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1
This person started the celebration of Black History Month
Carter G. Woodson
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ghandi
2
Who was Malcolm X?
Brother of Martin Luther jr
A Restaurant Owner
A Muslim minister
human rights activist
3
First black president elected in what year?
2010
2001
2008
2007
4
What was the original name of Black History Month?
Negro History Week
Black Pride Month
The Celebration of Black History
African Heritage Month
5
Which was written by Toni Morrison
I know why the Caged Bird Sings
Native Son
The Bluest eye
Their Eyes were watching God
6
When did Rosa Parks get arrested?
December 1955
November 1966
July 1945
March 1986
7
Alice Ball invented the first cure for what?
Lukemia
Leprosy
Lou Gehrig's
Lupus
8
African unsung heroine who was married to Moses and from the ancient land of Cush, criticized by Miriam and Aaron.
Zipporah
Martha
Deborah
Jezebel
9
What is Juneteenth?
its an movie
it just another holiday
it ended in texas
it an celebration of freedom of the slaves
10
What colors represent Black History Month?
black
red
yellow
green
11
Madam C.J. Walker was the first...
female actress
female president
female american self made millionare
hair product maker
12
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is known for his leadership roles with which civil rights organizations?
People United to Save Humanity (Operation PUSH)
Rainbow Coalition
All of the above
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
13
Why did Malcolm convert to Islam?
He lost all hope
Racism
He wanted to be vegan
He no longer believed in violence
14
Who was the youngest prizefighter ever to win the heavyweight championship of the world?
Mike Tyson
Sugar Ray
George Foreman
Floyd Mayweather
15
The actions of four African American college students at a Greensboro, NC, lunch counter in 1960 started a
freedom ride movement.
sit-in movement.
violent protest movement.
boycott movement.
16
What prize was Toni Morrison awarded?
Oscar
Nobel Peace Prize
Golden Star
Purple heart
17
Where was was Martin Luther King killed?
Haytt place hotel
Four points hotel
the Lorraine Motel
Hilton hotel
18
Malcolm X Becomes 1st Black Honoree in Nebraska Hall of Fame in what year?
2006
1974
1969
2022
19
What award(s) did Martin Luther King get?
Congressional Gold Medal
Albert Einstein World Award of Science
The Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Noble Peace Prize
20
The first Black Madam Vice President of the United States of America.
Pamela Harris
Kamala Harris
Harrison Ford
Michele Harris
21
In 2022 Wes Moore was the 3rd Black American to win election for governor. Which state has NOT elected a Black governor?
New York
Virginia
Illinois
Massachusetts
22
¿ Where was from Jesse Owens ?
Puerto Real
Cleveland
Chicago
Pittsburgh
23
'Caged Bird' was written by this civil rights activist.
Isobel Dixon
Rosemary Dobson
Seamus Heaney
Maya Angelou
24
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Jimmy Carter
President Gerald Ford
President Richard Nixon
President Ronald Reagan
25
King Solomon and Queen Sheba are of African descent.
False
True
26
Who was elected chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966 and a leader of the Black Panthers?
Charles E. Cobb Jr.
John Lewis
Bobby Seale
Stokely Carmichael
27
What was Jesse Owens famous for?
Playing professional baseball
Being a famous jazz singer
Writing poetry during the Harlem Renaissance.
Winning 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in track
28
Booker T. Washington founded which of these associations?
The National Negro Business League
The Worker's Guild
The NAACP
The National Negro Baseball Association
29
What is the Origin of Adam and Eve?
Asia
United States
Europe
Africa
30
What was Rosa Parks' occupation
Waitress
Seamstress
Professor
Hair Dresser
31
Jesse Jackson wanted to stand for president in
1999
1896
1986
1984
32
Before Barack Obama became president, he served as what?
Mayor of Chicago
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senator
Governor of Illinois
33
Shirley Chisolm was the first black woman elected to
Board of State Senate
Office of Lead Commanding Staff
The House of Representatives
Legislative House of Supreme Court Justice
34
African unsung hero who carried the cross for Jesus, exemplifying the teachings of Paul for followers of Christ.
James and John
Simon of Cyrene
Paul
Peter
35
Alice Coachman was the 1st Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Her specialty was?
Swimming
Basketball
Tennis
The High Jump
36
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr. ?
a minister who worked for equality
Known as "Honest King"
taught himself how to read
first blind and deaf person to attend college
37
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Mattie Moss Clark
Aretha Franklin
Beyonce
Lauryn Hill
38
What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?
New Mexico
Texas
Virginia
New York
39
Why did Ralph Bunche, the first African American Nobel Peace Prize recipient, win the award?
for solving a complex housing crisis
his work in Belarus
mediation in Germany
mediation during the Arab–Israeli conflict
40
Who was the first black president?
Franklin Roosevelt
Barack Obama
John Kennedy
Joseph Biden
41
During the 1968 Summer Olympics, who were the two Black athletes suspended from the United States team?
Zina Garrison and Larry Holmes
Paul Robeson and Wilma Rudolph
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali
42
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Albert John Lutul
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ralph Bunche
Nelson Mandela
43
Abraham Lincoln was the president that helped abolish slavery in the U.S especially in the...
West
North
East
South
44
Who was the first black baseball player
Moses Fleetwood W.
Jackie Robinson
Bill Russel
Michael Jordan
45
Who said, "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?
Jesse Jackson
Samuel Jackson
Martin Luther King, Jr
President Obama
46
Muhammad Ali is
The best rapper
a dancer
one of the greatest boxers in history
1st fighter to win the world heavyweight championship three separate times
47
What was the main aim of the Freedom Rides Campaign of 1961?
To test two Supreme Court rulings in Virginia
To stop the persecution of black children
There wasn’t an aim
To boycott the Montgomery Area Transit System
48
Head of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, who threatened Washington with a march that created black jobs.
Bill Cosby
Chester W. Nimitz
A. Philip Randolph
Philip T. Fulford
49
Which baseball player dress in a separate locker room, sleep in a different hotel, and dine apart from his teammates?
Larry Doby
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Jackie Robinson
50
Which amendment abolished (ended) Slavery
Admendment 13
Admendment 5
Admendment 14
Admendment 15
