Black History Month Trivia
Which President signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Which Roman god was either depicted as a plump cherub with a bow and arrow, or as a handsome teenager?
Who is Cupid?
Letters to Juliet are sent to what city every year?
What is Verona?
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell?
This botanist, born a slave, became famous for his contributions to agricultural science. Who was this man, grand promoter of peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans, widely credited with inventing peanut butter?
Who is George Washington Carver?
Which Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?
What is the 13th amendment?
Which Roman goddess was Cupid’s mother?
Who is Venus?
About how many roses are sent for Valentine’s Day each year?
What is 50 million?
Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Who is Maya Angelou.
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Oscar. For which movie did she win it?
What is Gone with the Wind?
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Who led the Chicago gangsters behind the St Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929?
Who is Al Capone?
What brain chemical is known as the “cuddle” or “love hormone?”
What is Oxytocin?
What US Supreme Court decision created the legal fiction of "separate but equal"?
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson?
Who was the first African-American to grace the cover of a major national fashion magazine?
Who is Beverly Johnson?
What U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
Today we associate love with the heart, but this wasn’t always the case. In medieval times, which internal organ was believed to cause love?
What is the liver?
When was February 14 first declared to be Valentine’s Day?
What is 1537?
Who gave the "I have a dream" speech?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was the first Black female member of Congress?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
What year did Rosa Parks refuse to move out of her seat on the bus?
What is 1955?
As well as being the unofficial patron saint of love, what occupation is St Valentine also believed to be the patron of?
What is Beekeepers?
About how many Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged every year?
What is 1 billion?
Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany?
Who is Jesse Owens?