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Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
A. Da Brat
B. Foxy Brown
C. Lauryn Hill
D. Missy Elliot
C. Lauryn Hill
True or false: The first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was white.
True. (Moorfield Storey)
What player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned Major League Baseball’s Silver Slugger Award 12 times?
A. Jackie Robinson
B. Barry Bonds
C. Hank Aaron
D. Willie Mays
B. Barry Bonds
True or False. Black History Month is only celebrated in the United States.
False. Black History Month, also known as African American History Month, is an annual observance in Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Who was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard University and become a U.S. senator?
A. Blanche Bruce
B. Hiram Rhodes Revels
C. Colin Powell
D. Thurgood Marshall
B. Hiram Rhodes Revels
As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes...
A. Hip-Hop and Poetry
B. Theater and Modern Dance
C. Music Appreciation and Film
D. Ballet and Poetry
D. Ballet and Poetry
These two historically black colleges played in the first college football game between black schools in 1892.
A. Morehouse College vs Clark Collage
B. Howard University vs Hampton University
C. Biddle University vs Livingstone College
D. Fisk University vs Tennessee State University
C. Biddle University vs Livingstone College
Who launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat to a white man?
A. Rosa Parks
B. Diane Nash
C. Dorothy Vaughan
A. Rosa Parks
What was the first historically black college in America?
A. Lincoln University
B. Howard University
C. Cheyney University
D. Wiley University
C. Cheyney University
Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?
A. J.P. Knight
B. Garrett Morgan
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Morgan Freeman
B. Garrett Morgan
What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?
A. Delaware
B. Mississippi
C. Virginia
D. Washington
C. Virginia (Douglas Wilder)
Who was the founder of Negro History Week, which eventually became Black History Month?
A. Martin Luther King Jr.
B. Carter G. Woodson
C. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie
B. Carter G. Woodson
Which of these honors was Martin Luther King Jr. not awarded?
A. Nobel Peace Prize
B. Congressional Gold Medal
C. Presidential Medal of Freedom
D. Freedom Award
D. Freedom Award
Who was the first African-American head coach in the NFL?
A. Tony Dungy
B. Fritz Pollard
C. Ray Rhodes
D. Art Shell
D. Fritz Pollard (Head Coach of the Akron Pros in 1921)
Who was the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Olympics?
A. William DeHart Hubbard
B. Jesse Owens
C. George Poage
D. John Taylor
D. John Taylor (1908 Men's Medley Relay)
What year was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery?
A. 1862
B. 1867
C. 1872
D. 1865
D. 1865
How many African-Americans have served in the United States Senate since it first convened in 1789?
A. 6
B. 27
C. 81
D. 112
A. 6
The 15th Amendment, which granted African-Americans the right to vote, was passed on which date?
A. February 3, 1870
B. July 14, 1889
C. November 19, 1910
A. February 3, 1870
Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?
A. Martin Luther King Jr.
B. Jackie Robinson
C. Harriet Tubman
D. Booker T. Washington
D. Booker T. Washington
With the 15th Amendment ratification in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the United States?
A. Right to Citizenship Status
B. Voting Rights
C. Freedom from Slavery
D. Right to Sit Anywhere
B. Voting Rights