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1
Who led the Civil Rights Movement?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Sr.
Jesse Jackson
2
This case caused the ban on interracial marriage in the U.S. to be overturned.
Obergefell v. Hodges
Loving v. Virginia
Lawrence v. Texas
Griswold v. Connecticut
3
Who was killed during the Birmingham Church Bombing?
Martin Luther King Jr.
4 Pastors
4 Little Girls
4
Which country started as a colony for ex-slaves?
Puerto Rico
Angola
Liberia
South Africa
5
Who is the first black woman to be ranked #1 by the Women's Tennis Association
Venus Williams
Sloane Stephens
Althea Gibson
Serena Williams
6
Who terrorized and murder members of a Charleston church in 2015?
James Holmes
Dylan Roof
Nikolas Cruz
Ryan Loof
7
Which group started a free meal program for children and taught self-love?
The Black Panther Party
SNCC
NAACP
8
Who was the first African American Miss America?
Crystal Stewart
Debbye Turner
Vanessa Williams
Oprah Winfrey
9
What state was the first to elect a black governor, in 1989?
Washington
Virginia
Delaware
Mississippi
10
This was the first movie to make over $1 billion with a predominantly black cast in 2018.
Get Out
Black Panther
The Hate U Give
BlacKkKlansman
11
Which was the first state to abolish slavery?
Maine
Oregon
Vermont
Pennsylvania
12
Who was the first African American to win an individual gold medal in swimming at the Olympics?
Jill Bakken
Simone Manuel
Michelle Carter
Simone Biles
13
The character "Betty Boop" was inspired by...
Film Actress Halle Berry
Dancer Mata Hari
Josephine Baker
Jazz singer Esther Jones
14
Who was the first African American Woman to travel into space?
Marie Maynard Daly
Mae C. Jemison
Katherine Johnson
Bessy Coleman
15
What American holiday commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery, June 19, 1865?
Juneteenth
Kwanzaa
Independence Day
Memorial Day
16
For what was George Washington Carver known for?
His research helped poor farmers in the South
He made important discoveries in agriculture
He started the NAACP
He was the first African American pilot
17
Who wrote "A Letter From a Birmingham Jail"
Jesse Jackson
Al Sharpton
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Louis Farrakhan
18
Who was the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white elementary?
Ruby Bridges
Claudette Colvin
Mahalia Jackson
Daisy Bates
19
What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in the late 1800s?
The Underground Train
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Bus
The Underground Subway
20
Which US President officially integrated the US armed forces on July 26, 1948?
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Woodrow Wilson
21
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22
Between what years did the civil rights movement take place?
1954-1968
1960-1970
1944-1954
1954-2016
23
Who was the first person to refuse to give up his/her seat on a bus?
Sarah Breedlove
Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks
24
Who was nicknamed "Lady Day" and sung "Strange Fruit"?
Ella Fitzgerald
Etta James
Nina Simone
Billie Holiday
25
Who was the first African American woman in Congress?
Dorothy Height
Fannie Lou Hamer
Barbara Jordan
Shirley Chisholm
26
Who was the first black woman to headline Coachella?
Mariah Carey
Beyonce
Rihanna
Alicia Keys
27
What movie describing what life was like during the Civil Rights Movement is in the picture?
Selma
Magic School Bus
Our Friend, Martin
Flashback to the Past
28
What was the name of the first black Barbie?
Christie
Jasmine
Anna
Jessica
29
Fannie Lou Hamer is responsible for which of these famous quotes?
"I hate being pushed around all the time."
"I want some civil rights."
"We will bring civil rights to us."
"I am sick and tired of being sick tired."
30
In 1831, who was leader of the only effective slave rebellion in US history?
None of the above
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
31
Name the book written by Ta-Nehisi Coates explaining what it's like being Black in America.
The Color Purple
To Kill a Mockingbird
Between the World and Me
The Hate U Give
32
Black History Month was first celebrated for a week. Who created this celebration?
Thurgood Marshall
Abraham Lincoln
President Gerald Ford
Carter Woodson
33
In 1960, 4 black college students staged a sit-in helping integrate this store's lunch counter.
W.T. Grant
Woolworth
S.S. Kresge
G.C. Murphy
34
This inventor made the ice cream scoop!
Sarah Boone
Richard Spikes
Leonard C. Bailey
Alfred L. Cralle
35
What was Dorothy Vaughan known for?
