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25 questions on Black History, important questions and important people.
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What was the name of the first African American-owned television network?
Amos ‘n Andy
WGPR-TV
BET
Soul Train
2
Who was the first African American to win a Grammy Award?
Assata Shakur
Ella Fitzgerald
Viola Davis
Angela Davis
3
Which African American scientist developed hundreds of uses for peanuts?
Claudia Rankine
Langston Hughes
George Washington Carver
James Baldwin
4
Which African American civil rights leader was known for his"I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington 1963?
Sojourner Truth
Barbara Jordan
Rosa Parks
Martian Luther King Jr.
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Who was the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of State?
Malcolm X
James Waldwin
Colin Powell
Fredrick Douglass
6
What is the name of the African American civil rights organization founded in 1909?
NAACP
Car washing
child care
Walmart
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Who was the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Ida B. Wells
Coretta Scott
Fannie Lou Hamer
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Who was the first African American to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Drama?
Diana Ross
Charles Gordone
Aretha Franklin
Taraji P. Henson
9
Who was the first Black man to earn a PhD in the U.S.?
Sade Adu
Lil' Kim
Edward Bouchet
Tina Turner
10
What year did slavery officially end in the United States?
1899
1974
1865
1930
11
What was the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
It made African American voting mandatory in all elections across the U.S
It granted white Americans reparations for previous injustices
gave Americans rights to carry firearm in public places without restriction
outlawed discrimination based on race
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Who was the first African American woman to earn a medical degree in the United States?
Shirley Jackson
Barbara Jordan
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Assata Shakur
13
Who was the first African American president of the United States?
Zora Neale Hurston
Barack Obama
Alice Walker
Whitney Houston
14
Who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the 20th century?
Jackie Robinson
Alice Walker
Nikki Giovanni
Gwendolyn Brooks
15
Who was the first African American woman to be elected as a U.S. Senator?
Moseley Braun
Angela Davis
Coretta Scott
Shirley Chrisholm
16
Which African American athlete became the first to break the color barrier in professional tennis?
Halle Berry
Beyoncé
Althea Neale Gibson
Maya Rudolph
17
What was the name of the first African American-owned and operated insurance company?
Apple
Coco-Cola
Samsung
African Insurance Company
18
Who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?
George Washington Carver
Lewis Adams
Booker Taliaferro Washington
19
Who was the first African American woman to win a Patent?
Tina Turner
Whitney Houston
Harriet Tubman
Martha Jones
20
Which African American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany?
Maxine Waters
Jesse Owens
Karen Bass
Shirley Jackson
21
Who is the longest-serving African-American congressman in U.S. history?
Madam C.J. Walker
Janice Bryant Howroyd
Ursula Burns
Joseph Rainey
22
Who was the first African American woman to fly in space?
Maya Angelou
Rita Dove
Mae Jemison
Michelle Obama
23
What landmark Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Charles Ross kidnapping
Brown v. Board of Education
Brink’s Robbery
Murder Of An FBI Agent
24
Who was the first African American to receive an Academy Award (Oscar)?
Cory Booker
Hattie McDaniel
Condoleezza Rice
Stacey Abrams
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Who was the first African American to play a leading role in an American television sitcom?
Oprah Winfrey
Marthen Luther King Jr.
Carmen Jones
Bill Cosby
