Who was Martin R. Delaney?

Militant spokesman for Black liberation

What was significant about the slave ship Amistad?

It was controlled by slave mutineers

Meredith Gourdine, a Black American engineer introduced what scientific process?

Conversion of gas into electricity

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1
Who was Martin R. Delaney?
Militant spokesman for Black liberation
Noted minister
Advisor to a president
2
Who was the first Black American to join the professional Gold Association?
Arthur Ashe
Lee Elder
Charles Sifford
3
A Hacienda is a horse drawn carriage?
False
True
4
Hola is the Spanish word for "Goodbye"?
True
False
5
Who invented the automatic gear shift?
Lewis Latimer
Jan Matzeliger
R. B. Spike
6
Name the signer whose nickname is "Little Moses"
Isaac Hayes
Otis Reading
Eddie Floyd
7
Who received a patent for an airplane safety device?
Granville T. Woods
Hubert Julian
Ronald McNair
8
Navidad is the Spanish name for Valentine's Day?
True
False
9
Theodore K. Lawless was recognized as one of the worlds leading?
Cardiologists
Gynecologists
Dermatologists
10
What jazz singer was born Eleanora Fagan?
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Lena Horne
11
Cinco De Mayo is the holiday of which the people of Mexico remember the Battle of Puebla?
True
False
12
The Volta River is found in Ghana?
False
True
13
Tofu is a Japanese bean-curd cake made from ground soybeans?
False
True
14
Sepak Tekraw is an Asian game that resembles volleyball?
False
True
15
Eric Gregg, Charlie Williams, and Charlie Merriweather are all?
MLB umpires
NBA officials
NFL referees
16
Who was the first Black American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950?
Martin Luther King, Jr
Ralph Bunche
Jesse Jackson
17
The sculpture designed as tribute to 4 black girls killed in the 1963 Alabama church bombing was named?
The Crucifixion
Four Spirits
Four Girls
18
In what year did Joe Lewis enter the Boxing Hall of Fame?
1964
1960
1954
19
Actor and singer Robert Guillaume starred in what TV series spin off show?
Benson
The Jeffersons
A Different World
20
What was significant about the slave ship Amistad?
It was controlled by slave mutineers
It was the first slave shipment to the U.S
It was the last slave shipmet to the U.S.
21
Who was the first Black American jockey to win the Kentucky Derby?
Bill Pickett
Ernest Just
Oliver Lewis
22
The historic "March on Washington" occurred in what year?
1957
1963
1968
23
With Jay Z as a minority owner, the New Jersey Nets were moved and renamed?
Barclays Nets
Brooklyn Nets
New Jersey Hornets
24
A diamond is found in the center of India's flag?
True
False
25
Bill Russell was the first Black basketball coach of what team?
Washington Bullets
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
26
The majority of people in India earn a living by working in factories?
True
False
27
Michael and Leon Spinks, two brothers held Lightweight Boxing titles?
False
True
28
The Trans Kalahari Highway gives landlocked Botswana access to an ocean port
True
False
29
Ethiopia holds the world's record for highest year round temperature of 94 degrees Fahrenheit?
True
False
30
Who was the first Black American to win the Pulitzer Prize?
Langston Hughes
Gwendoly Brooks
Charles Chestnutt
31
Simon bolivar is the name of the South American soldier and statesman who liberated Venezuela?
True
False
32
What amendment gave Thomas Peterson the first Black American the right to vote in the U.S.?
Thirteenth
Fifteenth
Fourteenth
33
What was the name of the first Black medical school?
Meharry Medical College
Howard University
Fisk University
34
Devil's Island off the coast of French Guiana, was the site of a notorious prison?
True
False
35
Pyongyang is the capital of South Korea?
Ture
False
36
Shinto deities or gods are called Kami?
True
False
37
The NAACP is the oldest civil rights organization in the United States?
False
True
38
What did Lewis Howard and Hiram S. Masim invet?
Railroad crossing switch
Incandescent electric light
A jet propulsion balloon
39
Meredith Gourdine, a Black American engineer introduced what scientific process?
Mass production of shoes
Conversion of gas into electricity
Modern way of making sugar
40
What famous Black American author/poet recited at President Bill Clinton's inauguration?
Amiri Baraka
Maya Angelou
Phillis Wheatly
41
What basketball star center perfected a new shot call the "sky-hook"?
Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Russell
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
42
Approximately how many people did Madam C.J. Walker's beauty and cosmetic manufacturing copmpany employ?
1500
3,000
500
43
The Gulf of Aden lies directly north of Somalia?
True
False
44
The Lute, Satar, and Vina are stringed instruments found in southern Asia?
False
True
45
Welwitschia is an unusual plant found exclusively in southern Africa known as a "living fossil"?
False
True
46
Who invented the first corn harvester?
