Famous People
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Black History Month
100
This 6 year old is responsible for desegregating schools in 1960.
A) Rosa Parks
B) Ruby Bridges
C) Harriett Tubman
B) Ruby Bridges
100
When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?
A) 1935
B) 1945
C) 1955
C) 1955
100
What year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
A) 1776
B) 1863
C) 1865
B) 1863
100
What was George Washington Carver most famous for?
A) Being the inventor of peanut butter
B) Being the inventor of traffic lights
C) Being our country's first President
A) Being the inventor of peanut butter
100
Why do we celebrate Black History Month?"
A) To honor the achievements and contributions of African Americans throughout history.
B) To honor the plight of great African Americans on their quest for equality and justice.
C) To learn how we as a society can be more connected and equitable.
A) To honor the achievements and contributions of African Americans throughout history.
200
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
A) Hank Aaron
B) Willie Mays
C) Jackie Robinson
C) Jackie Robinson
200
This 1963 march brought over 250,000 people together in support of human civil rights and is where Martin Luther King Jr gave his now iconic "I Have a Dream" speech...
A) Freedom Rides
B) March on Washington
C) March From Selma to Montgomery
B) March on Washington
200
This Constitutional Amendment gave Black people equal protection under the law....
A) 13th Amendment
B) 14th Amendment
C) 15th Amendment
B) 14th Amendment:
Defined citizenship, equal protection under the law, and due process.
200
This movie told the story of African-American women and their role at NASA.
A) The Woman King
B) Hidden Figures
C) The Help
B) Hidden Figures
200
The recognition of Black history began as a ________ long observance.
A) Day
B) Week
C) Month
B) Week
300
The first African American woman Supreme Court Justice is...
A) Ketanji Brown Jackson
B) Patricia Roberts Harris
C) Kamala Harris
A) Ketanji Brown Jackson
300
What organization formed Feb. 12, 1909 and is the oldest and most prominent civil rights organization in America?
A) Congress of Race Equality (CORE)
B) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
C) Urban League
B) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
300
Which president ended racial segregation in the U.S. using armed forces in 1948?
A) President Abraham Lincoln
B) President John F. Kennedy
C) President Harry Truman
C) President Harry Truman
300
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
A) World Wide Technologies
B) FUBU
C) BET: Black Entertainment Television
C) BET: Black Entertainment Television
300
Which of these color combinations do NOT represent Black History Month.
A) Green & Red
B) Purple & Black
C) Yellow & Black
B) Purple & Black
The four main colors are Green, Red, Yellow and Black.
400
First Black woman to enter space...
A) Katherine Johnson
B) Mary Jackson
C) Mae Jemison
C) Mae Jemison
400
The first group of students integrated a high school located in this Arkansas city in 1957.
A) Little Rock Nine
B) Greensboro Nine
C) New Orleans Nine
A) Little Rock Nine
400
Laws created a system of legal segregation are called what?
A) Jim Crow Laws
B) Sundown Laws
C) Segregation Laws
A) Jim Crow Laws
400
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Prize in Literature...
A) Maya Angelou
B) Toni Morrison
C) Langston Hughes
B) Toni Morrison
400
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
A) 1926
B) 1955
C) 1967
A) 1926