Black History Month Trivia

What kind of protest was first used in 1960 in a North Carolina restaurant?

What former slave helped hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad?

Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to become what?

Sisters Venus and Serena Williams rose to international fame in what sport?

The Harlem Renaissance took place during which decade?

In what year was Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus?

Lewis Latimer was part of which famous inventor's team?

Katherine Dunham dedicated her life to the study and teaching of what art form?

Which early 20th century pianist is known as the father of ragtime music?

The research of Dr. Charles Drew helped improve the storage of what?

Who was the first black player in Major League Baseball?

What document did Abraham Lincoln sign that freed the slaves in the southern states?

Who was the first athlete in history to win four gold medals in a single Olympic Games?

During which war did the Tuskegee Airmen fight?

Who made the 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington?

What 1953 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ended segregation in schools?

Who was the first woman in the United States to be a bank president?

What singer is known as the "First Lady of Song" and the "Queen of Jazz?"