Black History 1
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
Alpha Phi Alpha
Who was the first African-American chosen as Miss America?
Vanessa Williams
What President recognized black history Month?
1. Jimmy Carter
2. Gerald Ford
3. Ronald Reagan
4. Barack Obama
2. Gerald Ford
First African American to be on a U.S. postage stamp
1. Martin Luther King Junior
2. Booker T. Washington
3. Medgar Evers
4. Sojourner Truth
2. Booker T. Washington
Who was the first black woman to own a TV studio?
Oprah Winfrey
Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?
1. J.P Knight
2. Garrett Morgan
3. Benjamin Franklin
4. Morgan Freeman
2. Garrett Morgan
Who invented peanut butter
George Washington Carver
Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Halle Berry
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution?
Tuskegee University
What is the music-related nickname of Detroit, Michigan?
Motown
What Harlem theatre is a showcase for African- American talent
The Apollo
What amendment to the constitution banned slavery?
The 13th Amendment
What Black actress won an Academy Award for her supporting role in the movie Ghost?
Whoopi Goldberg
What was the first Black owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
1. Telfar
2. BET/Black Entertainment Television
3. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
4. AJ Crimson Beauty
2. BET/Black Entertainment Television
Jackie Robison was the first African-American to play major league baseball for what team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
Who is Sidney Poitier
He started the "Back to Africa Movement",and was later deported back to his homeland in Jamaica
1. Malcom X
2. Marcus Garvey
3. Louis Farrakhan
4. Elijah Muhammad
2. Marcus Garvey
Who was responsible for starting Black History week?
Carter G. Woodson
What was the nickname for the all Black 332d Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps which escorted Allied Bombers through European airspace on 1,578 mission during World War II?
1. Flying Blue Aces
2. Tuskegee Airmen
3. 92nd bomber squadron
2. Tuskegee Airmen
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
1. Da Brat
2. Foxy Brown
3. Lauryn Hill
4. Missy Elliott
3. Lauryn Hill
What were the black soldiers who primarily fought Native Americans in the West after the Civil War?
Buffalo Soldiers
What case resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that no black-free or slave could be a US citizen?
Dredd Scott Decision
He was a medical doctor and a scientist. He was very interested in solving the problem of storing and using blood for transfusions. I developed a process for removing plasma (blood without cells) from blood. I was credited with heading two blood banks.
1. James Baldwin
2. Charles Drew
3. Frederick Douglas
4. W. E. B. Du Bois
2. Charles Drew
She was the first woman and first black american to run for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Prior to my run for the Presidency. She made history by becoming the first black congresswoman, representing New York State in the House of Representatives for seven terms.
1. Althea Gibson
2. Constance Baker Motley
3. Shirley Chisholm
4. Mae Jemison
3. Shirley Chisholm
Who became the first woman candidate for president?
Shirley Chisholm