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1
What was the name of the court case that officially de-segregated all U.S. schools?
Briggs vs Elliott
Plessy vs Ferguson
Davis vs Board
Brown vs Board
2
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Rickey Henderson
Jackie Robinson
Willie Mays
Joe Morgan
3
Which female artist sang about "Empire State of Mind"?
Beyonce
Rihanna
Alicia Keys
Lauryn Hill
4
Which state was the first to abolish slavery?
Vermont
Pennslyvania
Virginia
New York
5
This amendment abolished slavery "within the United States, or any place subject to the jurisdiction."
The 12th Amendment
The 11th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
The 10th Amendment
6
Finish the lyrics "To the left, to the left"
In the closet that's my stuff
Everything I own in a box to the left
If I bought it, please don't touch
Everything you own in a box to the left
7
Which prior abolitionist helped Black slaves escape on the Underground Railroad & was a Black Women's Rights Activist?
Ella Baker
Sojourner Truth
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Zora Neale Hurston
8
As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took which classes?
Acting and choir
Ballet and visual arts
Ballet and poetry
Acting and poetry
9
Who was the first African American on a postage stamp?
Charles R. Drew
Thurgood Marshall
Paul Robeson
Booker T. Washington
10
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Richard Nixon
President Gerald Ford
President Lyndon Johnson
President James Carter
11
Who was the first self-made black female millionaire in America by creating hair products for black women?
Lisa Price
Mary Ellen Pleasant
Sheila Johnson
Madame CJ Walker
12
Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first black woman to do what?
To integrate into a white school
To enlist in the U.S. army
To travel into space
Serve as a Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
13
Who was the first black female ophthalmologist that also invented Laserphaco probe (used for cataract surgery)?
Jules Stein
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Patricia Bath
Elizabeth Odilile Ofili
14
Which movie is based on a true life story of neurosurgeon, Dr. Ben Carson?
Black Box
The Harder They Fall
Gifted Hands
Devotion
15
Which male artist has gained noticeable attention for resembling Michael Jackson in stage presence?
Prince
The Weeknd
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
16
Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop?
Brooklyn, NY
Queens, NY
Manhattan, NY
The Bronx, NY
17
Who was the first person to refuse to give up her seat on the bus?
Rosa Parks
Dorothy Height
Ruby Bridges
Claudette Colvin
18
Who was the creator of Black History Month?
Jesse Owens
Carter G. Woodson
Paul Robeson
Charles R. Drew
19
In the Proud Family Show, who had the longest feet?
LaCienega
Penny
Sticky Webb
Dijonay
20
On the show One on One, what was the name of Breanna's godfather?
Cash
Arnaz
Flexter
Duane
21
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice serving from 1967-1991?
Booker T. Washington
Thurgood Marshall
Paul Robeson
Charles R. Drew
22
Who said, "If there is no struggle, there is no progress"?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Martin Luther King Jr
Frederick Douglass
Malcolm X
23
Who was the first black astronaut?
Ronald Erwin McNair
Mae Jemison
Guion Bluford
Ed Dwight
24
Who said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?
Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
Barack Obama
John Lewis
25
Which organized group was considered the first to actively help the enslaved blacks escape?
Quakers
Jayhawkers
Free-Staters
Freedom Riders
26
In what city did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat?
Jackson, Mississippi
Birmingham, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Little Rock, Arkansas
27
How did HeLa cells get its name?
From Audre Lorde
From Hedeon Larson
From Henrietta Lacks
From Althea Gibson
28
Which black artist took the most Grammy's home in one night?
Stevie Wonder
Lauryn Hill
Michael Jackson
Beyonce
29
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have A Dream" speech?
September 9, 1965
August 28, 1964
November 14, 1965
October 2, 1966
30
Who was the first black D.O. physician?
James McCune Smith
Meta L. Christy
Solomon Carter Fuller
Rebecca Crumpler
31
Who wrote the best-selling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Lorranie Hansberry
Audre Lorder
Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
32
What Does SNMA stand for?
Students Never Making A's
Student National Movement for America
Student National Money Association
Student National Medical Association
33
Who wrote the critically acclaimed novel,
Beloved
, Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction?
Toni Morrison
James Baldwin
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Shonda Rhimes
34
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Albert John Luthuli
Anwar El Sadat
Ralph Bunche
35
Which unethical experiment led by the U.S. Public Health Dept. resulted in neglect & death of black patients?
Stanford Prison Experiement
The Monster Study
Tuskegee Experiment
Operation Midnight Climax
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Which black artist holds the most Grammy's in total?
Beyonce
Jay-Z
Michael Jackson
Rihanna
