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How well do you know black history?
How well do you know black history?
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Test your knowledge of how well you know your black history!
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1
Which president declared February as Black History Month?
John F. Kennedy
Henry Ford
Barack Obama
Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the U.S.A.'s first African American president?
Barack Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Thurgood Marshall
Michelle Obama
3
In what year was the NAACP founded?
1917
1900
1920
1909
4
What does abolish mean?
to give rights to
to officially end or stop
to start something
to give up
5
Who triggered a boycott by refusing to give up her seat on a bus?
Mae Jemison
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Ruby Bridges
6
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Ty Cobb
Jackie Robinson
Satchel Paige
Ernie Banks
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Black History Month was originally celebrated as Negro History Week in 1926. Who started this?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
Rosa Parks
Carter G. Woodson
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What movie tells the story of three black women who helped astronaut John Glen into orbit?
Off Into Space
Hidden Figures
Hidden Orbit
Space Figures
9
Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery?
14th Amendment
16th Amendment
13th Amendment
15 Amendment
10
What famous athlete is most famous for the saying, "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?"
Jim Brown
Jesse Owens
Muhammad Ali
Michael Jordan
11
Who wrote
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Lorraine Hansberry
Melba Beals
Mildred Taylor
Zora Neale Hurston
12
Who discovered over 200 uses for the peanut?
Thurgood Marshall
George Washington Carver
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
13
What escape system was used by slaves, led by Harriet Tubman, in the 1800s?
The Underground Railroad
The Pony Express
The Righteous Road
The Flight to Freedom
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Who was the first African American child to desegregate an all-white school?
Ruby Bridges
Mae Jemison
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
15
Who was the first black player drafted to the NBA?
Earl Lloyd
Chuck Cooper
Don Barksdale
Harold Hunter
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FINAL QUESTION: What is the oldest historically black university in Florida?
Florida A&M Univerity
Florida State University
Edward Waters College
Florida Memorial University
17
Which civil rights activist is famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?
Roy Wilkins
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcolm X
Bayard Rustin
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What war was fought over the future of slavery in America?
World War I
The Revolutionary War
World War II
The Civil War
