Black History Trivia

Question 1

Who was the first African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 2

True or false: The first president of the NAACP was white.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Who was the plaintiff in Supreme Court decision that upheld the doctrine "separate but equal?"

Accepted Answer

Homer Plessy

Question 4

An all white jury acquitted J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant for the murder of whom?

Accepted Answer

Emmett Till

Question 5

Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?

Accepted Answer

Booker T. Washington

Question 6

Who was the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

John Taylor

Question 7

Which of these honors was Martin Luther King Jr. not awarded?

Accepted Answer

Freedom Award

Question 8

Where was Malcolm X killed?

Accepted Answer

Aududon Ballroom, Manhattan

Question 9

Before it became Black History Month what was the observance of Black History called?

Accepted Answer

Negro History Week

Question 10

How many African-Americans have served in the US Senate since it first convened in 1789?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 11

What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 12

Who was the first African-American Major League Baseball Player?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 13

With the 15th Amendment ratification in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the US?

Accepted Answer

Voting Rights

Question 14

In what city did the National Guard try to prevent nine black students from attending in 1957?

Accepted Answer

Little Rock, Ark.

Question 15

Who was the first African-American head coach in the NFL?

Accepted Answer

Fritz Pollard

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