Historical Facts
first Black woman in Congress is elected (Shirley Chisholm)
A. 1988
B. 1990
C. 1968
Answer: C
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?
A. Rock'n'roll
B. Indie
C. Hip Hop
Answer: C
Mae Jemison
A. First Black woman in s
B/ First Woman to teach math at University of Oregon
C. Discovered a new species of mice in the Andes mountains
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
A. Michelle Obama
B. Maya Angelou
C. Oprah
Answer: B
Ruby Bridges
A. Sat a counter to protest Jim Crow Laws
B. First black student to attend an all white school
C. First black woman to cast a vote in a presidential election
Answer: B
Black Wall Street location
A. Nashville, Tennessee
B. Tulsa, Oklahoma
C. Houston, Texas
Answer: C
Starred Will Smith as a street-smart teenager from Philadelphia living with his wealthy relatives in Los Angeles?
A. Fresh Prince of Bell Air
B. All American
C. Cosby Show
Answer: A
George Washington Carver
A. Took marriage rights case to court, resulting in the Supreme courts ending the ban on biracial marriage
B. developed 300 products from peanuts and 118 from sweet potatoes
C. Discovered 52 new species during his time as a marine biologist
Answer B
"Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations."
A. Martin Luther King Jr
B. Jay-Z
C. Dr. Mae Jemison
Little Rock Nine
A. a group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957
B. A jazz group from Mississippi
C. A political part formed during Jim Crow
Answer: A
Thurgood Marshall
A. Inventor of the cotton gin
B. First Black Air Guard Pilot
c. First Black Supreme Court Justice
Answer: C
Who is often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman”?
A. Aretha Franklin
B. Rosie Fragrance
C. Beyoncé
Answer: A
“Black Edison” - came up with the modern three-signal traffic light and an early version of a gas mask
A. Garret Morgan
B. Marie Van Brittan Brown
C. Lonnie Johnson
Answer A
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
A. James Baldwin
B. Harriet Tubman
C. Barack Obama
Answer: A
Harriet Tubman
A. First Black Woman to run for president
B. Conductor of the underground Railroad
C. Swimming Gold Medalist in 1982
Answer: B
The 6888th Battalion
A. All-Black, all-female unit of the military that delivered mail to World War II troops across England
B. Female led unit that defeated British Armies during the American Revolution
C. An all black unit that won multiple victories during the Civil war.
Answer: A
First Black American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, earning the honor for her role in “Ghost” in 1990?
A. Tiffany Haddish
B. Queen Lateefa
C. Whoopi Goldberg
Answer: C
Ben Carson
A. first person to successfully separate conjoined twins joined at the head
B. Famous architect that designed the supreme court in Atlanta
C. Discovered the cause of the bubonic plague
Answer: A
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
A. Michelle Obama
B. Fredrick Douglas
C. Shirley Chisholm
Answer: C
W.E.B. Du Bois
A. a civil rights leader and educator that served as the first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
B. First elected sheriff after segregation in the south
C. Led a powerful slave rebellion in 1789 leading to events that changed the political future for the current President
Answer: A
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
A. Required people to present IDs when crossing state borders
B. Granted former slaves the right to vote.
C. required that escaped enslaved individuals be returned to their owners, even if they were found in free states
Answer: C
Jackie Robinson
A. First black American to play Major League Baseball
B. First Black American to start a successful record label
C. First Black American drafted to the NFL
Answer: A
Katherine Johnson
A. Created the first telephone able to use Bluetooth technology
B. mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program
C. First Black Woman Professor at Harvard
Answer: B
“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.”
A. Michael Jackson
B. Whoopi Goldberg
C. John Lewis
Answer: C
Amanda Gorman
A. Founder of the Black Lives Matter movement
B. Assisted in making quilts and delivering them for the underground railroad
C. Youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, performing for Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021
Answer C