General History
This is where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech
A. Atlanta, Georgia
B. New York City, New York
C. Washington D.C.
D. Montgomery, Alabama
Washington D.C.
He played T'Challa in Black Panther
A. Michael B. Jordan
B. Chadwick Boseman
C. Idris Elba
D. John Boyega
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
She is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice
A. Sonia Sotomayor
B. Ketanji Brown Jackson
C. Sandra Day O’Connor
D. Elena Kagan
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
In this year, Rosa Parks refuse to move out of her seat on the bus
A. 1948
B. 1955
C. 1961
D. 1968
What is 1955?
Name any of the three African American mathematicians/scientists who worked at NASA and were portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for their contributions in the early days of the U.S. space program.
Who are Katherine Johnson, Dorthy Vaughan, or Mary Jackson?
This US Supreme Court decision created the legal fiction of "separate but equal"
A. Brown v. Board of Education
B. Plessy v. Ferguson
C. Roe v. Wade
D. Marbury v. Madison
What is Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
This movement was founded in 2013 by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi following the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s killer
A. Say Her Name
B. Black Lives Matter
C. Dream Defenders
D. Movement for Black Lives
What is Black Lives Matter?
This is Whitney Houston's greatest-selling hit
A. Greatest Love of All
B. I Wanna Dance with Somebody
C. I Will Always Love You
D. How Will I Know
What is 'I Will Always Love You'?
He was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
A. Thurgood Marshall
B. Clarence Thomas
C. John Roberts
D. Antonin Scalia
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
In this year, the Black Panther Party was founded
A. 1962
B. 1956
C. 1966
What is 1966?
She was the first Black woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A. Tina Turner
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Diana Ross
D. Billie Holiday
Who is Aretha Franklin?
He co-founded the NAACP in 1909
A. Malcolm X
B. Marcus Garvey
C. Booker T. Washington
D. W. E. B. Du Bois
Who is W.E.B. Dubois?
He was an enslaved Black American that led the 1831 rebellion (Southampton Insurrection) that resulted in the deaths of many white people and harsher laws against enslaved people?
A. Denmark Vesey
B. Frederick Douglass
C. Gabriel Prosser
D. Nat Turnet
Who is Nat Turner?
She was the first African American to win an Academy Award
A. Hattie McDaniel
B. Halle Berry
C. Lena Horne
D. Dorothy Dandridge
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
(Gone With the Wind)
This famous Black American abolitionist and former enslaved person gave the “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech in 1852
A. William Lloyd Garrison
B. Sojourner Truth
C. Frederick Douglass
D. Nat Turner
Who is Frederick Douglass?