Traveling into space
Being the first female to pilot a plane
Becoming the first black female millionaire
Working for NASA as a mathematician
36
What is the name of South African anti-apartheid activist who was the President of South Africa
Winnie Mandela
Abraham Lincoln
Mahatma Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
37
Who is the first black woman to be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre?
Michaela DePrince
Misty Copeland
Janet Collins
Lauren Anderson
38
What war between the North and South was fought over the future of slavery in America?
Civil War
World War II
The Spanish-American War
The Revolutionary War
39
This play made Lorraine Hansberry the first black woman to have her work staged on Broadway
Fences
Les Blanc
The Piano Lesson
A Raisin in the Sun
40
Who wrote, "The Bluest Eye", a novel about a little girl battling insecurities due to race.
Ralph Ellison
James Baldwin
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
41
What was Jackie Robinson's baseball number?
43
24
42
34
42
Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?
gas mask, traffic lights
refrigerators, cars
gas mask, stop sign
traffic lights, cars
43
Which of the following are tv shows from the 70s with a predominantly black cast?
The Jeffersons
Sanford and Son
Good Times
The Cosby Show
44
What did Marie Maynard accomplish first as an African American woman?
first self made woman billionaire
first woman to fly in space
earn a Ph. D. in chemistry
earn a Ph.D. in biology
45
Which black inventor created the Carbon Filament Light Bulb?
Granville Woods
Sarah E. Goode
Lewis H. Latimer
Otis Boykin
46
What does HBCU stand for?
Honey Banana Cake flavored Urchin
Historically Black College or University
Hat Boots Collars and Uniforms
Happy Blue Club Umbrella
47
This woman was one of the founders of the NAACP & an early leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary Church Terrell
Frances Harper
Ida B. Wells
48
Where did Harriet Tubman lead the runaway slaves?
She brought them to northern states & Canada
She left them in a permanent safe house in Georgia.
She brought them further south.
She left them and saved herself.
49
Who was the first African American to appear on a US postage stamp?
Jackie Robinson
Booker T. Washington
Harriet Tubman
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
50
What is the name of the first African American to run in the Olympics?
Jesse Owens
Jackie Robinson
Althea Gibson
Lebron James
51
Who was the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Clarence Thomas
Sonia Sotomayor
Thurgood Marshall
52
True or False: The first president of the NAACP was white.
False
True
53
Who was the first African American woman to become an aviation pilot?
Amelia Earhart
Willa Brown
Harriet Quimby
Bessie Coleman
54
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The first black pilots to serve in the Air Force
A group of black tank commanders
The first black submarine squad
A fraternity at Tuskegee University
55
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Rosa Parks
Michelle Obama
Maya Angelou
Ava DuVernay
56
Which African American inventor created potato chips?
Herman Lay
George Crum
Philip B. Downing
Elijah McCoy
57
At its peak, how many African Americans were living as slaves in the United States?
250,000
100,000
4 million
10 million
58
Which 14 year old was lynched, after being falsely accused of offending a white woman in 1955?
Jimmie Lee Jackson
James Meredith
Emmett Till
George Stinney
59
Who said this quote "By any means necessary"
Huey P. Newton
John Lewis
Malcolm X
Medgar Evers
60
Who was Trayvon Martin wrongfully shot by?
James Earl Ray
James Holmes
George Zimmerman
Dylan Roof
61
Who said the famous quote "Ain't I a Woman "?
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Phillis Wheatley
Ida B. Wells
62
Which of the following was NOT created by an African American inventor?
keyboard
air conditioner
lawn mower
cell phone
63
What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
Cassius Clay
Marcellus Moore
Leviticus Lewis
Aaron Brown
64
Who was the first African American to serve as the Secretary of State?
Condoleezza Rice
Colin Powell
Clarence Thomas
Robert Michael
65
Who was the named the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
Beyonce
Whitney Houston
Gladys Knight
66
Madam C.J. Walker became the first black female millionaire from selling what?
Remote Controls
Light bulbs
Hair Care Products
Peanut butter
67
What African American poet wrote "I, Too"?
Langston Hughes
Claude McKay
Zora Neale Hurston
Maya Angelou
68
Who was the 44th President of the United States of America?
President Barack H. Obama
Benjamin Franklin
President George W. Bush
President George Washington
69
Which of the following are successful Black Chefs that have made an impact on the industry.
Joe Randall
Patrick Clark
Edna Lewis
Leah Chase
70
What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?
The Tub
Moses
Harry
To Freedom!
71
Which Act was signed into law after the march from Selma to Montgomery?
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Voting Rights Act of 1965
