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Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella?
A. Lizzo
B. Nicki Minaj
C. Beyoncé
D. Janelle Monae
C. Beyoncé
What was Whitney Houston’s greatest-selling hit?
I Will Always Love You
In what year was interracial marriage legalized in the U.S.?
A. 1964
B. 1952
C. 1973
D. 1967
D. 1967
What TV Sitcom did Will Smith star in during the 90s
Fresh Prince
Who was the first Black woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
What team did Michael Jordan play for?
Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards
Who was the 44th USA president
Barack Obama
What is the name of Michael Jackson’s debut solo album?
Off The Wall
Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
A. Mayor of Chicago
B. U.S. Senator
C. U.S. House of Representative
D. Governor of Illinois
B. U.S. Senator
Which of the following actresses is an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)?
Whoopi Goldberg
What was the name of the first hip-hop group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Run-D.M.C.
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
A. Ernie Banks
B. Jackie Robinson
C. Larry Doby
D. Frank Robinson
B. Jackie Robinson
What did Martin Luther King Jr. have?
A Dream
What was the first widely distributed label to be owned, operated, and marketed to African Americans?
A. Black Swan Records
B. Motown Records
C. Sugar Hill Records
D. Vee-Jay Records
A. Black Swan Records
In which year was slavery abolished in Canada?
A.1758
B.1803
C. 1833
D. None of the above
C. 1833
Who is the main character in The Shawshank Redemption
Morgan Freeman
Why was Black History Month placed in February?
A. It was the shortest month.
B. It was close to the beginning of the new year.
C. It was the same month of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass.
D. It was the same month as the March on Washington
C. It was the same month of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass.
Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport?
Gymnastics
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
A. Mary Mcleod Bethune
B. Rosa Parks
C. Harriet Tubman
D. Sojourner Truth
B. Rosa Parks
Ice Cube was one of the founding members of which hip-hop group?
N.W.A
What was Malcolm X's birth name?
A. Frederick Williams
B. Malcolm Poole
C. Malcolm Little
D. Malcolm Shabazz
C. Malcolm Little
Who voices donkey in Shrek
Eddie Murphy
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
A. 1963
B. 1923
C. 1926
D. 1957
1926
What are the names of the Tennis pro sisters?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Tubman used various methods and paths to escape slavery and to go back and rescue others.
All Eyez On Me is an album by which notorious rapper?
Tupac Shakur
In which year did Canada’s federal government officially recognize the month of February as Black History Month?
A. 1921
B. 1948
C. 1971
D. 1995
D. 1995
Who is Cat Women
Halle Berry
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Ralph Bunche
C. Desmond Tutu
D. Wangari Maathai
B. Ralph Bunche
In which team did Shaquille O’Neill finish his basketball career?
Boston Celtics