Black History Month

Question 1

The first Black president of the United States, Barack Obama, was elected in what year?

Accepted Answer

2008

Question 2

Who said this quote: “The time is always right to do what is right.”

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 3

“I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”

Accepted Answer

Michael Jordan

Question 4

In 2006 Warren Moon became the first African American ________________.

Accepted Answer

quarterback inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Question 5

Kamala Harris became the first Black and first female ____________ when she was elected in 2020.

Accepted Answer

vice president

Question 6

1st Black tennis player at Wimbledon

Accepted Answer

Althea Gibson

Question 7

The first African American woman who orbited into space

Accepted Answer

Mae Jemison

Question 8

From 1810-1850, it is estimated that approx. ____________ people escaped to the North via the Underground Railroad.

Accepted Answer

One Hundred Thousand

Question 9

What profession were Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, & Countee Cullen, contributors to the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

writers

Question 10

In 2006, Sophia Danenberg became the 1st African American to

Accepted Answer

reach the peak of Mt. Everest

Question 11

NAACP stands for _________________.

Accepted Answer

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Question 12

The first player to sign with the WNBA was this Black woman:

Accepted Answer

A'ja Wilson

Question 13

February was chosen as Black History Month because _________.

Accepted Answer

It's the birthday month of Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass

Question 14

In 1850, Lucy Stanton became the 1st Black woman in America to earn a four-year college degree from this Ohio college:

Accepted Answer

Oberlin

Question 15

Thurgood Marshall _________.

Accepted Answer

was the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court

Question 16

The first African American to play Major League Baseball

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 17

The idea for ______________ was introduced to America in 1721 by a slave named Onesimus.

Accepted Answer

vaccinations (inoculation)

Question 18

In 1854, John Mercer Langston was the first Black man to pass the bar exam. He became a lawyer in which state?

Accepted Answer

Ohio

Question 19

1st woman with 3 World all-around wins in a row; US gymnast w/most medals; most World Champs by a woman

Accepted Answer

Simone Biles

Question 20

First African-American gymnast to win the women's artistic individual all-around at the Olympic Games (2012)

Accepted Answer

Gabby Douglas

Question 21

First African-American to be a sole anchor of a network evening newscast (2015)

Accepted Answer

Lester Holt

Question 22

Who said this quote: “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”

Accepted Answer

Frederick Douglass

Question 23

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett was one of the lead scientists in the creation of a lifesaving vaccine. Which one did she create?

Accepted Answer

Covid Vaccine

Question 24

Which of the 13 colonies was the first to ban slavery?

Accepted Answer

Vermont, 1777

Question 25

Which first did Shirley Chisholm NOT achieve?

Accepted Answer

First African American female atsronaut

Question 26

Which Black actor has NOT won an Oscar?

Accepted Answer

Chadwick Boseman

Question 27

Became America's first Youth Poet Laureate in 2017

Accepted Answer

Amanada Gorman

Question 28

In 2020 Victor Glover made history by becoming the 1st African American to ____________.

Accepted Answer

live on the International Space Station

Question 29

The 1st licensed black pilot in the world

Accepted Answer

Bessie Coleman

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