African-American History

Question 1

What was the good name for the system that helped slaves make their way north?

Accepted Answer

Underground Railroad

Question 2

First African American to receive a patent?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jennings

Question 3

How many ways did George Washington Carver find to use peanuts?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 4

Who invented over 25 electronic devices for computers, radios and guided missiles?

Accepted Answer

Otis Boykin

Question 5

Who invented the refrigeration truck?

Accepted Answer

Frederick McKinley Jones

Question 6

Laws that kept Black Americans separated from white?

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow

Question 7

One of the firs t African American women to receive a patent for a cabinet bed.

Accepted Answer

Sarah E. Goode

Question 8

What does "boycott" mean?

Accepted Answer

to refuse to buy services or products against a business

Question 9

The Underground Railroad was underground?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

One bus rider that helped to change the bus rules and inspired work for civil rights of black.

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks

Question 11

Who discovered uses for farm crops, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes?

Accepted Answer

George Washington Carver

Question 12

How far could a slave travel at night?

Accepted Answer

15 - 20 miles

Question 13

How long did the boycott in Montgomery last?

Accepted Answer

More than a year

Question 14

Who improved the ways of donating and storing blood?

Accepted Answer

Charles R. Drew, M.D.

Question 15

How long was the Underground Railroad used?

Accepted Answer

End of Civil War

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