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BOLDForce Juneteenth Trivia
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1
Dr. M. Karenga created this cultural observance designed to celebrate African-American heritage
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Black History Month
Kwanzaa
Juneteenth
2
What is the name of Michelle Obama’s debut memoir?
Becoming
As I Am
Dream From My Father
Just As I Am
3
About a quarter million slaves in Galveston were made free with the news on June 19, 1865.
FALSE
TRUE
4
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots in the U.S. military.
TRUE
FALSE
5
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves to stop the Confederacy from winning the Civil War.
TRUE
FALSE
6
What legislation did Pres. Biden sign in 2021 to designate Juneteenth as a federal holiday?
National Freedom Day Act
Juneteenth Jubilee Act
Juneteenth National Independence Act
U.S. Emancipation Day Act
7
This general traveled to Galveston, TX, in 1865 to announce the Emancipation Proclamation
William T. Sherman
Gordon Granger
Oliver O. Howard
George B. McClellan
8
The period that immediately followed the Juneteenth announcement is known as:
The Carnival
The Convergence
The Rebirth
The Scatter
9
How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship?
5
4
6
3
10
Which state was first to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday, and in what year?
Alabama in 1900
Texas in 1980
Alabama in 1963
Texas in 2005
11
What government document was read to enslaved Texans announcing their empancipation?
Texas Freedom Act
Texas Freedman's Declaration
Emancipation Proclamation
General Order No. 3
12
The NAACP was founded by W.E.B. Du Bois.
FALSE
TRUE
13
What year did Apple add Juneteenth to its calendars in IOS under United States Holidays?
2008
2004
2015
2018
14
What was Muhammad Ali’s nickname?
Mookie
The Bus
The Greatest
The Fridge
15
Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball?
Willie Mayes
Hank Aaron
Satchel Paige
Jackie Robinson
16
Juneteenth marked the official end of slavery in the United States.
FALSE
TRUE
17
Who was the first African American woman in space?
Sally Ride
Mae Jemison
Guion Bluford
Judith Resnik
18
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche
Nelson Mandela
Wangari Maathai
Desmond Tutu
19
Who is known as the "Mother of the Underground Railroad"?
Ida B. Wells
Angela Davis
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
20
Who is known as the "Queen of Gospel"?
Mahalia Jackson
Whitney Houston
Aretha Franklin
Diana Ross
21
Who was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Maya Angelou
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison
Shirley Chisholm
22
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially abolished slavery?
19th Amendment
14th Amendment
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
23
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X advocated for the same approach to civil rights.
FALSE
TRUE
24
Juneteenth is a combination of the words “June” and “________”.
23
14
15
19
25
Who is known as the "Mother" of Juneteenth?
Opal Lee
Rosa Parks
Coretta Scott King
Ida B. Wells
26
Which comedian played crown Prince Akeem in Coming To America?
Martin Lawerence
Eddie Murphy
Chris Tucker
Robin Harris
27
LeBron James has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, L. A Lakers and _______.
Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat
Houston Rockets
Philadelphia 76ers
28
The “Father of Black History” for his work related to African-American historical research?
Booker T. Washington
Malcolm X
W.E.B. Du Bois
Carter G. Woodson
29
What was the name of the bus boycott that Rosa Parks helped spark in 1955?
Tallahassee Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Selma Bus Boycott
Birmingham Bus Boycott
30
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Made Seceding from the Union illegal
Ended the Civil War
Freed all Enslaved People
Freed all enslaved people in Confederate states only
