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1
In what year did Black History Month become a month long celebration?
1956
1976
1926
1947
2
Who was the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
3
Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?
The Bronx, New York City
Compton, Los Angeles
Houston, Texas
Brooklyn, New York City
4
The song “Hound Dog” was released by this blues singer before Elvis Presley’s 1956 version.
Bessie Smith
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
Ethel Waters
Ruth Brown
5
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche
Nelson Mandela
Albert John Lutul
Martin Luther King Jr.
6
In the 70s a gang "Savage 7" organized cultural events. They formed a hip-hop group called what
The Sugar Hill Gang
Naughty By Nature
A Tribe Called Quest
Zulu Nation
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Who was the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title?
Arthur Ashe
Ora Washington
Althea Gibson
Serena Williams
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Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Ernie Banks
Larry Doby
Jackie Robinson
Satchel Paige
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Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
Sidney Poitier
10
Where was Malcolm X killed?
Audubon Ballroom, Manhattan
Downtown Boston
His House, Queens
Massachusetts State Prison
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Whose 1939 Easter Sunday concert at the Lincoln Memorial broke racial barriers for civil rights
Marian Anderson
Pearl Bailey
Billie Holliday
Shirley Horn
12
Which black man was the first to host his own TV show?
Duke Eillington
Nat King Cole
Richard Pryor
Bill Cosby
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Which gospel singer would go on to be called the “Godmother of Rock-N-Roll?”
Etta James
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Varetta Dillard
