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Black History Quiz
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1
Organizers of Freedom Summer recruited white, college students from the North to come to Mississippi as volunteers.
True
False
2
Who said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Martin Luther King Jr
Fredrick Douglas
James Baldwin
Rosa Parks
3
What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?
Atlanta Southern Baptist
Ebenezer Baptist
Southern Church of the People
Atlanta Tabernacle
4
At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?
Department store seamstress
Drug Store Clerk
Hospital Orderly
High School Cafeteria Worker
5
Freedom Summer was the original name used to describe the events of the summer of 1964.
True
False
6
In 1960, four African American college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter.
G.C. Murphy
W.T. Grant
Woolworth's
S.S. Kresge
7
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Fannie Lou Hamer
Rosa Parks
Maya Angelou
Coretta Scott King
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In 2014, Mississippi had more African American state and local elected officials than any other state.
True
False
9
What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?
SCLC-Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SNCC-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
CORE-Congress of Racial Equality
ACLU-American Civil Liberties Union
10
Which of the following songs is NOT a song by TLC?
Creep
Waterfalls
Say My Name
No Scrubs
11
What famous baseball player said, "Today's black athletes have no idea what we had to endure.”
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Bob Gibson
Ernie Banks
12
As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, what classes did rapper Tupac Shakur take?
Ballet and Poetry
Theatre and Modern Dance
Hip-Hop and Poetry
Music Appreciation and Film
13
What was the first historically black college in America?
Lincoln University
Howard University
Cheney University
Wiley College
14
Which popular rap artist’s real name is Nayvadius Wilburn?
Young Thug
Future
6lack
Birdman
15
In 1953, the song “Hound Dog” was released by this blues singer before Elvis Presley’s 1956 version.
Ethel Waters
Ruth Brown
Bessie Smith
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
16
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Dat Brat
Lauren Hill
Missy Elliot
Foxy Brown
17
What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
Cassius Clay
Aaron Brown
Marcellus Moore
Leviticus Lewis
18
About how many volunteers and local residents were arrested for their participation in Freedom Summer?
1000
400
50
800
19
Who was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard University and become a U.S. senator?
Hiram Rhodes Revel
Blanche Bruce
Colin Powell
Thurgood Marshall
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Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?
The Bronx, New York City
Compton, Los Angeles
Houston, Texas
Brooklyn, New York City
