Phenomenal Black Women Who Made History

Question 1

Kamala Harris is the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian person to become vice president of the U.S.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Mae Jemison was a NASA astronaut and the first Black woman to travel into space! What do the letters “NASA” stand for?

Accepted Answer

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Question 3

Queen Nefertiti was once a powerful ruler of which country?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 4

Simone Biles has the most medals out of any American gymnast. In what season do gymnastics take place at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Question 5

In 2015, Misty Copeland became the first Black woman to be principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Maya Angelou was both a talented poet and a civil rights activist. What is the title of her most famous poem?

Accepted Answer

Still I Rise

Question 7

Josephine Baker was a brave entertainer and French Resistance agent during World War II. In what year did the war end?

Accepted Answer

1945

Question 8

Which of these is Ruby Nell Bridges known for?

Accepted Answer

Being the first Black student to desegregate an all-white school

Question 9

Which three mathematicians helped with the launch of astronaut John Glenn into space?

Accepted Answer

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson

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