127 Black History Celebration

Question 1

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson played for which team?

Accepted Answer

Brooklyn Dodgers

Question 2

What court case overturned the separate but equal decision of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1954?

Accepted Answer

Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka

Question 3

In 1966 The Black Panther Party for self-defense was created by Bobby Seale and which other person?

Accepted Answer

Huey P. Newton

Question 4

Who is the father of Black History Month?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Carter G. Woodson

Question 5

What Constitutional Amendment gave all citizens the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

15th

Question 6

Who led the largest slave rebellion in history?

Accepted Answer

Nat Turner

Question 7

What was the total number of enslaved African people that escaped to freedom using the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

50,000

Question 8

She is the most decorated women's gymnast ever winning 19 gold medals--the most in gymnastics history ?

Accepted Answer

Candice Parker

Question 9

Who is named the "Queen of Soul" music ?

Accepted Answer

Aretha Franklin

Question 10

Which African American athlete won 4 fold medals at teh Berlin Olympics in 1936?

Accepted Answer

Jesse Owens

Question 11

This NBA baller opened the "I Promise" grade school in Akron Ohio in 2018

Accepted Answer

Lebron

Question 12

What was the name of the school founded by Booker T Washington to teach trade skills to Black students?

Accepted Answer

Tuskegee Institute

Question 13

The 2021 Grammy for Rap album of the year was awarded to which artist?

Accepted Answer

Nas

Question 14

An abolitionist is someone who...

Accepted Answer

wants to end slavery

Question 15

Besides the U.S., what other two major political powers celebrate Black History Month?

Accepted Answer

Canada and the UK

Question 16

What is Rosa Parks famous for?

Accepted Answer

Refusing to give up her bus seat

Question 17

What year was slavery abolished?

Accepted Answer

1865

Question 18

Who was the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 19

Which president signed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 20

What famous book stirred up anti-slavery sentiment in the U.S. prior to the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Question 21

W.E.B. duBois was the first Black person to receive a a Ph.D. from what prestigious university?

Accepted Answer

Harvard

Question 22

Who provided the voice of Dart Vader in the movie Star Wars?

Accepted Answer

Chadwick Boseman

Question 23

What year did the Voting Rights Act become law?

Accepted Answer

1965

Question 24

This Brooklyn-born film-maker was the director and producer of the 1992 box office movie hit Malcom X

Accepted Answer

Spike Lee

Question 25

Who was the first African American judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 26

Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous "I have a dream..." speech?

Accepted Answer

Washington, DC

Question 27

What is the name of the Harlem nightclub where many famous Black entertainers began their careers?

Accepted Answer

The Cotton Club

Question 28

Who was the first male African American country music star?

Accepted Answer

Charlie Pride

Question 29

He is the African American scientist best known for his dynamic work with the peanut

Accepted Answer

George Washington Carver

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