BLACK HISTORY
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
A. Alpha Phi Alpha
B. Kappa Alpha Psi
C. Delta Sigma Theta
A. Alpha Phi Alpha
These three amendments are known as the reconstruction and focused on fixing issues after the Civil War
What are the 13th-15th amendments?
This is the name of the group of people who completed interstate bus rides to challenge segregation in public transportation.
What are the Freedom Riders
Triple the Points This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
A. Sheila Johnson
B. Janet Jackson
C. Madame CJ Walker
C. Madame CJ Walker
Who is known for being the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight championship
Who is Mike Tyson
This organization is know for its fights against discrimination, emphasis on Black empowerment, and contributing to African American communities through aid programs
What is the Black Panther Party
What does HBCU stand for and name one example.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Who was the first Black President of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who is the first Black woman to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
A. Shirley Chisolm
B. Ketanji Brown Jackson
C.Elena Kagan
B. Ketanji Brown Jackson
Triple the Points! An African American male named Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
A. Chips Ahoy
B. Famous Amos
C. Oreo
B. Famous Amos
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Who was the first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Toni Morrison
This Supreme Court case approved of state laws that segregated Black and white folks in public spaces.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
A. Jesse Owens
B. Usain Bolt
C. Carl Lewis
A. Jesse Owens
What holiday commemorates the emancipation of Black people who were enslaved in the US?
A. Independence Day
B. Juneteenth
C. Kwanzaa
B. Juneteenth
This country is known for being the first Black nation to gain independence from the French
What is Haiti
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
A. Jimmy Carter
B. Gerald Ford
C. Ronald Reagan
B. Gerald Ford
Who was the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court?
A. Clarence Thomas
B. Ketanji Brown Jackson
C. Thurgood Marshall
C. Thurgood Marshall
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”
A. February 7, 1969
B. September 11, 1965
C. September 9, 1965
C. September 9, 1965
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
A. Tyler Perry Studios
B. BET Black Entertainment Television
C. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
B. BET Black Entertainment Television
Who is the current Black mayor of New York?
A. Lori Lightfoot
B. Eric Adams
C. Michael Janssen
B. Eric Adams
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Who was the first African-American to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939)?
Hattie McDaniel
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Maya Angelou
Which amendment in the US Constitution abolished slavery "within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
B. 13th Amendment
Which African American artist was known for his “doodle” style and became famous for works like "Untitled" and his collaborations with Andy Warhol?
Jean-Michael Basquiat
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools.
Brown vs. Board of Education.