Percy Julian
Elijah McCoy
Henry Blair
47
Souks are outdoor markets found in many large African cities?
False
True
48
Lincoln F. Brown invented what device for horses?
Blinders
Bridle Bit
Horse Shoes
49
He was known as the "Dean of the Negro Newspaperman"?
Timothy T. Fortune
Denmark Vesey
Richard Allen
50
Hainan is China's largest city and port?
True
False
51
What black American inventor patented the hearing aid?
Harry Hopkins
Donald Colton
Vincent Gill
52
What was the Indian name of Chicago at the time of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable's settlement?
Tamaqua
Eschikagou
Waukegan
53
Corazon Aquino was president of the Phillipines?
True
False
54
What home appliance did Thomas A. Carrington invent?
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
Range
55
Ghana is similar in size and shape of the state of Missouri?
False
True
56
A conga, a Cuban instrument, consists of two drums bound together and played by hands?
True
False
57
Lake Assal can be found in Djibouti where it lies 509 feet below sea level?
False
True
58
Nippon is another name for North Korea?
True
False
59
William Whipper advocated nonviolent civil disobedience long before Martin Luther King Jr.?
False
True
60
The book Blues People is about ?
slavery
Black Nationalism
Black music
61
Argentina gets its name from the Latin word Argentum, which means silver?
True
False
62
The capybara is a South American animal that is a rodent?
True
False
63
Dr. Harold Fleming is well known for his research in toothe transplantation?
False
True
64
The Mediterranean Sea does not border Mexico?
False
True
65
Leontyne Price opened the Metropolitan Opera season as what character in 1966?
Clarissa Dalloway
Cleopatra
Madame Lidoine
66
General Electric paid Garrett Morgan, a Black inventor, how much for his automatic stop sign?
$40,000
$20,000
$5,000
67
Baobab is the name of an African fish?
False
True
68
Huaraches are folk songs?
True
False
69
What was the highest number of home runs Josh Gibson hit in a single season?
80
70
50
70
Who was this country's first Black American general?
Robert Smalls
Benjamin O. Davis
Collin Powell
71
Herb Adderley was signed by what professional football team in 1961?
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys
72
Dr. Carter G. Woodson, son of former slaves, started what organization?
Associaion for the Study of Negro Life and History
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
United Negro College Fund
73
Willis Reed was the general manager of what basketball team?
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
New Jersey Nets
74
She was a pioneer in developing the interest of women in sports?
Lula Hymes
Anita Grant
Alice Coachmen
75
Ernest Everett Just, a biologist, is known for what type of research?
Marine Eggs
Aquatic Plant Life
Poisonous Sea Creatures
76
Frederick M. Jones was the inventor of a refrigeration system for long haul trucks?
True
False
77
A pheasant is found on the flag of Egypt
True
False
78
The cactus is a type of vegetation seldom found on the savannas of African countries?
False
True
79
What Black American author was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988?
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
Alex Haley
80
Brazil does not share its boundaries with the South American countries of Chile and Ecuador?
True
False
81
Nae the Marion Marche Perkins sculpture that won the Chicago Purchase Award in 1951?
Life as a Slave
Freedom
Man of Sorrow
82
Shanghai and Tianjin are cities in Korea?
True
False
83
What university did James Meredith a Black American writer and civil rights figure attend?
University of Ketucky
University of Mississippi
University of Georgia
84
What is Jackie Robinson's real name?
Jack Roosevelt
Reginald Jackson
Jack Roberts
85
Kente cloth originated in the African country of Kenya?
False
True
86
Cheyney State, the oldest Black American college, was founded in what year?
1837
1867
1807
87
Namibia's Etosha National Park is one of the largest game parks in the world?
False
True
88
Lake Maracaibo is the largest lake in South America and is located in Venezuela?
False
True
89
Cornelius Johnson, Melvin Walker, and David Albritton excelled in what track and field event?
High Jump
100 meter dash
Shot put
90
The song "Blinding Lights" by a Black music artist The Weekend stayed on the charts for?
65 weeks
52 weeks
57 weeks
91
What would be a typical dinner for explorer James Beckwourth?
Raw Fish
Course-grained buffalo meat
BBQ Chicken
92
She became one of the most celebrated authors who addressed issues of race and women's right?
Nella Larsen
Alice Walker
Jane Cooper
93
Krugerrand is the name of a South African city?
True
False
94
Henry Aaron finished his baseball career with what team?
Milwaukee Brewers
Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Braves
95
Mohandas Gandhi led his people in nonviolent protest against India's rule by Great Britain?
False
True

