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Black History Month
Black History Month
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Entertainers
Entertainers
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Important People
Important People
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Movies
Movies
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Random
Random
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What month is considered Black History Month?
A) January
B) February
C) March
February
100
Who is/was considered the King of Pop?
A) Michael Jackson
B) Prince
C) Stevie Wonder
Michael Jackson
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Who invented the elevator?
A) Alexander Miles
B) Booker T. Washington
C) George Washington Carver
Alexander Miles
100
Name this movie:
A. Star Wars
B. Space Jam
C. Looney Tunes
Space Jam
100
What does is segregation?
A. To be together
B. To be apart; separate
C. I am not sure
To be apart; separate
200
Who started Black History Month
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Barack Obama
C) Carter J. Woodson
Carter J. Woodson
200
True or False: Denzel Washington is a famous singer.
A) True
B) False
False: He is as famous actor, director and producer.
200
This Civil Rights icon has a birthday on January 15th, even though we celebrate him on the third Monday in January?
A) Malcolm X
B) Martin Luther King, Jr.
C) Ronald Reagan
Martin Luther King, Jr.
200
Name this movie:
A. Rudy
B. Safety
C. Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans
200
What Michael Jackson music video gets replayed more than any other music video at Halloween time?
A) Billie Jean
B) Thriller
C) The Monster Mash
Thriller
300
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
A) Clarence Thomas
B) Thurgood Marshall
C) Colin Powell
Thurgood Marshall
300
Who was the star of Black Panther?
A) Chadwick Boseman
B) Denzel Washington
C) Samuel L. Jackson
Chadwick Boseman
300
Who invented the horse shoe?
A) Booker T. Washington
B) George Washington Carver
C) Oscar E. Brown
Oscar E. Brown
300
Name this movie:
A. The Wiz
B. The Wizard of Oz
C. The Wonderful World of Oz
The Wiz
300
What is racism?
A. To like everyone
B. To discriminate against someone
C. To sing with someone
To discriminate against someone
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Who triggered 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
400
Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
A) Angela Bassett
B) Halle Berry
C) Whoopi Goldberg
Halle Berry
400
Who invented the letter box?
A) Booker T. Washington
B) G.E. Becket
C) George Washington Carver
G.E. Becket
400
Name this movie:
A. Black Panther
B. The Black Cauldron
C. Black Christmas
Black Panther
400
Kwanzaa is a Swahili word that means what?
A) Happy Holidays
B) African Roots
C) First Fruits
First Fruits
500
Who was the first African American to travel into space?
A) Guion Stewart Bluford
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Kanye
Guion Stewart Bluford
500
True or False: Whitney Houston sang The National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV?
A) True
B) False
True
500
True or False: Barack Obama was both the 43rd and 44th President of the United States?
A) True
B) False
False. He was the 44th President of the United States; but he did serve 2 terms.
500
On what American holiday did we see Will Smith knock out a space alien as he 'welcomed him to Earth'?
A) Independence Day
B) Labor Day
C) Thanksgiving
Independence Day
500
What is equality?
A. To subtract
B. To add
C. To be equal
To be equal
600
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in through the Underground Railroad?
A) Harriet Tubman
B) Maya Angelou
C) Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
600
Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
A) Michael Jordan
B) Usain Bolt
C) Will Smith
Usain Bolt
600
Who beat the Nazis in their own Olympics?
A) Gabby Douglas
B) Jesse Owens
C) Usain Bolt
Jesse Owens
600
Name this movie:
A. The Toad and Hare
B. The Princess and the Frog
C. Tangled
The Princess and the Frog
600
What is freedom?
A. The right to act, speak or think
B. The right to do what I want
C. The right to be silent
The right to act, speak, or think
700
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
A) Denzel Washington
B) Halle Berry
C) Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
700
Michael Jordan was a professional athlete who played basketball for the Chicago Bulls. What was his jersey number?
A) 12
B) 23
C) 30
23
700
Who invented peanut butter?
A) Alexander Miles
B) Booker T. Washington
C) George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
700
Name this movie:
A. Inside Out
B. Soul
C. Zootopia
Soul
700
Was the Underground Railroad an actual railroad?
A) Yes
B) No
No
800
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote?
A) True
B) False
False. It was an executive order by the president Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves.
800
What actor has played a Fresh Prince, a Bad Boy, and a Magic Blue Genie?
A) Denzel Washington
B) Morgan Freeman
C) Will Smith
Will Smith
800
Who famously said: "You get a car! You get a car! You get a car!"
A) Bernie Mac
B) Eddie Murphy
C) Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
800
Name this movie:
A. Happy Feet
B. Snow Day
C. Cool Runnings
Cool Runnings
800
What does NAACP stand for?
A. National Association for the Advancement of Cartoon People
B. National Association for the Achievement of Colored People
C. National Association for the Achievement of Crazy People
National Association for the Achievement of Colored People
900
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"
900
Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?
A) Gabby Douglas
B) Serena Williams
C) Simone Biles
Gabby Douglas
900
Which Former First Lady has a birthday on January 17th? [Hint: Her husband was our first African-American President]
A) Hillary Clinton
B) Michelle Obama
C) Nancy Reagan
Michelle Obama
900
Who are the first, last, and only line of defense... and they dress in black?
A) Ghostbusters
B) Justice League
C) Men in Black
Men in Black
900
What U.S. President first officially tried to help the struggles of African Americans?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Barack Obama
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
1000
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
A) Hank Aaron
B) Jackie Robinson
C) Sammy Sosa
Jackie Robinson
1000
Name this cartoon:
A) DuckTales
B) Jackson 5
C) Shirt Tales
The Jackson 5
1000
Who invented the traffic signal?
A) Booker T. Washington
B) Garret Morgan
C) George Washington Carver
Garret Morgan
1000
What movie tells the true story of how the U.S. Space Program really got off of the ground?
A) Bad Boys
B) Hidden Figures
C) A Wrinkle In Time
Hidden Figures
1000
The Kwanzaa holiday began in 1966 as a way to celebrate whose heritage?
A) African-Americans
B) Asian-Americans
C) Jewish-Americans
African-American
