A Celebration of Black History

Question 1

Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised fists for human rights during the anthem in what Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Mexico City

Question 2

He was the first African American to serve in Congress.

Accepted Answer

Hiram Revels

Question 3

This Pulitzer Prize nominated poet and activist is famous for "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

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Maya Angelou

Question 4

A cultural movement sparked by African-Americans moving North from the South in the 1920s.

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The Harlem Renaissance

Question 5

Which Amendment in the U.S. Constitution granted equal protection of laws to all?

Accepted Answer

14th

Question 6

Which of these was not a famous African American Jazz musician?

Accepted Answer

Glenn Miller

Question 7

This scientist/mathematician was featured in Hidden Figures and helped land people on the moon.

Accepted Answer

Katherine Johnson

Question 8

Refusing to move seats in a bus by this giant in civil rights led to a bus boycott in Alabama.

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Rosa Parks

Question 9

Signing songs like "Oh Freedom" this musician is often known as the voice of the Civil Rights

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Odetta Holmes

Question 10

Which of these is not an influential African American author?

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John Coltrane

Question 11

This author mixed jazz with literature in poetry and contributed to the Harlem Renaissance.

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Langston Hughes

Question 12

In 1967 Carl B. Stokes was the first African American to be elected mayor in a major city.

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He was elected in Cleveland.

Question 13

Colin Powell was the first African American to serve as

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Secretary of State

Question 14

He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshal

Question 15

He was the first black actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor in "Lilies of the Field."

Accepted Answer

Sidney Poitier

Question 16

On October 30, 1945 this baseball player became the first African-American in MLB.

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Jackie Robinson

Question 17

Who made the famous artwork series known as "The Migration Series." It was made of 60 panels.

Accepted Answer

Jacob Lawrence

Question 18

This amendment outlawed poll taxes created by States trying to keep non-Whites from voting.

Accepted Answer

24th Amendment

Question 19

What former OSU athlete embarrassed Hitler at the 1936 Olympics by winning 4 gold medals.

Accepted Answer

Jesse Owens

Question 20

This artist is know for their neo-expresionist art. One painting sold for over $110 million.

Accepted Answer

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Question 21

This first black heavy weight champ defied racist laws and held the title for seven years.

Accepted Answer

Jack Johnson

Question 22

Bus riders testing the ban on segregation by going from D.C. into the South in 1961 were known

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as the Freedom Riders

Question 23

He wrote The Souls of Black Folk and helped establish the NAACP.

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W.E.B. Du Bois

Question 24

This former talk show host went from poverty to America's first female, black billionaire.

Accepted Answer

Oprah Winfrey

Question 25

This Detroit record label brought people together with music and had more than 180 #1 hits.

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Motown Records

Question 26

This former slave, spy, soldier and nurse in the Civil War led dozens of slaves to freedom.

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Harriet Tubman

Question 27

This modern day figure is one of the most famous populist astrophysicists in history.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Question 28

Hattie McDowell was the first black actor to win an Oscar with her role in

Accepted Answer

Gone With the Wind

Question 29

This set of racist laws were enforced in the segregated South until the mid to late 1960s.

Accepted Answer

The Jim Crow Laws

Question 30

This landmark court case desegregated schools, and set the stage for more important legislation

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Brown v. Board of Education

Question 31

This powerful paiting by Norman Rockwell reflects

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The challenges of the desegregation of schools in many areas

Question 32

Ralph Bunche was the first African American to win the Noble Peace Prize for

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his peacekeeping efforts in the Middle East and Africa.

Question 33

Last surviving member of the big 6 Civil Rights organizations. Has served 32 yrs in Congress.

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John Lewis

Question 34

He was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008.

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Barack Obama

Question 35

She was the first African American woman to hold the position of Secretary of State.

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Condoleezza Rice

Question 36

He fought for civil rights for all. In 11 years he was arrested 20x and gave 2500+ speeches.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 37

This abolitionist, writer, and supporter of women's rights escaped slavery in Maryland.

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Frederick Douglass

Question 38

This scientist's ideas about peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soy had a major impact in agriculture

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George Washington Carver

Question 39

This piece of legislation stopped discrimination in public accommodations and in employment.

Accepted Answer

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 40

This jazz artist sold over 40 million and was known as "The First Lady of Song."

Accepted Answer

Ella Fitzgerald

Question 41

In 1965 Martin Luther King Jr.’s led a march from _ to Montgomery AL to protest voter registry.

Accepted Answer

Selma

Question 42

What decade is associated with the Civil Rights movement in the United States?

Accepted Answer

1960s

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