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Black History Then & Now Black History -Year of 1963 and Beyond
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1
What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
Michael Jones
Aaron Brown
John Brown
Cassius Clay
2
James Brown is the King of Soul
True
False
3
She was officially drafted by the N.B.A. and is from Mississippi.
Sheryl Swoopes
Candance Parker
Lusia Harris
Lisa Leslie
4
Who is the most honored woman in the history of the Grammy awards?
Ella Fitzgerald
Beyonce'
Adele
Alison Krauss
5
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Fannie Lou Hamer
Coretta Scott King
Maya Angelou
Rosa Parks
6
HBCU were founded to educate children who parents went there
False
True
7
Who is King of Pop
James Brown
Michael Jackson
Rick James
Usher
8
What is the name of the Black National Anthem?
America The Great
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Precious Lord
We Have Overcome
9
Mary Wilson was a member of whic 60's sensation?
The Marvelettes
The Supremes
The Ronettes
Martha and the Vandellas
10
HBCU is Historically Black Colleges and Universities
False
True
11
How many states recognize Juneteenth as either a state holiday or ceremonial holiday?
Juneteenth is not an official holiday.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday. It is celebrated in all 50 states.
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All 50 except Hawaii
12
Black female millionaire who invented hair products
Mary Cookman
Oprah Winfrey
Mary McLeod Bethune
Madam CJ Walker
13
Which statement is not true about Cicely Tyson
She acted for 70 years
She won a Tony award at the age of 46
She died at the age of 96
Her mom put her out of the house because she wanted to act
14
What was the Old Aunt Jemima originally?
A mythical character.
A southern restaurant chain.
An actural person
A song of field slaves
15
What famous baseball player said, "Today's black athletes have no idea what we had to endure.”
Ernie Banks
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Bob Gibson
16
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Wangari Maathal
17
Charles Drew was the inventor of the blood bank.
False
True
18
Martin Luther King Jr. was the first African American to be named Time Magazine's "Man of the Year"
False
True
19
First Female black vice president in the United States
Patricia Anderson
Shirley Chilsolm
Kamala Harris
Michelle Obama
20
Which soul queen is responsible for the classic hit "Respect"?
Diana Ross
Nina Simone
Aretha Franlklin
Tina Turner
21
He founded Tuskegee University
John Tuskegee
Fredrick Douglass
George Washington Carver
Booker T. Washington
22
COVID vaccine developed by a black woman
All of the above
Johnson & Johnson
Moderna
Pfizer
23
Gladys Knight is the Queen of Soul
False
True
24
Who founded a college in Florida and founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935?
Maya Angelou
Oprah Winfrey
Mary McLeod Bethune
Coretta Scott King
25
He created many items from peanuts.
Booker T Washington
George Washington Carver
Alex Washington
George Washington
26
Martin L. King Jr. wrote his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail," advocating for nonviolent civil disobedience.
True
False
27
Slave named Isabella became an orator supporting anit-slavery & woman suffrage after being free.
Lena Michaels
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Araminta Ross
28
Dr. Carter G. Woodson originated what we now call Black History Month.
True
False
29
Who wrote the Black National Anthem?
James Weldon Johnson
Fredrick Douglass
Dr. Martin Luther King
John Lewis
30
Won three gold medals in track & field - in the 1960 Olympics for the 100, 200 meters & 400 meter relay?
Jackie Brown
Dorthy Hyman
Wilma Rudoloph
Jackie Joiner
31
He was the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor
Sidney Poitier
Denzel Washington
Morgan Freeman
Harry Belafonte
32
Who was first woman of color to go into space on the shuttle Endeavor in 1992?
Yvonne Cagle
Mae C. Jemison
Jessica Watkins
Stephanie Wilson
33
Hiram Revels was the first black senator from Mississippi.
True
False
34
Famous for this statement "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired"
Lena Horne
Rosa Parks
Fannie Lou Hamer
Whoopi Goldberg
35
She was the first black woman to run for president
Monica Moorehead
Shirley Chisholm
Cynthia McKinney
Kamala Harris
36
First black man to run for president of United States
Kanye West
Barack Obama
Fredrick Douglass
Dick Gregory
37
Which artist had the most songs ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?
Whitney Houston
Drake
Patti Labelle
Michael Jackson
38
What is Colorism?
A transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces.
The art of colorizing old film
A postmodern art movement
Prejudice against person with darker skin of the same ethinic group
39
Who was the first black woman in the world to earn a pilot's license, and performed daredevil tricks?
Addie Hill
Jane Wright
Bessie Coleman
Michelle Lee
40
How many black sororities and fraternities are there
8
9
4
6
41
Who was first black woman to win a tennis championship at Wimbledon and at the U.S. Open?
Althea Gibson
Serena Williams
Taylor Townsend
Venus Williams
42
Who helped black artists and disadvantaged children and won 13 Grammys and being honored as the "First Lady of Song"?
Ella Fitzgerald
Whitney Houston
Beyonce
Lena Horne
43
Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful heart surgery.
True
False
44
What female athlete is considered “the fastest woman of all time” and set records for 100 &n200 meters in 1988?
Marita Koch
Marion Jones
"Flo- Jo" Griffith Joyner
Wilma Rudolph
45
What is Blackfishing?
Pretending to be of a darken skin on social media.
Trying to get sympathy
Luring someone with a fictional online persona.
illegal whale fishing
46
What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?
Southern Church of God
Ebeneezer
Atlanta Southern Baptist
Atlanta Tabernacle
47
What did 23 year old Amanda Gorman accomplish in January 2021
Sh became an Amazon #1 Bestseller.
She signed contract an endorsement deal with IMG Models.
All of the above
She read a poem at President Biden's inauguration.
48
First HBCU was
Rust
Alcorn
Jackson State
Cheney
49
In 1913 in a major suffrage parade, black women marchers were asked
stay in the back
stay home
wear black instead of white
to be a delegate in their state
50
Which is not an HBCU school
Valley
Rust
MSU
Tougaloo
