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1
Whose proposal culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Dr. Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Malcolm X
2
Who was the first black actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
Whoopi Goldberg
Jennifer Hudson
Viola Davis
3
Which R&B artist also sells catfish dinners outside of major awards shows?
Keyshia Cole
Kelly Rowland
Michelle Williams
Ashanti
4
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Babe Ruth
Barry Bonds
Sammy Sosa
Jackie Robinson
5
With the 15th Amendment, what did African Americans gain in the United States?
End of slavery
Voting rights
Right to sit anywhere
Right to citizenship
6
Who was the first African American to perform at the White House?
B.B. King
Aretha Franklin
"Blind Tom" Wiggins
Destiny's Child
7
She wrote "Song of Solomon", "Beloved", and "The Bluest Eye"
Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
Zora Neale Hurston
Phillis Wheatley
8
What year interracial marriage legalized?
1964
1967
1917
1865
9
Which artist has the third most albums sold of all time with 175 million?
Kirk Franklin
Kid and Play
Michael Jackson
Drake
10
Lawrence Douglas Wilder was the first black governor in the US. Which state?
California
Florida
Virginia
New York
11
How old was Ruby Bridges when she became the first black girl to attend an all white school?
9
13
5
17
12
Who was the first black Miss America?
Crystle Stewart
Debbye Turner
Vanessa Williams
Kenya Moore
13
Who won the gold medal for swimming in the 2016 Olympics
Simone Manuel
Lisa Leslie
Marion Jones
Jasmine Pierce
14
Which black man changed his name from Cassius Clay when he became a Black Muslim?
World B. Free
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Muhammad Ali
Metta World Peace
15
Which novel, written by Alice Walker, late became a Tony winning musical?
The Wiz
12 Years a Slave
A Different World
The Color Purple
16
Who is the first black woman to win 5 SAG Awards?
Brandy
Serena Williams
Viola Davis
Halle Berry
17
Who was the first black female elected to Congress?
Shirley Anita Chisolm
Barbara Jordan
Oprah Winfrey
Michelle Obama
18
Jay Z created which music streaming service?
Soundcloud
Spotify
Tidal
Apple Music
19
The PGA was considered "Caucasian Only" until which golfer joined?
Tiger Woods
Lee Elder
Pete Woods
Charles Sifford
20
Who was the first black writer to win the Pulitzer prize?
Toni Morrison
Gwendolyn Brooks
Ralph Ellison
James Baldwin
21
What year was interracial marriage legally banned in the United States?
1820
1776
1664
1910
22
Who led the largest slave rebellion? (1831)
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Fred Hampton
23
What year did MLK win the Nobel Peace Prize?
1964
1968
1963
1965
24
Who is known as the "Queen of R&B"?
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Kelly Price
25
Which 1991 movie included Cuba Gooding Jr. and Morris Chestnut?
Boyz N Da Hood
God's Not Dead
The Lion King
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
26
Who was the first African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice?
William Henry Hastie
Charles Hamilton Houston
Clarence Thomas
Thurgood Marshall
27
Where did MLK deliver his "I Have A Dream" speech?
White House
Memphis, TN
Atlanta, GA
Lincoln Memorial
28
In 2014 this Hip Hop artist released an album that went platinum with no features
Kendrick Lamar
J. Cole
Macklemore
Lil Kim
29
Poet Langston Hughes rose out of which literary movement?
Dada
The Beats
Harlem Renaissance
Surrealism
30
How many slaves did Harriet Tubman help free?
750
1000
300
100
31
Who is the founder of Black History Month
Huey P. Newton
Jay Z
Carter G. Woodson
Dr. Martin Luther King
32
At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?
500,000
4,000,000
1,000,000
10,000,000
33
Which other two counties recognize black history month?
Kenya and Haiti
India and Ghana
The United Kingdom and Canada
Brazil and South Africa
34
What is the name of the group MLK formed to lead the Birmingham Campaign?
OCCC
SCLC
HBCU
NAACP
35
Who was the first black graduate of OBU
Dr. Lepaine McHenry
Dr. T. Elon Dancy
Oprah Winfrey
Dr. Eric E.A. Mayes
36
Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Senator?
Edward Brooke
Thurgood Marshall
Hiram Revels
Barack Obama
37
What is the official end of slavery in the U.S. known as?
Independence Day
Thirteenth Amendment
Juneteenth
Black History Month
38
Who broke three track and field World Records in 45 minutes at Ohio State?
Marion Jones
Jesse Owens
Justin Gatlin
Charles Barkley
39
Who is the first black woman to run for President of the United States?
Madam C.J. Walker
Shirley Chisolm
Joseline Hernandez
Rosa Parks
40
This rap group will be closing out BHM by performing in Oklahoma City
Outkast
Rae Sremmurd
Three 6 Mafia
Migos
41
Which two NBA stars were born in the same city and the same hospital?
Anthony Davis & Kyrie Irving
Carmelo Anthony & Kevin Durant
Lebron James & Steph Curry
Kobe Bryant & Shaquelle O'Neil
42
Which of the following was not invented by a black man?
Ironing board
mops
blood banks
peanut butter
43
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Denzel Washington
44
Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?
Charleston, South Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Jackson, Mississippi
Selma, Alabama
