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Black History Month Trivia 2 - Week 4
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1
Who won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome?
Muhammad Ali
George Freeman
Mike Tsyon
Mayweather
2
First African American to play baseball in the major leagues. Who is he?
Jackie Robinson
Jack Robinson
Jacky Robinsony
Jackie Robin
3
He is a singer, rapper, songwriter, who started a project in 2014 that provides electricity to 15 countries in Africa.
Snoop Dogg
Usher
Drake
Akon
4
Where did Martin Luther Kind deliver his Famous speech "I Have A Dream"?
Austin, Texas
Jackson, Mississippi
Washington, D.C.
New York City
5
As a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space.
Ronald McNair
Charles Bolden
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
Frederick Gregory
6
She is known for her talk show, which was the highest-rated TV program of its kind in history. Who is she?
Tyra Banks
Whoopi Goldberg
Oprah Winfrey
Wendy Williams
7
In 1984, the Women's Sports Foundation selected this Olympic champion as 1 of the 5 greatest women athletes in the US.
Wilma Rudolph
Debi Thomas
Alice Coachman
Althea Gibson
8
Where was Nelson Mandela born?
Chad
South Africa
Ghana
Egypt
9
Who is pictured below?
Chris Bosh
Michael Jordan
Stephen Curry
LeBron James
10
Who is this?
Aretha Franklin
Janet Jackson
Whitney Houston
Ella Fitzgerald
11
Keke palmer was the first black Cinderella on Broadway.
False
True
12
Who was the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002?
Viola Davis
Halle Berry
Angela Bassett
Jennifer Hudson
13
Who is the first Black American President of the United States of America?
William Still
Barack Obama
MLK
Malcom X
14
Who was the first African American Woman Aviator?
Daisy Bates
Shirley Chisholm
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Marshall
15
He was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Who is he?
Ralph Bunche
Kofi Annan
Wole Soyinka
Barack Obama
16
He was a leader of the Black Power Movement. Who is he?
Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bill Cosby
Malcolm X
17
She is the first Black woman to be Vice President of the United States.
Patricia Roberts Harris
Michelle Obama
Kamala Harris
Barbara Jordan
18
Who was the first Black woman CEO to head a Fortune 500 company?
Julie Dash
Sheila Crump Johnson
Madame C.J. Walker
Ursula M. Burns
19
He won the U.S. Open Golf tournament in 2000. Who is he?
Rory Mollroy
Michael Jordan
Tiger Woods
Jason Day
20
What did Rosa Parks do?
Started the black lives matter movement.
Gave up her seat.
Refused to give up her seat to white man.
Invented the light bulb.
21
Who is a famous self established African American Poet?
Beyonce
Freddy jackson
Nikki Giovani
Maya Angelou
22
A leader of the underground railroad, helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom. Who is this?
Jesse Owens
Muhammad Ali
William Still
Harriet Tubman
23
As a secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi, he organized voter registration efforts and economic boycotts. Who is he?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Lewis
Stokely Carmichael
Medgar Evans
24
Who wrote the song "What a Wonderful World"?
Prince
Jackson 5
Louis Armstrong
Stevie Wonder
25
Who founded the National Council for Negro Women in 1935?
Cicely Tyson
Dr. Mary McLead Bethune
Mildred Loving
Rosa Parks
