B
L
A
C
K
100
What is the name of this movie starring Michael Jordan?
Space Jam
100
On what American holiday did we see Will Smith knock out a space alien as he 'welcomed him to Earth'?
A) Independence Day
B) Labor Day
C) Thanksgiving
Independence Day
100
Who invented the elevator?
A) Alexander Miles
B) Booker T. Washington
C) George Washington Carver
Alexander Miles
100
Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
A) Michael Jordan
B) Usain Bolt
C) Jesse Owens
Usain Bolt
100
Which Former First Lady has a birthday on January 17th? [Hint: Her husband was our first African-American President]
A) Hillary Clinton
B) Michelle Obama
C) Nancy Reagan
Michelle Obama
200
What month is considered Black History Month?
February
200
Who is/was considered the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
200
Who invented the traffic signal?
A) Booker T. Washington
B) Garret Morgan
C) George Washington Carver
Garret Morgan
200
Was the Underground Railroad on an actual railroad track?
A) Yes
B) No
No
200
This Civil Rights icon has a birthday on January 15th, even though we celebrate him on the third Monday in January?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
300
True or False: Barack Obama was both the 43rd and 44th President of the United States?
A) True
B) False
False. He was the 44th President of the United States; but he did serve 2 terms.
300
What is freedom?
A. The right to act, speak or think
B. The right to do what I want
C. The right to be silent
The right to act, speak, or think
300
What does NAACP stand for?
A. National Association for the Advancement of Cartoon People
B. National Association for the Achievement of Colored People
C. National Association for the Achievement of Crazy People
National Association for the Achievement of Colored People
300
Michael Jordan was a professional athlete who played basketball for the Chicago Bulls. What was his jersey number?
A) 12
B) 23
C) 30
23
300
The Kwanzaa holiday began in 1966 as a way to celebrate whose heritage?
A) African-Americans
B) Asian-Americans
C) Jewish-Americans
African-American
400
What is the meaning of equality?
a
To be equal
400
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in through the Underground Railroad?
400
What does is segregation?
To be apart; separate
400
Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Rosa Parks
400
What is racism?
To discriminate against someone
500
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
A) Clarence Thomas
B) Thurgood Marshall
C) Colin Powell
500
What was the name for his most famous speech?
"I Have a Dream"
500
Who invented peanut butter?
A) Alexander Miles
B) Booker T. Washington
C) George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
500
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
500
Who started Black History Month
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Barack Obama
C) Carter J. Woodson
Carter J. Woodson
