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Black History Month Trivia
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1
Who holds record for most gold medals won by a female gymnast in World Championships history
Simone Biles
Luci Collins
Gabby Douglas
Dominique Dawes
2
Who was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature?
Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
Angela Davis
Lorraine Hansberry
3
Which African American woman who became a famous writer and poet, also known for her work in the Harlem Renaissance?
Toni Morrison
Zora Neale Hurston
Maya Angelou
Lorraine Hansberry
4
Who developed the Laserphaco Probe, which uses a laser to remove cataracts, making the procedure less painful.
Babe Ruth
laser Tag
Patricia Era Bath
Coretta Scott King
5
Who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Willie Mays
Barry Bonds
Ken Griffey Jr
6
Who became the first African American to receive a Bachelor of science degree?
George Washington Carver
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mike Epps
7
What is the name of the first African American-owned bank?
The Freedman's Bank
Black Bankers
US Bank
Bank of America
8
This person is known for inventing automatic elevator doors who is it?
Frederick Mckinley Jones
Alexander Miles
George Washington Carver
Garrett Morgan
9
Who wrote the famous novel "The Souls of Black Folk" and was a leader in the civil rights movement?
Louis Armstrong
Langston Hughes
Frederick Douglass
W.E.B. Du Bois
10
Who guided over 100,000 fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad between 1810 and 1860?
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Madam C.J. Walker
Ruby Bridges
11
Who was the African American who became a famous singer and was also known for her work in the civil rights movement?
Beyoncé
Aretha Franklin
Diana Ross
Nina Simone
12
Who is your Goat( Greatest of all Time) of the NBA
Lebron James
Michael Jordan
Kareem abdul-Jabbar
Kobe Bryant
13
Who was the first African American president of the United States?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
George Washington Carver
14
Who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal?
Muhammad Ali
Floyd Mayweather
DeHart Hubbard
Jackie Robinson
15
Who Created Black History Month
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Thurgood Marshall
Malcom X
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
16
What African American performer was famous for his moonwalk dance move? known as the "King of Pop"
Michael Jackson
Elvis
Michael Jordan
Prince
17
What are the 4 Traditional Colors for Black History Month
Black, Red, Green, and Yellow
Red, Black, Green and Brown
Red, White, and Blue
Red, black, yellow, and White
18
Who was the First African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks
Ella Baker
Fannie Lou Hamer
19
What famous African American artist is known for his vibrant paintings of African American life and culture?
Faith Ringgold
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Alma Thomas
Jacob Lawrence
20
What was the first colony to ban slavery in 1777
Pennsylvania
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York
21
Who is the "father of Ice cream" who changed ice cream forever with new and revolutionary production methods ?
Malcom X
Augustus Jackson
Lonnie Johnson
Billie Jean
22
Who was the lead singer in the group called Destiny's Child
Beyoncé
Kelly Rowland
LeToya Luckett
Michelle Williams
23
What famous African American artist is known for his mural work and influence on American art?
Charles Drew
Charles White
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Picasso
24
Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?
Dr. Sian Proctor
Mae Jemison
Joan Higginbotham
Stephanie Wilson
25
Which African American author wrote the famous book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
Zora Neale Hurston
26
Garrett Morgan is known for ?
Creating the stop sign
Creating the 3 position traffic signal
Creating Toast
Creating the Moon
27
Which African American singer is known for hits like “Uptown Funk” and “Just the Way You Are”?
Tank
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
Beyoncé
28
Who was the African American boxer known as "The Greatest" who became a global icon?
Floyd Mayweather
Muhammad Ali
Sugar Ray Leonard
Mike Tyson
29
Who Patented the Modern home Security system
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Garrett Morgan
30
Who pioneered the first large scale blood banking program and Blood transfusions in the United states ?
Michael Jordan
Dr. Charles R. Drew
Madam C.J. Walker
James McCune Smith
31
Who was the first African American to receive a PhD from Harvard University?
Martin Luther King Jr.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Thurgood Marshall
George Washington Carver
32
Who became the first Black gymnast to win the "Individual All Around" in the 2012 London Olympics
Diane Durham
Simone Biles
Gabby Douglas
Dominique Dawes
33
Which African American actress starred as Dorothy in
The Wiz
movie in 1978?
Diana Ross
Taraji P. Henson
Judy Garland
ToTo the dog
34
Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Kyra Bolden
Thurgood Marshall
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Clarence Thomas
35
This man discovered 300 products from peanuts. He also Invented products using sweet potatoes and Soy beans. Who was he?
George Washington Carver
Guion Bluford
Pablo Picasso
Sylvia Robinson
36
What African American woman became a famous singer and civil rights activist, often called the "Queen of Soul"?
Kelly Rowland
Aretha Franklin
Michelle Williams
Beyoncé
37
Chadwick Boseman Played Killmonger in Blackpanther
False
True
38
Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
Gabrielle Union
Taraji P. Henson
Viola Davis
39
Who Invented the "Super Soaker" water gun?
Harriet Tubman
Garret Morgan
Lonnie Johnson
Ruby Bridges
40
Who was the Second African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
Fannie Lou Hamer
Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks
Ella Baker
41
Who was the first black woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S.?
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Michael Jackson
Jackie Robinson
Rosa Parks
42
Who was the first recorded African Child to be born in the colonies in 1624
Martin Luther King Jr
Rosa Parks
William Tucker
Thurgood Marshal
43
Harriet Tubman Served in the Military as a nurse for the Union Army
True
False
44
Who created the first home video game console?
Usher
Gerald A. Lawson
Kendrick Lamar
Charles Drew
45
Who invented the Fire Extinguishing Sprinkler system?
TJ Marshall
Gerald A. Lawson
Simone Biles
Garrett Morgan