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100
Today, this artist is celebrated as the earliest known African American who worked professionally as an artist, forging a path for numerous creatives to come. He was well known portrait painter living and working in 18th and 19th-century Baltimore.
A. Joshua Johnson
B. Pablo Picasso
C. Leonardo da Vinci
A. Joshua Johnson
100
Who sculpted this sculpture:
A. Frida Kahlo
B. Georgia O'Keeffe
C. Augusta Savage
C. Augusta Savage
100
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
A. Harriet Tubman
B. Rosa Parks
C. Oprah Winfrey
B. Rosa Parks
100
On June 11, 1963, President Kennedy ordered the National Guard to ensure the enrollment of two African American students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, at which university?
A. University of Chicago
B. University of Alabama
C. University of Mississippi
A. University of Chicago
100
The youth of __________, led a nonviolent Children's Crusade in 1963.
A. Chicago, Illinois
B. Birmingham, Alabama
C. Atlanta, Georgia
B. Birmingham, Alabama
200
This artist was was a Florida-born sculptor. In 1937, she established the Harlem Community Art Center, where she led sculpting classes and helped launch the careers of African American artists.
A. Frida Kahlo
B. Augusta Savage
C. Georgia O'Keeffe
B. Augusta Savage
200
Who painted this painting:
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Jacob Lawrence
C. Pablo Picasso
B. Jacob Lawrence
200
Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany?
A. Jesse Owens
B. Malcolm X
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
A. Jesse Owens
200
The 15th Amendment, which granted African Americans the right to vote, was passed on which date?
A. March 13, 1919
B. July 14, 1890
C. February 3, 1870
C. February 3, 1870
200
True or False. Martin Luther King Jr. was not the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
True. That honor goes to Ralph Bunche, the political scientist and US diplomat from Detroit. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for his efforts with resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict."
300
At just 23 years old, he completed his Migration Series. This colorful collection of paintings tells the story of the Great Migration, a mass exodus of over 6 million African Americans fleeing the segregated South to urbanized areas across the country.
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Pablo Picasso
C. Jacob Lawrence
C. Jacob Lawrence
300
Who painted this painting:
A. Pablo Picasso
B. Joshua Johnson
C. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Joshua Johnson
300
Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
A. Harriet Tubman
B. Rosa Parks
C. Maya Angelou
C. Maya Angelou
300
What state was the first to elect an African American governor, doing so in 1989?
A. Virginia
B. California
C. New York
A. Virginia
300
______ is considered the richest man in history.
A. Tutankhamen
B. Musa I of Mali
C. Ramses
B. Musa I of Mali
With an inflation adjusted fortune of $400 billion
400
This artist began creating silhouettes in 1994. Since then, she has continued to use these large-scale vignettes to creatively address the prevailing history of racism in the United States.
A. Kara Walker
B. Augusta Savage
C. Georgia O'Keeffe
A. Kara Walker
400
Who painted this portrait:
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Jacob Lawrence
C. Kehinde Wiley
C. Kehinde Wiley
400
What former slave published the newspaper "The North Star"?
A. Jesse Owens
B. Frederick Douglass
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
B. Frederick Douglass
400
In what city did the National Guard try to prevent nine African American students from attending a segregated school in 1957?
A. Little Rock, Arkansas
B. Atlanta, Georgia
C. Montgomery, Alabama
A. Little Rock, Arkansas
400
True or False. Betty Boop was based on an African American women.
True. Betty Boop was inspired by the African American jazz singer Esther Jones, commonly known as Baby Esther in Harlem's Cotton Club
500
In 2017, this Nigerian American portrait painter made history when he became the first black artist to paint an official presidential portrait, of President Barack Obama.
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Kehinde Wiley
C. Jacob Lawrence
B. Kehinde Wiley
500
Who created this artwork:
A. Frida Kahlo
B. Augusta Savage
C. Kara Walker
C. Kara Walker
500
Who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and was known as the '1st Lady of the Civil Rights Movement'?
A. Harriet Tubman
B. Fannie Lou Hamer
C. Maya Angelou
B. Fannie Lou Hamer
500
How many African Americans have served in the United States Senate since it first convened in 1789?
A. 86
B. 11
C. 90
B. 11
500
Henry Box Brown escaped to freedom at the age of 33 by doing what?
A. He shipped himself from Virginia to Philadelphia.
B. Used the Underground railroad route from Virginia to Philadelphia.
C. Riding a train from Virginia to Philadelphia.
A. He shipped himself from Virginia to Philadelphia.