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Questions 95

Answers

1
Who was Martin R. Delaney?
Militant spokesman for Black liberation
Noted minister
Advisor to a president
2
Who was the first Black American to join the professional Gold Association?
Arthur Ashe
Lee Elder
Charles Sifford
3
A Hacienda is a horse drawn carriage?
False
True
4
Hola is the Spanish word for "Goodbye"?
True
False
5
Who invented the automatic gear shift?
Lewis Latimer
Jan Matzeliger
R. B. Spike
6
Name the signer whose nickname is "Little Moses"
Isaac Hayes
Otis Reading
Eddie Floyd
7
Who received a patent for an airplane safety device?
Granville T. Woods
Hubert Julian
Ronald McNair
8
Navidad is the Spanish name for Valentine's Day?
True
False
9
Theodore K. Lawless was recognized as one of the worlds leading?
Cardiologists
Gynecologists
Dermatologists
10
What jazz singer was born Eleanora Fagan?
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Lena Horne
11
Cinco De Mayo is the holiday of which the people of Mexico remember the Battle of Puebla?
True
False
12
The Volta River is found in Ghana?
False
True
13
Tofu is a Japanese bean-curd cake made from ground soybeans?
False
True
14
Sepak Tekraw is an Asian game that resembles volleyball?
False
True
15
Eric Gregg, Charlie Williams, and Charlie Merriweather are all?
MLB umpires
NBA officials
NFL referees
16
Who was the first Black American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950?
Martin Luther King, Jr
Ralph Bunche
Jesse Jackson
17
The sculpture designed as tribute to 4 black girls killed in the 1963 Alabama church bombing was named?
The Crucifixion
Four Spirits
Four Girls
18
In what year did Joe Lewis enter the Boxing Hall of Fame?
1964
1960
1954
19
Actor and singer Robert Guillaume starred in what TV series spin off show?
Benson
The Jeffersons
A Different World
20
What was significant about the slave ship Amistad?
It was controlled by slave mutineers
It was the first slave shipment to the U.S
It was the last slave shipmet to the U.S.
21
Who was the first Black American jockey to win the Kentucky Derby?
Bill Pickett
Ernest Just
Oliver Lewis
22
The historic "March on Washington" occurred in what year?
1957
1963
1968
23
With Jay Z as a minority owner, the New Jersey Nets were moved and renamed?
Barclays Nets
Brooklyn Nets
New Jersey Hornets
24
A diamond is found in the center of India's flag?
True
False
25
Bill Russell was the first Black basketball coach of what team?
Washington Bullets
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
26
The majority of people in India earn a living by working in factories?
True
False
27
Michael and Leon Spinks, two brothers held Lightweight Boxing titles?
False
True
28
The Trans Kalahari Highway gives landlocked Botswana access to an ocean port
True
False
29
Ethiopia holds the world's record for highest year round temperature of 94 degrees Fahrenheit?
True
False
30
Who was the first Black American to win the Pulitzer Prize?
Langston Hughes
Gwendoly Brooks
Charles Chestnutt
31
Simon bolivar is the name of the South American soldier and statesman who liberated Venezuela?
True
False
32
What amendment gave Thomas Peterson the first Black American the right to vote in the U.S.?
Thirteenth
Fifteenth
Fourteenth
33
What was the name of the first Black medical school?
Meharry Medical College
Howard University
Fisk University
34
Devil's Island off the coast of French Guiana, was the site of a notorious prison?
True
False
35
Pyongyang is the capital of South Korea?
Ture
False
36
Shinto deities or gods are called Kami?
True
False
37
The NAACP is the oldest civil rights organization in the United States?
False
True
38
What did Lewis Howard and Hiram S. Masim invet?
Railroad crossing switch
Incandescent electric light
A jet propulsion balloon
39
Meredith Gourdine, a Black American engineer introduced what scientific process?
Mass production of shoes
Conversion of gas into electricity
Modern way of making sugar
40
What famous Black American author/poet recited at President Bill Clinton's inauguration?
Amiri Baraka
Maya Angelou
Phillis Wheatly
41
What basketball star center perfected a new shot call the "sky-hook"?
Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Russell
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
42
Approximately how many people did Madam C.J. Walker's beauty and cosmetic manufacturing copmpany employ?
1500
3,000
500
43
The Gulf of Aden lies directly north of Somalia?
True
False
44
The Lute, Satar, and Vina are stringed instruments found in southern Asia?
False
True
45
Welwitschia is an unusual plant found exclusively in southern Africa known as a "living fossil"?
False
True
46
Who invented the first corn harvester?
Percy Julian
Elijah McCoy
Henry Blair
47
Souks are outdoor markets found in many large African cities?
False
True
