(General)
What month is considered Black History Month?
February
Who invented the Automatic Elevator Doors?
Jackie Robinson
Alexander Miles
Barack Obama
Alexander Miles
What does achievement mean?
Something done successfully with effort, courage and skill
Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
Olivia Buth
Ava Sophia
Gabby Douglas
Which civil rights activist gave the famous speech beginning "I have a dream..."
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who started Black History Month
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Barack Obama
C) Carter J. Woodson
Who helped through the process of inventing peanut butter?
Maya Angelou
George Washington Carver
Barack Obama
George Washington Carver
What is activism?
Action of using campaigning to bring about political or social change.
Who was the star of Black Panther?
A) Chadwick Boseman
B) Denzel Washington
C) Samuel L. Jackson
Chadwick Boseman
Which black president said "We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it."
Barack Obama
Who was the first African American to travel into space?
A) Guion Stewart Bluford
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Peter Irving
Guion Stewart Bluford
Who invented the horse shoe?
Oscar E. Brown
Rosa Parks
Richard Allen
Who is Oscar E. Brown
What is emancipation?
Process of being set free from legal restrictions.
Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
A) Michael Jordan
B) Usain Bolt
C) Will Smith
Usain Bolt
Which black first lady said "History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a lie of its own."
Michelle Obama
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Who invented the traffic signal ?
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
Garret Morgan
Ruby Bridges
Garret Morgan
What is justice?
Just behavior or treament.
Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
A) Angela Bassett
B) Halle Berry
C) Whoopi Goldberg
Halle Berry
This person, who was the first black major league baseball player said, "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first black millionairess ?
Jackie Robinson
Langston Hughes
Madam C. J. Walker
Madam C. J. Walker
What does Thrive mean ?
Grow or develop well or vigorously.
Who is the first female black vice president of America ?
Kamala Harris
Which famous black activist who refused to give up her seat on the bus, said "knowing what must be done does away with fear".
Rosa Parks