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*Double Jeopardy* Who was the first black person to win an Oscar?
1) Hattie McDaniel
2) Halle Berry
3) Idris Elba
Hattie McDaniel
This President issued the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves
Abraham Lincoln
What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip Hop
After the murder of George Floyd, what movement was started?
Black Lives Matter
What does Juneteenth celebrate?
The day the final slaves were freed in Galveston, Texas
The first African American to play in the MLB.
1) Rae Lewis
2) Satchel Paige
3) Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first black child to attend a segregated school
Ruby Bridges
Which famous music group did Beyonce start her career with?
1) Dream Girls
2) Destiny's Child
3) Spice girls
Destiny's Child
What was the name of the name of the system of laws that enforced segregation in the south?
Jim Crow
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
1) A document that decreed all slaves were free
2) A speech from the president that said all slaves were free
3) An amendment added to the constitution that said all slaves were free
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
a) James Baldwin
b) Toni Morrison
c) Langston Hughes
b) Toni Morrison
This performer was often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman."
1) Aretha Franklin
2) Mariah Carey
3) Pattie Labelle
Aretha Franklin
Which legendary record label did Berry Gordy found in Detroit in 1959, launching the iconic "sound of young America"?
1) Motown Records
2) Def Jam
3) Cash Money Recors
Motown Records
What Civil Right movement was sparked by Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat
1) Montgomery Bus Boycott
2) Washington Bus Boycott
3) Mobile Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
What city where the last slaves freed from?
1) Austin, Texas
2) El Paso, Texas
3) Galveston, Texas
Galveston, Texas
The ideas of this 1960s civil rights activist clashed with Dr. MLK Jr.'s philosophy of peaceful protest. His autobiography was titled "By Any Means Necessary."
1) Nelson Mandela
2) Malcom X
3) Rosa Parks
Malcom X
Who was he first black woman to own a TV studio.
1) Oprah Winfrey
2) Gayle King
3) Wendy Williams
Oprah Winfrey
Jordan Peele made history as the first black director to win best screenplay for what movie?
1) US
2) Get Out
3) Nope
Get Out
What year was slavery abolished?
1) 1864
2) 1867
3) 1865
1865
How many slaves were freed on Juneteenth?
1) 250,000
2) 300,000
3) 150,000
250,000
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
1) Thurgood Marshall
2) John Baker
3) Toni Morrison
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?
1) Gayle King
2) Shirley Chisholm
3) Dr. Mae Jemison
Dr. Mae Jemison
This company was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
1. Telfar Clothing
2. BET (Black Entertainment Television)
3. Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)
2. BET (Black Entertainment Television)
In this year, Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech.
1) 1865
2) 1963
3) 1960
1963
[The speech was delivered during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, commonly called the "March on Washington," on August 28, 1963.]
What does red food symbolize?
1) Strength and Perseverance
2) Strength and Power
3) Power and Resilience
Strength and Perseverance