BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Question 1

What was the name of the black newspaper in OK published for only African Amercians created by Andrew Jackson Smitherman

Accepted Answer

Tulsa Star

Question 2

The African American man who established the “Famous Amos” brand of cookies which was later taken over by Keebler

Accepted Answer

Wally Amos

Question 3

WHO IS THIS NATIONALIST AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER WHO ARGUED FOR BLACK POWER, BLACK SELF-DEFENSE AND BLACK ECONOMICS?

Accepted Answer

MALCOM X

Question 4

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, one in three black men can expect to go to prison in their lifetime

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

First African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908. He held onto the belt until 1915

Accepted Answer

Jack Johnson

Question 6

Virgil Abloh was best known for being the artistic director of Louis Vuitton?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

What were established to provide higher education opportunities to Black Americans

Accepted Answer

HBCU

Question 8

Who is this African American activist best known for founding the militant Black Panther Party with Bobby Seale

Accepted Answer

Huey P Newton

Question 9

Black History Month Began as Negro History Week

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Established in 1837, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania was the very first HBCU. Today, over 100 HBCUs exist.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Who invented the modern mailbox in 1891?

Accepted Answer

Phillip Downing

Question 12

Who is Madame CJ Walker

Accepted Answer

became a self-made millionaire after inventing black hair care

Question 13

This is Thomas Elkins who invented the Modern Toilet in 1872.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Who was the first African American model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine?

Accepted Answer

Tyra Banks

Question 15

The NAACP stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 17

What month is Black History Month Celebrated?

Accepted Answer

February

Question 18

Robert Johnson became the first African American billionaire when he sold the cable station he founded,(BET)

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

According to the Pew Research Center, how many Black people are currently living in the United States?

Accepted Answer

47.2 million

Question 20

WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD WAS BLACK WALL STREET LOCATED IN?

Accepted Answer

GREENWOOD

Question 21

When was black history month first observed?

Accepted Answer

February 1986

Question 22

Tennis player Althea Gibson was the first Black athletes to win a Grand Slam title, and the first to play at Wimbledon

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

AFENI SHAKUR-Was a American political activist and member of the Black Panther Party, also the mom of rapper Tupac

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Juneteenth celebrated on June 19th is a holiday to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS FAMOUS SPEECH BY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

Accepted Answer

"I HAVE A DREAM"

Question 26

Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?

Accepted Answer

MAYA ANGELOU

Question 27

What was Muhammad Ali’s nickname?

Accepted Answer

The Greatest

Question 28

Nathan "Nearest" Green was the creator of Jack Daniels, he mentored Jack Daniels who took the recipe as his own.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

A black man by the name of Garret Morgan invented the 3 position traffic signal

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

BLACK WALL STREET WAS A COMMUNITY MADE UP OF ALL AFRICAN AMERICANS

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Who was the First Black Vice President: In January 2021

Accepted Answer

Kamala Harris

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