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Black History Month Trivia!
Black History Month Trivia!
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1
What day were slaves officially freed?
August 26, 1864
February 12, 1865
December 3, 1864
June 19, 1865
2
He improved the electric lightbulb by creating a durable carbon filament, with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison
Frederick Douglas
Lewis Latimer
A. Philip Randolph
Langston Hughes
3
What was Malcolm X's birth name?
Malcolm Poole
Malcolm Shabazz
Malcolm Little
Frederick Williams
4
What famous African American entertainer became known for the song "What a Wonderful World"?
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Cab Calloway
Louis Armstrong
5
What 1990s sitcom starred Will Smith as a teenager from West Philadelphia?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Drew Carey Show
Ellen
Friends
6
What state was Barack Obama senator of before his presidency?
Hawaii
Michigan
Illinois
California
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True or False: February was chosen for Black History Month because it includes Abraham Lincoln's birthday?
True
False
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Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Mary Mcleod Bethune
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What landmark Supreme Court case declared segregation unconstitutional?
Marbury v. Madison
Bethel School District v. Fraser
Brown v. Board of Education
US v. Nixon
10
Which singer is remembered as the 'queen of jazz'?
Ella Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
Nina Simone
11
Madam CJ Walker is known as the first black self-made millionaire. What product led to her success?
Blow dryer
Hair grower
The ironing board
Caller ID
12
In 2021, Kamala Harris became the first woman, Black American, and South Asian American to hold which political office?
Vice President of the US
White House Attorney General
Senator of Florida
Supreme Court justice
13
How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship?
5
3
4
8
14
LeBron James has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, LA Lakers, and ___.
Golden State Warriors
Chicago Bulls
Houston Rockets
Miami Heat
15
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in which sport?
Swimming
Track and Field
Weightlifting
Fencing
16
Which African American inventor patented the first automatic lubrication device for steam engines in 1884?
Garrett Morgan
Elijah McCoy
Lewis Latimer
George Washington Carver
17
What is Ruby Bridges famous for?
Being the first Black student to attend an all-white school
First Black woman to go to the moon
Sitting at a lunch counter to protest segregation
First Black woman to run for president
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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
President Lincoln's declared that all Southern slaves were free
A document decaring the South was seceding from the US
A new law saying any new states added to the union would be free states
19
Simone Biles is the most decorated sports person in which sport?
Ice Skating
Fencing
Gymnastics
Track and Field
20
Where did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his I Have A Dream speech?
New York City
Washington D.C.
San Francisco
Chicago
21
What Black athlete broke baseball's color barrier in 1947?
LeBron James
Jackie Robinson
Jerry Rice
Hank Aaron
22
What is Tiger Woods' given name?
John
Malachi
Clarence
Eldrick
23
Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
Michelle Obama
Carol Moseley Braun
Ketanji Brown
Shirley Chisholm
24
What was Muhammad Ali's nickname?
Mookie
The Greatest
The Prince of Punch
The Fridge
25
What were "Jim Crow" laws?
Laws that made it legal for places to be racially segregated
Laws that legalized slavery
Laws that determined what would happen to slaves if they tried to escape
26
What city was the center of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?
Columbus, Ohio
Houston, Texas
Detroit, Michigan
Birmingham, Alabama
27
What month is Black History Month?
March
June
October
February
28
What does HBCU stand for?
Hosted By Colored Unions
Historically Black Churches and Units
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
29
Who played Coach Carter in the 2005 film?
Terrence Howard
Denzel Washington
Samuel L. Jackson
Laurence Fishburne
30
Who is credited with creating Black History Month?
Barack Obama
Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
Carter G. Woodson
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Who was the first African American president of the US?
Barack Obama
Jackie Robinson
Booker T. Washington
Thurgood Marshall
