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200
The first kidnapped Africans (Angolans) were brought to America.
What was...
A. 1609
B. 1619
C. 1629
What was 1619?
200
The home of "Black Wall Street".
What was...
A. Nashville, Tennessee
B. Tulsa, Oklahoma
C. Houston, Texas
What is Tulsa, Oklahoma?
200
She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in 1955 in Montgomery, AL.
Who was...
A. Claudette Colvin
B. Rosa Parks
C. Ella Baker
Who is Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin, at the age of 15, in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus.
200
Barack Obama served as this before he was President of the United States.
What was...
A. US House of Representative
B. US Senator
C. Governor of Illinois
What was US Senator?
200
The NBA player that has the most scoring titles.
Who is...
A. Kobe Bryan
B. Stephen Curry
C. Michael Jordan
Who is Michael Jordan?
200
Played T'Challa in Black Panther.
Who is...
A. Micheal Ealy
B. Anthony Mackie
C. Chadwick Boseman
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
200
This is the month Black History was chosen to be celebrated.
What is...
A. January - Martin L. King's Birth Month
B. February - Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln's Birth Month
C. December - Carter G. Woodson's Birth Month
What is February - Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln's Birth Month?
400
The largest slave revolt where up to 100 black people participated.
What was..?
A. New York City Conspiracy Rebellion
B. Stono Rebellion
C. Andry Rebellion
What was the Stono Rebellion?
400
This amendment abolished slavery
What is...
A. 13th Amendment
B. 14th Amendment
C. 15th Amendment
What is the 13th Amendment?
400
As a 6-year-old, she was the first black student to attend an all-white school.
Who is...
A. Ruby Bridges
B. Addie Mae Collins
C. Carol Denise McNair
Who is Ruby Bridges?
400
The first African American Major League Baseball player.
Who was...
A. Ernie Banks
B. Jackie Robinson
C. Larry Doby
Who was Jackie Robinson?
400
The first female gymnast to win 4 gold medals at a single Olympic game.
Who is...
A. Dominique Dawes
B. Gabby Douglas
C. Simone Biles
Who is Simone Biles?
400
This musical artist holds the record for most Grammy awards with 32 Grammies.
Who is...
A. Beyoncé
B. Kanye West
C. Jay-Z
Who is Beyoncé?
400
Celebrated this before Black History Month became a month.
What was…
Black (Nergo) History Day
Black (Nergo) History Week
Was always Black History Month
What was Black (Negro) History Week?
600
The US Supreme Court decision, Plessy vs. Ferguson ruling.
What was...?
A. 3/5 Compromise
B. Enslaved people were not US Citizens
C. Separate but Equal
What was Separate but Equal?
600
This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal.
What is...
A. The Civil Right Act
B. The Voting Right Act
C. The Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act
What is the Civil Rights Act?
600
The first self-made African-American Millionaire.
Who is...
A. Rihanna
B. Madame CJ Walker
C. Oprah Winfrey
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
600
Is where Martin L. King delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
What is...
A. Memphis, Tennessee
B. Montgomery, Alabama
C. Washington, DC
What is Washington DC?
600
Formerly named Cassius Clay, this American heavyweight fighter is considered the best of all time.
Who is...
A. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
B. Muhammad Ali
C. Joe Louis
Who is Muhammad Ali?
600
This artist has the best-selling album of all time.
Who is...
A. Whitney Houston
B. Bob Marley & The Wailers
C. Michael Jackson
Who is Michael Jackson?
600
Are the colors that represent Black History Month
What is…
Green, Black, and Yellow
Red, Black, and Green
Red, White, and Blue
What is Red, Black and Green?
800
This act was enacted as a comprehensive tool meant to undo the political hold of Jim Crow policies in the South and related discriminatory structures nationwide.
What is...
A. The Civil Rights Act
B. The Voting Rights Act
C. The Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act
What is the Voting Rights Act?
800
This amendment prevents the denial of a citizen's vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is...
A. 13th Amendment
B. 14th Amendment
C. 15th Amendment
What is the 15th Amendment?
800
She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Who is...
A. Mary Jackson
B. Katherine Johnson
C. Mae Jemison
Who is Mae Jemison?
800
He called for freedom, justice, and equality “by any means necessary.”
Who is...
A. Martin L. King
B. Malcolm X
C. Medgar Evers
Who was Malcolm X?
800
Was the first African American female to win a Grand Slam event?
A. Serena Williams
B. Venus Williams
C. Althea Gibson
Who is Althea Gibson?
800
She is the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre
Who is...
A. Raven Wilkinson
B. Misty Copeland
C. Debra Austin
Who is Misty Copeland?
800
He was the founder of Black History Month.
Who was...
A. Fredrick Douglass
B. Carter G. Woodson
C. Martin L. King Jr.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
1000
The number of times members of Congress introduced an anti-lynching bill before the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act passed in 2022.
What was...
A. At least 10 times
B. At least 100 times
C. More than 200 times
What was more than 200 times?
Congress introduced more than 240 anti-lynching bills before it became law.
1000
The organization was formed on February 12, 1909
What is...
A. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
B. Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
C. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
1000
The first African American woman to be elected to the United States Congress and the first African American to seek the nomination for the president of the United States.
Who is...
A. Shirley Chisholm
B. Kamala Harris
C. Carol Moseley Braun
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
1000
The nation's first Black United States Supreme Court Justice.
Who is...
A. Ketanji Brown Jackson
B. Thurgood Marshall
C. Clarence Thomas
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
1000
The first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic Games competition.
Who is...
A. Jessie Owens
B. Usain Bolt
C. Carl Lewis
Who is Usain Bolt?
1000
The first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Who is...
A. Ralph Bunche
B. Barack Obama
C. Martin L. King Jr.
Who is Ralph Bunche?
Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for being a Peace Negotiator in the Middle East
1000
Wrote the Black National Anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Who is…
James Weldon Johnson
Carter G. Woodson
William Grant Still
Who is James Weldon Johnson?