Politics
The first African American to run for President was:
A) Barack Obama
B) Shirley Chisholm
C) Oprah Winfrey
Shirley Chisholm
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
A) The first African American millionaire who invented hair care products
B) The first African American to invent the television
C) The first African American to participate in Valentine's Day
The first African American millionaire who invented hair care products
First African American to play in Major League Baseball:
A) Kobe Bryant
B) Tim Tebow
C) Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
W.E.B. DuBois was a founding member of which organization:
A) Tulsa Dream Center
B) N.A.A.C.P
C) NCCA
N.A.A.C.P.
She led the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
Delivered I have a Dream speech
MLK JR
In 1965, this overturned the efforts by state legislatures to disenfranchise(take away voting rights) African-American voters:
A) Right to Vote Act
B) Stripping Vote Act
C) Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Americas first clock was made by_______?
A) Benjamin Banneker
B) John Hope Franklin
C) Frederick Douglas
Benjamin Banneker
Who was the first American athlete to win 4 gold medals in one Olympics:
A) Jackie Robinson
B) Jesse Owens
C) Marion Jones
Jesse Owens
Huey Newton's led the charge of which activist group:
A) Black Panthers
B) Los Angeles Lakers
C) Klu Klux Klan
Black Panthers
She created her "OWN" television network
Oprah Winfrey
Mother of the civil right movement
Rosa Parks
This is amendment prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous status as a slave.
A) 15th Amendment
B) 1st Amendment
C) 99th Amendment
15th Amendment
George Washington Carver was most famously known for his work with what tasty novelty:
A) Marshmallows
B) Peanuts
C) Cashews
Peanuts
This African American is most notably known for his stylish tennis shoes:
A) Michael Jordan
B) Michael Strahan
C) Jay-Z
Michael Jordan
The mission of the National Coalition of 100 _____ is to develop leaders who will help to rebuild their communities and redirect the energies of younger African-Americans in those communities:
A) Black Men
B) Black Women
C) Black Men and Women
Black Women
The first African American to go into outer space:
Mae Jemison
He was the face of the Nation of Islam
Malcolm x
The first African American to be elected into the presidential office was:
A) Barack Obama
B) Michelle Obama
C) Dwayne Wade
Barack Obama
Lewis Latimer was the creator of what?
A) Light Bulb
B) Solar Lamp
C) Electric Lamp
Electric Lamp
This African American boasted that he could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee:
A) Martin Luther King, Jr.
B) Jesse Powell
C) Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Prince Hall Organized the African Lodge #459 allowing blacks to join the first lodge of this type:
A) Masonic Lodge
B) Prince Hall Lodge
C) Community Lodge
Masonic Lodge
First African American female general of the Air Force:
A) Beyonce Knowles
B) Tineisha Harris
C) Marcelite Harris
Marcelite Harris
It was in this city and state that a notorious civil rights march took place that was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Selma, Alabama
This African American to serve as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991:
A) Carol Moseley Braun
B) Thurgood Marshall
C) Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
This African American was the first entrepreneur who received a U.S. Patent:
A) Sarah E. Goode
B) Jesse Ernest Wilkins, Jr.
C) Malcolm X
Sarah E. Goode
This famous athlete ended his career scoring 33, 643 total points:
A) Michael Jordan
B) Larry Bird
C) Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
What's the oldest Black religious denomination?
(Hint:Reverend Reff)
A) A.M.E (African Methodist Episcopal)
B) Baptist
C) Cogic
A.M.E.
African Methodist Episcopal
This famous African American poet knew why the caged bird sang:
Maya Angelou
The historic 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education:
A) Guaranteed the right to vote to all U.S. citizens
B) Prohibited racial segregation in public schools
C) Defined sexual harassment as a form of unlawful gender discrimination
Prohibited racial segregation in public schools