Black History I
50 years before ____ was celebrated, the US celebrated Negro History Week.
a. Black History Month
b. Black History Week
c. Kwanzaa
A) What is Black History Month
What was the name of the African American who helped hundreds of enslaved people in the US escape to freedom?
a. Harriet Tubman
b. Sojourner Truth
c. Assata Shakur
a. Harriet Tubman
Which artist has won 32 Grammy-Awards, the winningest artist of all time?
a. Lauryn Hill
b. Whitney Houston
c. Beyonce
Who is Beyonce
At what sporting event did players raise a black-gloved fist during the playing of the US national anthem?
a. 1968 Summer Olympics
b. 2016 Super Bowl
c. 1974 World Cup
a. 1968 Summer Olympics
Whose foundation donated $15M to Black, POC, LGBTQ+ and Women-Led Nonprofits Focused on Environmental Justice?
a. Cardi B
b. Zendaya
c. Rihanna
C) Who is Rihanna
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
a. Thurgood Marshall
b. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
c. Clarence Thomas
a. Thurgood Marshall
In which year did Black History Month become an annual, month-long celebration?
a. 1960
b. 1976
c. 1990
b. 1976
Which artist known for the song “Earned It” became the first to top three slots on the Billboard R&B?
a. Jay Z
b. Drake
c. The Weeknd
c. The Weeknd
Who was the first Black boxer to become a heavyweight champion?
a. Muhammed Ali
b. Jack Johnson
c. Mike Tyson
B) Who is Jack Johnson
The first black female Supreme Court Justice.
a. Condoleeza Rice
b. Ketanji Brown Jackson
c. Shirley Chisholm
b. Ketanji Brown Jackson
She triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus.
a. Claudette Colvin
b. Ida B. Wells
c. Rosa Parks
a. Claudette Colvin
What was the first historically Black college in the US?
a. Howard University
b. Cheyney University
c. Lincoln University
B) What is Cheyney University
This movie details struggles of Katherine Johnson, played by actress Taraji P. Henson, one of the first black women to work as a NASA scientist.
a. Hidden Figures
b. Selma
c. The Secret Life of Bees
b. Hidden Figures
Who was the first black NBA Player?
a. Michael Jordan
b. Ray Allen
c. Earl Lloyd
C) Who is Earl Lloyd
Who became the first Black woman on the US quarter?
a. Maya Angelou
b. Shirley Chisholm
c. Angela Davis
A) Who is Maya Angelou
The physician, surgeon and medical researcher known as the inventor of the blood bank and the first director of the American Red Cross.
a. Daniel Hale Williams
b. Ida B. Wells
c. Charles Drew
c. Charles Drew
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
a. President Richard Nixon
b. Ronald Reagan
c. President Jimmy Carter
C) Who is President Jimmy Carter
What was the name of the character who was also the Black Panther?
a. T’ challa
b. Shuri
c. M’Baku
A) Who is T’ challa
This person won 11 Grand Slam tournaments, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame. In the early 1960s, she also became the first Black player to compete on the Women’s Professional Golf Tour
a) Althea Gibson
b) Serena Williams
c) Lucy Diggs Slowe
a) Althea Gibson
It is the theme for Black History Month 2024.
a. African Americans and the Arts
b. The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth
c. Health and Wellness
A) What is African Americans and the Arts
This person is considered to be the founder of Black History Month.
a. George Washington Carver
b. Carter G. Woodson
c. Thomas Jefferson
B) Who is Carter G. Woodson
African American author chiefly noted for her science fiction novels about future societies and superhuman powers. Her book 'Kindred' was turned into a Prime Miniseries.
a. Alice Walker
b. Toni Morrison
c. Octavia Butler
c. Octavia Butler
Who was the first African American to star in their own tv show?
a. Ethel Waters
b. Oprah Winfrey
c. Wendy Williams
a. Ethel Waters
The most decorated gymnast of all time?
a. Simone Biles
b. Gabby Douglas
c. Dominque Dawes
A) Who is Simone Biles
Jessica Watkins was the first Black woman to spend months in...?
a. In the sea
b. In space
c. In the mountains
B) What is space