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1
Who is known as the Father of Black History?
Dr. Patrice Lovely
Dr. William Graduate
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Dr. Adam Hardly
2
The first Black History Month celebration in the U.S took place when?
2020
1940
1920
1970
3
What Magazine did John H. Johnson create in 1945?
Vogue
Ebony
JET
Essence
4
What was the first Historical Black College in America?
Howard University
FAMU
Cheyney University
Wiley College
5
What crop did African slaves teach their owners how to properly grow?
Wheat
Rice
Oranges
Beans
6
Who founded Tuskegee University?
Andrew Williams
Thomas Jet Jackson
Booker T. Washington
Barack Obama
7
What do the initials NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Association for Awesome Coloring of People
National Advantage Around the world for Colored People
National African American Cool People
8
Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award?
Ella Fitzgerald
Hattie McDaniel
Janet Jackson
Aretha Franklin
9
What secret escape system did Harriet Tubman use to lead hundreds of slaves to freedom?
The Underground Rail Interstate
The Underground Railsystem
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railway
10
Oprah Winfrey was the first African American woman to become a Billionaire.
True
False
11
Black History Month is only celebrated in the United States
False
True
12
Who was the first African American woman to be elected as the Vice President of the United States?
Bridgette Handler
Kamala Harris
Simone Boilers
Michelle Obama
13
What was the name of the protests in the South in which black and white people rode together on Buses?
Freedom Rides
Freedom Driving
Freedom Cars
Freedom Buses
14
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made slavery illegal?
The 13th Amendment
The 1st Amendment
The 5th Amendment
The 11th Amendment
15
What US President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into Law?
Abraham Lincoln
Lyndon B. Johnson
George Bush
Barack Obama
16
Taraji P Henson played Katherine G. Johnson in the movie Hidden Figures. What was Johnson known for?
Invented America’s first clock
Her Calculations helped NASA’s space program
She was the first Black female Astronaut
Secretary for the Department of Defense
17
Which African American Jazz Musician was nicknamed Satchmo?
Louis Armstrong
Nat King Cole
Duke Ellington
Billie Holiday
18
Who was the first African American to perform at the New York Opera?
Henry Bonner
James Bradley
Maria Anderson
Virginia Wilson
19
Who was first to advocate “Black is Beautiful”?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Olivia John Paul
Harry Washington
20
Who invented the three position traffic signal in 1973 that includes the yellow light?
Benjamin Franklin
J.P. Knight
Garrett Morgan
Morgan Freeman
21
In what year did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
1913
1771
1863
1820
22
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court.
True
False
23
Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?
Brooklyn, New York
Compton, Los Angeles
Houston, Texas
The Bronx, New York City
24
Who was the first African American woman to win 5 Grammys in one year?
Aretha Franklin
Beyoncé
Lauryn Hill
Meg the Stallion
25
These two historically black colleges played in the first college football game between black schools in 1892
Howard University vs Hampton Institute
Biddle University vs Livingstone College
Fisk University vs Tennessee State University
Morehouse College vs Clark College
26
Who was the first African American woman to become a licensed pilot?
Blair Collins
Margret Young
Taylor Jackson
Bessie Coleman
27
Claudette Colvin was the first person to not give up her seat for another passenger.
True
False
28
Who is known to be the “Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
Nikki Daniels
Maria Miller
Beyoncé
29
Is it true or false that Benjamin Franklin created a patent for his invention for a longer lasting light bulb?
True
False
30
Who was the first black woman to integrate schools?
Charlotte Malcom
Gladys Knight
Clara Donaldson
Ruby Bridges
