Black History
Black History Pt. 2
Public Health Black History
UMich Black History
For the Culture
100
Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates this:
A. The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S.The service of black troops in the U.S. Army during the Civil War.
B. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended 'separate but equal' education.
C. The signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
D. The service of black troops in the U.S. Army during the Civil War.
The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S.The service of black troops in the U.S. Army during the Civil War
100
In America, slaves used this hairstyle as a map on their journey to freedom.
A. Pigtails
B. Box Braids
C. Cornrows
D. High puffs
Cornrows
100
Whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research.
A. Betsy Ludington
B. Henrietta Lacks
C. Lucy Jones
D. Anaracha Rogers
Henrietta Lacks
100
What was the original name of The Trotter Multicultural center?
A. The Multicultural House
B. The Black Student Center
C. Black Student Cultural Center
D. Afro-Descent Student Center
Black Student Cultural Center
100
You see this out, it has to be the night before _______
A. Christmas
B. Mothers Day
C. Easter
D. Thanksgiving
Easter
200
This song is considered the Black National Anthem:
A. Optimistic
B. Say It Loud (I’m Black and Proud)
C. Lift Every Voice and Sing
D. A Change is Gonna Come
Lift Every Voice and Sing
200
The recognition of Black history began as
A. A week
B. A day
C. It was always a month
A week
200
True or False: PHSAD is the oldest Sponsored Student Organizations (SSO) at The University of Michigan
True
200
The Black Action Movement was a series of protests by African American students against the policies and actions of the University of Michigan from 1970 to 1987.
How many protests occurred within 12 years?
A. Seven
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Three (BAM I, BAM II, BAM III)
200
You come into this room. What can you do in it?
Nothing, absolutely nothing!
300
Which university had the first fraternity at a Black college?
A. Fisk University
B. Tuskegee University
C. Howard University
D. Stillman College
Howard University→ Omega Psi Phi 1911
300
In 1959 he founded the Motown Record Corporation, the first recording home of The Temptations, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smoky Robinson, and Stevie Wonder...
A. Quincy Jones
B. Berry Gordy
C. Clarence Avant
D. Billy Preston
A. Berry Gordy
300
African-American kidney transplantation surgeon from Lexa, Arkansas. He was most distinguished for his pioneering work in the field of kidney transplantations, and in research, discoveries, and inventions in Renal Science
A. Dr. Samuel Lee Kountz Jr.
B. Dr. Percy Julian
C. Dr. Beverly Malone
Dr. Alexa Canady
Dr. Samuel Lee Kountz Jr.
300
What is the name of the first Black organization on the University of Michigan's campus?
A. Black Student Union
B. Black Action Movement
C. Students 4 Justice
D. Colored Students Club
Colored Students Club (1902)
300
After playing outside for some time, you may return to the house smelling like this...
Outside!!
400
Which of these influential authors became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
A. Maya Angelou
B. August Wilson
C. Lorraine Hansberry
D. Toni Morrison
Tori Morrison
400
NAACP stands for.....
A. National Advancement of All Colored People
B. Notable Achievements and Accolades of People of Color
C. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
D. National Association of the Amelioration of Colored People
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
400
She is the first Black woman who has been the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Biden administration since May 2021.
A. Roselyn Epps
B. Joycelyn Elders
C. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
D. Patrice Harris
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
400
How many UM buildings are named after people of Afro descent?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 2
D. 1
1
Willam Monroe Trotter (AKA The Trotter Multicultural Center)
400
Type of bread that is yellow, uses buttermilk, and is a staple to Sunday dinner.
500
What anti-slavery newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass?
A. Barnett Papers
B. North Star
C. The Examiner
D. The Tribune
North Star
500
Sing the first part of the Black National Anthem
Lift every voice and sing
Till earth and heaven ring
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty
Let our rejoicing rise
High as the list'ning skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea
500
Sandra Lindsay is the first person in the United States to get a COVID-19 shot a year ago. What is her profession?
A. Community Health Worker
B. Nurse
C. Surgeon
D. Health Adminbistraotr
Nurse
500
In 1968, the Black Student Union took over the Administration Building (now the LSA Building) and chained themselves inside for five hours, demanding more funding for African American students and African American faculty hires.
On what day did this occur?
A. April 4 (The day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination)
B. January 15 (Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday)
C. April 9 (The day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s burial)
D. November 5 (The day Martin Luther King visited the University of Michigan)
April 9 (The day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s burial)
500
When you are sick, you should drink this beverage before "laying down somewhere."
Ginger Ale (Vernors for the real ones)
