Black History Month trivia!

Question 1

What year did the first African American astronaut, Guion S. Bluford, go to space?

Accepted Answer

1983

Question 2

Which African American artist is known for his abstract expressionist work & was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Jacob Lawrence

Question 3

The famous Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African American pilots who fought during World War I.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Who is the founder of Black History Month & campaigned for recognition of African American achievements in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Carter G. Woodson

Question 5

Who was the first African American woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security?

Accepted Answer

Condoleezza Rice

Question 6

Which African American woman is known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" ?

Accepted Answer

Ella Baker

Question 7

Which African American mathematician and physicist helped calculate trajectories for NASA’s space missions?

Accepted Answer

Kathrine Johnson

Question 8

In 2021, LeBron James became the first African American athlete to launch his own production company with Netflix.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

The novel Invisible Man, named the best novel of the 20th century by the Modern Library in 1998, was written by who?

Accepted Answer

Ralph Ellison

Question 10

Who was the first African American woman to serve as Supreme Court Justice

Accepted Answer

Kentanji Brown

Question 11

Which of these activists are NOT a co-founder the Black Panther Party?

Accepted Answer

Malcom X

Question 12

Which African American inventor is credited with creating the modern traffic light?

Accepted Answer

Garrett Morgan

Question 13

Samuel Cornish and ________ co-founded the first Black newspaper ,Freedom’s Journal, in 1827.

Accepted Answer

John Russwurm

Question 14

In 2021, which African American poet won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for their collection "The Tradition"?

Accepted Answer

Jericho Brown

Question 15

Who was the first African American woman to be elected to the United States Congress?

Accepted Answer

Shirley Chisholm

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