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Black History Month Trivia
Black History Month Trivia
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Test your knowledge on the achievements and contributions of African Americans throughout history
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1
Who said, “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”?
Ella Baker
Malcom X
Martin Luther King Jr
John Lewis
2
Which event is known as the start of the Civil Rights Movement?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
Freedom Rides
Selma to Montgomery March
3
Which country also celebrates Black History Month?
France
Mexico
Canada
Brazil
4
Which African American author wrote 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'?
Zora Neale Hurston
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
5
Which African American athlete broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Satchel Paige
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
6
Who is the comedian and actress known for her role on “Insecure” and is producer of one of them days?
Queen latifah
Keke Palmer
Issa Rae
SZA
7
Black History Month was originally a week
False
True
8
Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop?
San Francisco, CA
The Bronx, New York
Houston, Texas
Los Ángeles, CA
9
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
Gerald Ford
George Washington
John F Kennedy
Obama
10
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech?
Memphis Tennessee
Atlanta Georgia
Washington, D.C
Texas
11
Soul Train was created and hosted by which TV presenter?
Montel Williams
Don Cornelius
Smokey Robinson
Arsenio Hall
12
Who was the first Black American woman gynecologist?
Tiffany Brown
Helen Octavia Dickens
Quebec Dupree
Madeline Johnson
13
Which African American scientist developed hundreds of products from peanuts?
Charles Drew
Garrett Morgan
George Washington Carver
Percy Julian
14
Which amendment abolished slavery?
14th
16th
15th
13th
15
Which of the following is one of Morgan Freeman’s most iconic roles?
The Shawshank redemption
The Pursuit of Happiness
Cry Freedom
When a woman loves
16
At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?
17
25
20
19
17
Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license?
Rosa Parks
Mary McLeod Bethune
Barbara Smith
Bessie Coleman
18
Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress?
Barbara Jordan
Maxine Waters
Carol Moseley Braun
Shirley Chisholm
19
Virgil Abloh was best known for being the artistic director of which brand?
Dior
Louis Vuitton
YSL
Chanel
20
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Lauryn Hill
Beyonce
Cardi B
Whitney Houston
21
Who said, “if there is no struggle, there is no progress”?
Fredrick Douglas
Thomas Jefferson
Jackie Robinson
Kobe Bryant
22
Who was known as the 'Moses of her people'?
Sojourner Truth
Maya Angelou
Ida B. Wells
Harriet Tubman
23
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first Black self-made millionaire. What product led to her success?
Caller ID
The ironing board
Hair Grower
Insulin
24
Black History Month is in February
True
False
25
Who was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature?
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison
Zora Neale Hurston
Maya Angelou
26
Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
Kentaji Brown
Chaka Khan
Carol Moseley Braun
Shirley Chisholm
27
When was the first Black History Month?
1926
1980
2000
1965
28
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar?
Denzel Washington
Hattie McDaniel
Halle Berry
Sidney Poitier
29
Who was the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of State?
Eric Holder
Colin Powell
Loretta Lynch
Condoleezza Rice
30
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in which sport?
Boxing
Track and Field
Fencing
Weightlifting
31
Who started Black History Month?
Rosa Parks
Carter G. Woodson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
32
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Charles Hamilton Houston
Clarence Thomas
Thurgood Marshall
William Hastie
33
Which African American woman refused to give up her bus seat in 1955?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Shirley Chisholm
Rosa Parks
Claudette Colvin
34
What artist won 17 Grammys and has been nominated for 57 making him one of the most awarded rappers in Grammy history?
Kendrick Lamar
Drake
J Cole
21 Savage
35
What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?
Virginia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
