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Carnival Black History Month
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1
Who was the first Black president of an American country?
Barack Obama
Martin Luther King, Jr
Vicente Guerrero
Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the 3rd African American to obtain their PhD from Harvard?
Carter G. Woodson
Alain Locke
W.E.B. DuBois
Malcolm X
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Who is the creator of Negro History Week, which later became Black History Month?
James Baldwin
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Langston Hughes
Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois
4
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince was the first rapper to win a Grammy?
False
True
5
Who was the first African American Senator and what state did they represent?
Thurgood Marshall, Maryland
Hiram Rhodes Revels, Mississippi
Shirley Chisolm, New York
Hattie McDaniel, California
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Who is this political activist, author, professor and Black Panther Party member?
Maya Angelou
Angela Davis
Taraji P. Henson
Elaine Brown
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Who was the first African American to obtain a PhD from Harvard?
Martin Luther King, Jr
W.E.B DuBois
Carter G Woodson
Alain Locke
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Why was Black History Month placed in February?
It's the same month of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass' birthdays.
It was the same month as the March on Washington.
It was close to the beginning of the new year.
It was the shortest month.
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This African-American woman was the first Oscar winner for her role as Mamie in Gone With The Wind.
Hattie McDaniel
Ella Fitzgerald
Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
10
Who was the first Black woman to win Wimbeldon, the French and US Open?
Coco Gauff
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Althea Gibson
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Carter G. Woodson, founder of BHM, was the first African American to receive a PhD from Harvard?
True
False
12
What brothers wrote the lyrics and music for “Lift Every Voice & Sing,” aka the Negro National Anthem?
James Weldon and John Rosamond Johnson
Damon & Marlon Wayans
Michael and Tito Jackson
Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke
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Who was the Miami native with Bahamian roots that was the first Black man to win the Academy Award for best actor?
Denzel Washington
Sidney Poitier
Morgan Freeman
Will Smith
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He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, organized the March on Washington, and a member of the LGBTQ community
James Baldwin
Alvin Ailey
Bayard Rustin
Andrea Jenkins
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When was the Civil Rights Act, making it illegal to discriminate by color, gender, religion, or ethnicity, passed?
1899
1982
1865
1964
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What is the name of this popular Black TV show?
Family Matters
Martin!
The Game
The Proud Family
17
Besides the U.S., what other two major political powers celebrate Black History Month?
North Korea and the UK
Canada and the UK
Mexico and Canada
England and Russia
18
In what year and what team did Jackie Robinson make history as the first African American to play Major League Baseball?
Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947
Boston Red Sox, 1954
Chicago Cubs, 1949
New York Yankees, 1948
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What was the movement for equal black rights in the 1950s and 1960s called?
Civil Rights Movement
Equality Movement
Equal Rights Movement
Black Rights Movement
20
A daughter of once enslaved parents, she became a prominent Black educator & leader of the 20th Century.
Mary Thomas
Mary McLeod Bethune
Sarah Edwards
Bernice Thomas
21
This African-American woman was an American mathematician that calculated NASA astronauts orbital space first landings.
Emma Thomas
Anna Banche
Mammy Hunter
Katherine Johnson
22
During the 1968 Olympics, two Black athletes raised a fist as the US national anthem played. Who were they?
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
Tommie Smith & Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens and John Carlos
Maya Rudolph & Jesse Owens
23
Before it became Black History Month what was the observance of Black History called?
Negro History Week
Black Awareness Week
Black Rights Awareness Day
Freedom Day
24
What are the HBCUs in the state of Florida?
Edward Waters, Florida Memorial, FAMU, BCU
Florida Memorial University, UF, FSU, USF
Bethune-Cookman University, FSU, FAMU
FSU, UF, UM
25
Who were the musical guests for the Super Bowl 2022 Half Time Show?
Kendrick Lamar, Normani, Megan Thee Stallion and Kanye West
Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent
Dr. Dre, G-Eazy, Cardi B., Offset and Bruno Mars
Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Hudson, Lil Baby, MC Hammer and Machine Gunn Kelly
26
This artist has the biggest selling album of all time
Whitney Houston
Prince
Michael Jackson
Bob Marley
27
Which famous Floridian novelist wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God?"
Lorraine Hansberry
Maya Angelou
Zora Neale Hurston
Toni Morrison
28
What African American founded dance company is well-known for the piece “Revelations”?
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
Kathrine Dunham Company
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Deep Rooted Dance Center
29
Who has the most Grammy awards in history?
Stevie Wonder
Blue Ivy's mother
Quincy Jones
Nicki Minaj
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What was Claudette Colvin known for?
Speaking in Washington D.C. at the March on Washington
Being arrested for not to giving up her seat on a segregated bus at 15.
Sitting in at a whites-only diner
Marching at Selma
