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Black History Month Trivia!
Black History Month Trivia!
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1
What state was Barack Obama senator of before his presidency?
California
Michigan
Hawaii
Illinois
2
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
A document decaring the South was seceding from the US
President Lincoln's declared that all Southern slaves were free
A new law saying any new states added to the union would be free states
3
What were "Jim Crow" laws?
Laws that made it legal for places to be racially segregated
Laws that legalized slavery
Laws that determined what would happen to slaves if they tried to escape
4
Who was the first African American president of the US?
Booker T. Washington
Thurgood Marshall
Jackie Robinson
Barack Obama
5
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Sojourner Truth
Mary Mcleod Bethune
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
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Which singer is remembered as the 'queen of jazz'?
Nina Simone
Ella Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
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What is Tiger Woods' given name?
Malachi
Eldrick
John
Clarence
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Which African American inventor patented the first automatic lubrication device for steam engines in 1884?
Lewis Latimer
Elijah McCoy
George Washington Carver
Garrett Morgan
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What was Muhammad Ali's nickname?
The Prince of Punch
The Greatest
The Fridge
Mookie
10
What Black athlete broke baseball's color barrier in 1947?
Hank Aaron
LeBron James
Jackie Robinson
Jerry Rice
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LeBron James has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, LA Lakers, and ___.
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets
Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat
12
Madam CJ Walker is known as the first black self-made millionaire. What product led to her success?
The ironing board
Caller ID
Hair grower
Blow dryer
13
What was Malcolm X's birth name?
Frederick Williams
Malcolm Poole
Malcolm Little
Malcolm Shabazz
14
In 2021, Kamala Harris became the first woman, Black American, and South Asian American to hold which political office?
Vice President of the US
Senator of Florida
Supreme Court justice
White House Attorney General
15
What 1990s sitcom starred Will Smith as a teenager from West Philadelphia?
The Drew Carey Show
Ellen
Friends
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
16
What city was the center of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s?
Columbus, Ohio
Houston, Texas
Birmingham, Alabama
Detroit, Michigan
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What landmark Supreme Court case declared segregation unconstitutional?
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Bethel School District v. Fraser
US v. Nixon
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What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black Churches and Units
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Hosted By Colored Unions
19
Where did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his I Have A Dream speech?
New York City
Chicago
San Francisco
Washington D.C.
20
What famous African American entertainer became known for the song "What a Wonderful World"?
Duke Ellington
Cab Calloway
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
21
Who is credited with creating Black History Month?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr
Carter G. Woodson
Barack Obama
22
How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship?
4
3
8
5
23
True or False: February was chosen for Black History Month because it includes Abraham Lincoln's birthday?
False
True
24
Who played Coach Carter in the 2005 film?
Samuel L. Jackson
Laurence Fishburne
Terrence Howard
Denzel Washington
25
He improved the electric lightbulb by creating a durable carbon filament, with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison
Lewis Latimer
Frederick Douglas
A. Philip Randolph
Langston Hughes
26
What day were slaves officially freed?
February 12, 1865
December 3, 1864
August 26, 1864
June 19, 1865
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What month is Black History Month?
October
February
June
March
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Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
Shirley Chisholm
Carol Moseley Braun
Ketanji Brown
Michelle Obama
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Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in which sport?
Weightlifting
Track and Field
Swimming
Fencing
30
Simone Biles is the most decorated sports person in which sport?
Ice Skating
Gymnastics
Track and Field
Fencing
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What is Ruby Bridges famous for?
Being the first Black student to attend an all-white school
First Black woman to go to the moon
Sitting at a lunch counter to protest segregation
First Black woman to run for president
