Common Knowledge
Movements of America
Schools and Transportation
Freedom and Rights
Violence...
100

Why was Emmett Till murdered

What is he whistled at a store clerks wife

100

Who led the Chicago Freedom Movement?

Who is Martin Luther King Jr. 

100

What was Little Rock Nine

What is the first nine African American teenagers to enter Little Rock's Central High School

100

What was being protested in the Civil Rights era

What is abolish segregation and voting rights

100

Who killed Emmett Till

What is Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam

200

What did the Freedom Riders do?

What is ride buses through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals.

200

What were sit-ins?

What is a nonviolent movement/protest against segregation 

200

When did Brown vs. Board of Education occur?

What is 1954?

200

What did the voting rights act of 1965 actually do

What is outlawed discriminatory voting practices at the state level 

200

How many died in the Tulsa Race Massacre?

What is 12 people

300

What happened at the Birmingham Church?

What is the KKK planted a bomb in the church

300

What did the Black Power Movement target

What is self-reliance and self-determination more than integration

300

What year did the integration of Mississippi and Alabama universities occur?

What is 1963
300

What was Freedom Summer

What is a protest that happened over the summer for voting rights in Mississippi

300

BONUS POINTS (600) What resulted in the Tulsa Race Massacre

What is it decline in home ownership

400

What speech did MLK give during the March on Washington

What is I have a dream speech

400

What did the Albany Movement aim to accomplish?

What is aimed to end all forms of racial segregation in the city

400

When was the University of Alabama founded

What is 1831

400

What happened in order for the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to be passed

What is Martin Luther King Jr. Death 

400

Around how many died in Freedom Summer

What is 7000 people

500

When is Mr. Barnes birthday?

What is March 19

 

500

Where did the first sit-in take place?

What is Greensboro, North Carolina
500

Who inspired the Freedom Riders

Who is Rosa Parks

500

Why was the Civil Rights Act passed

What is to end racial discrimination in public places

500

How many were injured in the Watts Detroit Riots 

What is 1,032