48
Lincoln F. Brown invented what device for horses?
Blinders
Bridle Bit
Horse Shoes
49
He was known as the "Dean of the Negro Newspaperman"?
Timothy T. Fortune
Denmark Vesey
Richard Allen
50
Hainan is China's largest city and port?
True
False
51
What black American inventor patented the hearing aid?
Harry Hopkins
Donald Colton
Vincent Gill
52
What was the Indian name of Chicago at the time of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable's settlement?
Tamaqua
Eschikagou
Waukegan
53
Corazon Aquino was president of the Phillipines?
True
False
54
What home appliance did Thomas A. Carrington invent?
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
Range
55
Ghana is similar in size and shape of the state of Missouri?
False
True
56
A conga, a Cuban instrument, consists of two drums bound together and played by hands?
True
False
57
Lake Assal can be found in Djibouti where it lies 509 feet below sea level?
False
True
58
Nippon is another name for North Korea?
True
False
59
William Whipper advocated nonviolent civil disobedience long before Martin Luther King Jr.?
False
True
60
The book Blues People is about ?
slavery
Black Nationalism
Black music
61
Argentina gets its name from the Latin word Argentum, which means silver?
True
False
62
The capybara is a South American animal that is a rodent?
True
False
63
Dr. Harold Fleming is well known for his research in toothe transplantation?
False
True
64
The Mediterranean Sea does not border Mexico?
False
True
65
Leontyne Price opened the Metropolitan Opera season as what character in 1966?
Clarissa Dalloway
Cleopatra
Madame Lidoine
66
General Electric paid Garrett Morgan, a Black inventor, how much for his automatic stop sign?
$40,000
$20,000
$5,000
67
Baobab is the name of an African fish?
False
True
68
Huaraches are folk songs?
True
False
69
What was the highest number of home runs Josh Gibson hit in a single season?
80
70
50
70
Who was this country's first Black American general?
Robert Smalls
Benjamin O. Davis
Collin Powell
71
Herb Adderley was signed by what professional football team in 1961?
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys
72
Dr. Carter G. Woodson, son of former slaves, started what organization?
Associaion for the Study of Negro Life and History
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
United Negro College Fund
73
Willis Reed was the general manager of what basketball team?
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
New Jersey Nets
74
She was a pioneer in developing the interest of women in sports?
Lula Hymes
Anita Grant
Alice Coachmen
75
Ernest Everett Just, a biologist, is known for what type of research?
Marine Eggs
Aquatic Plant Life
Poisonous Sea Creatures
76
Frederick M. Jones was the inventor of a refrigeration system for long haul trucks?
True
False
77
A pheasant is found on the flag of Egypt
True
False
78
The cactus is a type of vegetation seldom found on the savannas of African countries?
False
True
79
What Black American author was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988?
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
Alex Haley
80
Brazil does not share its boundaries with the South American countries of Chile and Ecuador?
True
False
81
Nae the Marion Marche Perkins sculpture that won the Chicago Purchase Award in 1951?
Life as a Slave
Freedom
Man of Sorrow
82
Shanghai and Tianjin are cities in Korea?
True
False
83
What university did James Meredith a Black American writer and civil rights figure attend?
University of Ketucky
University of Mississippi
University of Georgia
84
What is Jackie Robinson's real name?
Jack Roosevelt
Reginald Jackson
Jack Roberts
85
Kente cloth originated in the African country of Kenya?
False
True
86
Cheyney State, the oldest Black American college, was founded in what year?
1837
1867
1807
87
Namibia's Etosha National Park is one of the largest game parks in the world?
False
True
88
Lake Maracaibo is the largest lake in South America and is located in Venezuela?
False
True
89
Cornelius Johnson, Melvin Walker, and David Albritton excelled in what track and field event?
High Jump
100 meter dash
Shot put
90
The song "Blinding Lights" by a Black music artist The Weekend stayed on the charts for?
65 weeks
52 weeks
57 weeks
91
What would be a typical dinner for explorer James Beckwourth?
Raw Fish
Course-grained buffalo meat
BBQ Chicken
92
She became one of the most celebrated authors who addressed issues of race and women's right?
Nella Larsen
Alice Walker
Jane Cooper
93
Krugerrand is the name of a South African city?
True
False
94
Henry Aaron finished his baseball career with what team?
Milwaukee Brewers
Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Braves
95
Mohandas Gandhi led his people in nonviolent protest against India's rule by Great Britain?
False
True