarĩ Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist, and first Black Woman to

Accepted Answer

win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Questions 15