Pop Culture
When
What Did I do?
I Was the First...
Challengerss;)
100
Unscramble:
Kawanda Fevorer
Wakanda Forever
100
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?
a. Sept. 9, 1965
b. Jan. 19, 1963
c. Dec. 21, 1962
d. Aug. 28, 1963
a. Sept. 9, 1965
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The Underground Railroad
served as an escaper route for the enslaved (bonus)
100
African American President of the United States
Barack Obama
100
Name a country Black History Month is celebrated in apart from the U.S!
Possible Answers:
Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, UK
200
Zen Zen Zendaya
200
When did Rosa Parks's bus boycott happen?
a. September 1955
b. January 1958
c. December 1955
d. November 1955
c. December 1955
200
At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks's occupation?
a. Hospital orderly
b. Drugstore clerk
c. High school cafeteria worker
d. Department store seamstress
d. department store seamstress
200
African American pro Baseball Player
a. Frank Robinson
b. Moses
c. Larry Doby
d. Jackie Robinson
b. Moses Fleetwood Walker (exp)
200
In 1960, four African American college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter:
a. Woolworth's
b. W.T. Grant
c. G.C. Murphy
d. S.S. Kresge
a. Woolworth's
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The creator of the film "Black Is King"
a. Taraji P. Henson
b. Beyoncé
c. Ava DuVernay
beyonce
300
What year did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
a. 1963
b. 1923
c. 1926
d. 1957
c. 1926
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Before Barak Obama became President, he served as...
a. Mayor of Chicago
b. U.S Senator
c. U.S House of Representative
d. Governor of Illinois
b. U.S. Senator
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to officially recognized Black History Month
a. Pres. Gerald Ford
b. Pres. Jimmy Carter
c. Pres. Richard Nixon
d. Pres. Ronald Reagan
a. Pres. Gerald Ford
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Before he was elected President, Barak Obama served a position in the government in which state?
a. Illinois
b. Indiana
c. Iowa
d. Ohio
a. Illinois
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Name a food that will definitely be at the cookout!
Possible Answers:
Mac & Cheese, Cornbread, Green Beans, Turkey/Ham
400
What year was Rosa Parks arrested in?
1955
400
Hair braiding (during enslavement)
a. leisure
b. escaping
c. learning
d. appearance
b. escaping (exp)
400
African American inventor
a. Henry Thompson
b. Thomas Edison
c. George W. Carver
d. Henry Blair
d. Henry Blair
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Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates...
a. the end of enslaved African Americans in the U.S
b. The service of black troops in the U.S Army during the Civil War
c. The U.S Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended 'separate but equal' education
d. The signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
a. the end of enslaved African Americans in the U.S
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Who were the characters portrayed in Hidden Figures?
a. Madame C.J. Walker, Naomi Campbell, Maya Angelou
b. Jackie Williams, Gabby Douglas, Mae C. Jemison
c. Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson
d. Taraji P. Henson, Grace Byers, Serayah McNeill
a. Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson (exp)
500
When was Black History Month officially recognized?
1976
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I wrote the bestselling memoir "I know why the caged bird sings"
a. Coretta Scott King
b. Alice Walker
c. Maya Angelou
d. Michelle Obama
c. Maya Angelou
500
African American woman elected to Congress in 1968
a. Barbara Jordan
b. Maxine Waters
c. Shirley Chisholm
d. Carol Moseley Braun
c. Shirley Chisholm
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What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?
a. ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union
b. SCLC - Southern Christian Leadership Conference
c. CORE - Congress of Racial Equality
d. SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee
c. CORE - Congress of Racial Equality