MISC.
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What artist recorded the songs "I Will Always Love You," "The Greatest Love of All," and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"?
Whitney Houston
What famous singer launched her career with the Supremes?
A. Diana Ross
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Whitney Houston
D. Sza
A. Diana Ross
The Congressional Black Caucus organized in 1971.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
B.B. King is noted for what type of music?
A. Hip-hop
B. Blues
C. Soul
D. Pop
B. Blues
What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
A. Leviticus Lewis
B. Marcellus Moore
C. Cassius Clay
D. Aaron Brown
C. Cassius Clay
Which amendment permitted black men over 21 to vote?
A. 13th
B. 15th
C. 18th
D. 25th
B. 15th
Star basketball player Michael Jordan led his team, the Chicago Bulls, to how many NBA World Championships in the 1990s?
A.Four
B. Six
C. Eight
B. Six
Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first African American poet to be nationally recognized for his writing.
True or False
TRUE
Credited with breaking the "color barrier" in baseball by becoming the first African American to play in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson played for which team?
A. Baltimore Orioles
B. Brooklyn Dodgers
C. New York Yankees
B. Brooklyn Dodgers
What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?
A. Ebenezer Baptist
B. Atlanta Southern Baptist
C.Southern Church of the People
D. Atlanta Tabernacle
A. Ebenezer Baptist
What famous singer played guitar for Little Richard before starting his solo career?
E.B Du Bois was the first African American to receive a Ph. D. from what prestigious university?
A. Howard University
B. Harvard University
C. Spelman College
D. Kentucky State University
B. Harvard University
The book Roots was made into a movie in what year?
A. 1977
B. 1976
C. 1989
D. 1990
A. 1977
Members of what labor union helped to build the nation’s black middle class and civil rights movement?
A. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
B. American Federal of Teachers
C. Communications Workers of America
D. International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
A. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters