Civil Rights Movement
Who gave the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.
What Detroit record label became famous in the 60s?
Answer: Motown
Who said “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”?
Answer: Muhammad Ali
Who starred in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Answer: Sidney Poitier
What major march took place in Washington in 1963?
Answer: March on Washington
What 1964 law ended segregation in public places?
Answer: Civil Rights Act
Who sang “Respect”?
Answer: Aretha Franklin
Who won four gold medals in track in 1960?
Answer: Wilma Rudolph
What TV show featured Bill Cosby as a spy?
Answer: I Spy
Who was assassinated in 1968?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.
What 1965 law protected voting rights?
Answer: Voting Rights Act
Which group sang “My Girl”?
Answer: The Temptations
Who became the first Black heavyweight boxing champion of the modern era?
Answer: Muhammad Ali
Who became the first Black woman to win an Oscar (earlier 1940), but remained influential in the 60s?
Answer: Hattie McDaniel
What space mission landed a man on the moon in 1969?
Answer: Apollo 11
What Alabama city was central to the bus boycott?
Answer: Montgomery
Who was known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Answer: Aretha Franklin
Which baseball player broke records with the St. Louis Cardinals?
Answer: Bob Gibson
What children’s show debuted in 1969 promoting diversity?
Answer: Sesame Street
What organization did Huey P. Newton help found?
Answer: Black Panther Party
Who refused to give up her bus seat?
Answer: Rosa Parks
Who founded Motown?
Answer: Berry Gordy
Who raised a Black Power fist at the 1968 Olympics?
Tommie Smith (also John Carlos)
Who was a popular comedian known for stand-up in the 60s?
Answer: Richard Pryor
What city saw major protests after Dr. King’s assassination?
Answer: Many cities (Washington D.C. is acceptable)