Black History Month
Women of Black History
BLM
Arts & Culture
STEM
100
Name the the three countries that celebrate Black History Month Every Year.
1. United States, Australia, Nigeria
2. Canada, Haiti, United States
3. United Kingdom, United States, and Canada
3. United Kingdom, United States, and Canada
100
I 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, I made history by becoming the first Black Congresswoman, representing New York State in the House of Representatives for seven terms. I graduated Brooklyn College, and earned a Masters degree in education from Columbia University. As a former teacher, I spent my political career fighting for equal opportunities in education and social justice (equality for all people no matter what our differences). Who am I?
1. Althea Gibson
2. Constance Baker Motley
3. Shirley Chisholm
4. Mae Jemison
3. Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) Before Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, there was Shirley Chisholm. Shirley Chisholm was the first woman and first black American to run for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Prior to her run for the Presidency, Shirley Chisholm made history by becoming the first black Congresswoman, representing New York State in the House of Representatives for seven terms. A graduate of Brooklyn College, she earned her Masters degree in education from Columbia University. As a former teacher, she spent her political career fighting for equal opportunities in education and social justice (equality for all people no matter what our differences).
100
I an American Civil Rights activist, I began using the phrase, “Me too,” on Twitter in an effort to raise awareness about sexual assault and sexual abuse. Who am I?
1. Angela Davis
2. Ida B. Wells
3. Kathleen Cleaver
4. Tarana Burke 
Tarana Burke In 2006, Tarana Burke, an American Civil Rights activist, began using the phrase, “Me too,” on Twitter in an effort to raise awareness about sexual assault and sexual abuse. However, it was something that she wishes she had said to other survivors of sexual assault before then- that they were not alone. That she too had survived. It is what moved her to create Just Be, Inc. to help promote mental and physical wellness amongst marginalized women and young girls. “Me too,” became a movement after the use of the hashtag gained popularity when actresses began coming forward with their experiences in Hollywood. Along with others, Tarana Burke was named “Person of the Year” by Time Magazine in 2017. As the Senior Director of the non-profit Girls for Gender Equality in Brooklyn, New York, she helps create opportunities for young Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) to overcome the many hurdles that they face. Through GGE, Ms. Burke tackles issues of sexism, poverty, racial injustices, transphobia, homophobia, and harassment.
100
Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball?
1. Jackie Robinson
2. Moses Fleetwood “Fleet” Walker
3. Willie Mays
3. Satchel Page
Moses Fleetwood “Fleet” Walker
On May 1, 1884, the 26-year-old Walker was the catcher for the Toledo Blue Stockings in their opening game in the then-major league American Association. Six decades later, while Robinson was hailed as a pioneer, Walker was seen more as a curiosity.
100
Which black mathematician was a surveyor who helped plan the District of Columbia?
1. Benjamin Banneker
2. David Blackwell
3. Melba Roy Mouton
Benjamin Banneker in 1790
200
What President recognized black history Month?
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
200
Who is the dancer, singer, fund raiser, author, and poet who read a specially-composed poem at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993?
1. Marita Koch
2. Maya Angelou
3. Gwendolyn Brooks
4. Langston Hughes
Maya Angelou (1928)
Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
200
Who was the First African American Supreme Court Justice?
1. Clarence Thomas
2. Thurgood Marshall
3. Patricia Timmons-Goodson
4. Tamika Montgomery-Reeves
Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's first African-American justice
200
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
Lauryn Hill
200
I was a medical doctor and a scientist. I was very interested in solving the problem of storing and using blood for transfusions (a transfusion is done when a person is hurt or ill and needs blood restored in their body). I developed a process for removing plasma (blood without cells) from blood. Plasma can be stored much longer than whole blood. I was credited with heading two blood banks – The American Red Cross and Blood for Britain. Blood for Britain provided blood for soldiers injured in World War II.
1. James Baldwin
2. Charles Drew
3. Frederick Douglas
4. W. E. B. Du Bois
2. Dr. Charles Drew
Dr, Charles Drew (1904-1950) was a medical doctor and scientist. He was very interested in solving the problem of storing and using blood for transfusions (a transfusion is done when a person is hurt or ill and needs blood restored in their body). He developed a process for removing plasma (blood without cells) from blood. Plasma can be stored much longer than whole blood. He is credited with heading two blood banks – The American Red Cross and Blood for Britain. Blood for Britain provided blood for soldiers injured in World War II.
300
Why is Black History Month Celebrated in February?
1. To honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
2. To recognize the influence that Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass had on black Americans
3. To celebrate the history of black achievement.
2. Carter Woodson is known as the father of black history. He announced the second week of February to be dedication to celebrating black history. He thought Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, both born in Feb., had the greatest influence on black Americans.To recognize the influence that Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass had on black Americans and to remember the important people and events in the history of the African diaspora.
300
I was a pioneer of the 1950 civil rights movement. On March 2, 1955 I was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up my set to a white woman. Who am I?
1. Rosa Parks
2. Claudette Colvin
3. Ida B. Wells
4. Ella Baker
2. Claudett Colvin
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin Claudette Colvin is a retired American nurse aide who was a pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus
300
What constitutional amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?
1. The 2nd amendment
2. The 13th amendment
3. The 14th amendment
4 The 15th amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. The amendment was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865
300
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
BET Black Entertainment Television
300
1. Secretary for the Department of Defense
2. Invented America First Clock
3. Her Calculations helped NASA Space Program
4. She was the first Black Female Astronaut
Her Calculations helped NASA Space Program
400
In what year was it proposed that the entire month of February become black history month?
1. 1965
2. 1968
3. 1969
It was proposed in 1969
400
What HBCU did Kamala Harris graduate from?
1. Hamton
2. Morris Brown
3. Clark Atlanta
4. Howard
Howard
400
In what year was the phrase #BlackLivesMatter coined?
1. 2020
2. 2019
3. 2013
4. 2016
3. 2013
Activist Alicia Garza is a co-founder of the BLM movement, and coined the phrase "Black lives matter" in 2013 with a Facebook post. Today, people around the world are joining the movement she co-founded.
When asked in 2020 why her statement has so much power, she stated, "'Black lives matter' is so simple and yet so complex. It really is a very direct assertion of both a problem and a solution at the same time. Here we are seven years later, and I think what's become clear is that some of the discomfort with this statement is that it forces you to choose sides. You can't say some Black lives matter or they kind of matter or they matter sometimes. The statement asks you, do you believe Black lives matter? And if so, is that the world that we live in right now? And if not, what are we going to do to close the gap there?"
400
I was an American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist. His essays, collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in the Western society of the United States during the mid twentieth-century
1. George Washington Carver
2. Garrett Morgan
3. James Baldwin
4. Benjamin Banneker
3. James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist. His essays, collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in the Western society of the United States during the mid twentieth-century
400
Who was the first African American to go into space?
1. Guion Bluford
2. Ronald Erwin McNair
3. Frederick Drew Gregory
4. Mae Carol Jemison
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, who is the first African American[1][2][a] and the second person of African descent to go to space. Before becoming an astronaut, he was an officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he remained while assigned to NASA, rising to the rank of colonel.
