Black History Trivia
What civil rights activist gave speeches such as "I've Seen the Mountaintop" and "I Have A Dream"?
Martin Luther King Jr
This author has a birthday in February. She is most famous for her book series "Little House on the Prarie"
Laura Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867)
This holiday is celebrated on February 14
Valentine's Day
This famous athlete was born February 17, 1963 and played for the Bulls and the Wizards
Michael Jordan
The recognition of Black history began as 'what length of time'? (day/week/month?)
A week
Who was the first Black American President?
Barack Obama
This famous singer celebrates a birthday on February 20. Best known for the songs "Umbrella", "Rude Boy", and "Love on the Brain"
Rihanna
What rodent makes weather predictions on February 2?
Groundhog (Groundhog Day)
Simone Biles is the most decorated athlete in what Olympics sport?
Gymnastics
This person is coined as inventing peanut butter
George Washington Carver
Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on the bus the same year as what other female activist?
Rosa Parks
What American author and activist celebrates a birthday on February 1, 1818
Frederick Douglas
What fluffy breakfast food, often served with syrup, is celebrated on February 28?
Pancakes - National Pancake Day
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
What movie told the story of African-American women and their role at NASA
Hidden Figures
Who is the second African American to hold the office of New York City Mayor?
Eric Adams (the first was David Dinkins)
Four US presidents have birthdays in February, name two
George Washington (the 22nd), Abraham Lincoln (the 12th), William Henry Harrison (the 9th), and Ronald Reagan (the 6th)
This holiday is celebrated every February 13, celebrating female friendships
Galentines Day
On February 20, 1976, what athlete won and defended his world heavyweight title.
Muhammad Ali beat Jean-Pierre Coopman with a fifth-round knockout at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Puerto Rico to defend his world heavyweight title.
What mythical creature is celebrated this year (2024) as part of the Chinese zodiac signs?
Dragon
The first African American woman Supreme Court Justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson in 2022 (Thurgood Marshall was the first man in 1967)
What Jamaican singer and songwriter (who sold 20 million records in his career) celebrates his birthday February 6, 1945
Bob Marley
This day comes around once every four years, and it happens to occur this year in 2024
Leap Year
The Superbowl usually falls on which Sunday of February each year?
Until 2021, it was the first Sunday in February, now it is the second Sunday of February
Who was the first Black writer to win a Nobel Prize in Literature?
Toni Morrison