What month is considered Black History Month in the U.S.A. ?
February
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom?
A.) Rosa Parks
B.) Harriet Tubman
C.) Katherine Johnson
Who is Harriet Tubman
Where did civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. give the famous speech beginning "I have a dream..."
Which black female artist is the most Grammy-Award nominated female artist of all time?
a. Rihanna
b. Beyonce
c. Cardi B
Beyonce
Who is the first African American Olympian to win the All Around Title in gymnastics?
a. Gabby Douglas
b. Simone Biles
c. Dominique Dawes
Who is Gabby Douglas
Who started Black History Month
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Barack Obama
C) Carter J. Woodson
Carter J. Woodson
What did the 15th Amendment grant black men the right to do?
a. free slaves
b. vote
c. get married
vote
Which black president said "We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it."
Barack Obama
Which black artist became the first to ever hold the top three slots on the Billboard R&B charts for songs "The Hills", "Earned It", and "Can't Feel My Face"?
a. The Weeknd
b. Kanye West
c. Meek Mill
The Weeknd
Who is one of the most famous basketball players of all time who played a key role in a billion dollar sneaker company?
a. Stephan Cury
b. Lebron James
c. Michael Jordan
Who is Michael Jordan
Who was the first black president of the United States?
Barack Obama
What did George Washington Carver famously research ?
a. chicken
b. peanuts
c. coconut oil
Peanuts
Which black first lady said "History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a lie of its own."
Michelle Obama
Who was the star of Black Panther?
A) Chadwick Boseman
B) Denzel Washington
C) Samuel L. Jackson
Chadwick Boseman
Who was the first Black Major League Baseball player?
a. Muhammad Ali
b. Jackie Robinson
c. Magic Johnson
Who is Jackie Robinson.
Who was the face of a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
A) Martin Luther King, Jr.
B) Malcolm X
C) Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
What was the name for his most famous speech?
A) "I Have a Dream"
B) "The Million Man March"
C) "Make America Hate Again"
"I Have a Dream"
Jackie Robinson
What famous black actor, rapper, and film producer had a breakout role as a young man "from West Philadelphia born and raised..." ?
a. Will Smith
b. Chance the Rapper
c. Snoop Dog
Will Smith
What famous black professional golfer won the most major golf tournaments of all time?
Who is Tiger Woods
What president signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 freeing slaves in the the southern states?
a. Barack Obama
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the first black Disney Princess?
Tiana in "The Princess and The Frog" played by Anika Noni Rose.
Which famous black activist who refused to give up her seat on the bus, said "knowing what must be done does away with fear."
Rosa Parks
Who was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet?
a. Beyonce
b. Misty Copeland
c. Gabby Douglas
Misty Copeland
What famous Lakers basketball player who passed away in 2020 had both his jersey numbers 8 and 24 retired when he retired in 2016?
Who is Kobe Bryant