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Black History Month Quiz
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1
Which civil rights leader gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr
Rosa Parks
Malcolm X
Thurgood Marshall
2
Which author wrote
The Color Purple
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Alice Walker
Maya Angelou
Toni Morrison
Zora Neale Hurston
3
Which legendary athlete broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947?
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Satchel Paige
Jackie Robinson
4
Which music genre was largely shaped by African American artists in the 1970s
Hip-Hop
Country
Classical
Jazz
5
Which famous scientist and inventor created over 300 uses for peanuts?
Percy Julian
George Washington Carver
Benjamin Banneker
Madame C.J. Walker
6
Who was the first woman of African descent to win an Academy Award (Oscar)?
Lupita Nyong’o
Hattie McDaniel
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
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Which animated movie featured Disney’s first princess of African descent?
Frozen
The Princess and the Frog
Moana
Cinderella
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What year did Black History Month become a nationally recognized celebration in the U.S.?
1976
2000
1926
1865
9
Who was the first woman of African descent to travel to space?
Bessie Coleman
Serena Williams
Katherine Johnson
Mae Jemison
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Which historic event did Rosa Parks spark by refusing to give up her seat?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Harlem Renaissance
The Freedom Rides
The Civil Rights Act
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What’s the name of the first superhero of African descent in mainstream American comics?
Black Panther
Storm
Luke Cage
Blade
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Who was the first African American president of the United States?
Kamala Harris
Barack Obama
Frederick Douglass
Martin Luther King Jr.
