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Who played T'Challa in Black Panther?
A. Chadwick Boseman
B. Michael Ealy
C. Anthony Mackie
A. Chadwick Boseman
Who was the first African American woman to go to space?
A. Jeanette Epps
B. Mae Jemison
C. Yvonne Cagle
B. Mae Jemison
What was Muhammad Ali’s nickname?
A. The Star
B. The Greatest
C. The World
B. The Greatest
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech?
A. Washington, D.C
B. Atlanta, Georgia
C. Memphis, Tennessee
A. Washington, D.C
What year was the NAACP founded?
A. 1943
B. 1909
C. 2003
B. 1909
Who made history with the first rap song to win Grammy Awards for Song and Record of the Year in 2019?
A. Lil Nas X - Old Town Road
B. Childish Gambino - This is America
C. Lizzo - Truth Hurts
B. Childish Gambino - This is America
Who was known as a "human computer" for her work as a NASA mathematician and aerospace technologist, and later shown in the film Hidden Figures?
A. Stephanie Wilson
B. Joan Higginbotham
C. Katherine Johnson
C. Katherine Johnson
At what age did Serena Williams win her first US Open in 1999?
A. 23
B. 13
C. 17
C. 17
Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
A. Ketanji Brown
B. Shirley Chisholm
C. Carol Moseley Braun
A. Ketanji Brown
Why was Black History Month placed in February?
A. It was the shortest month.
B. It was close to the beginning of the new year.
C. It was the same month of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass.
C. It was the same month of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass.
Which of the following is Maya Angelou's first body of work?
A. I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing
B. The Heart Of A Woman
C. A Song Flung Up To Heaven
A. I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing
Who invented the three-way traffic light?
A. George Washington Carver
B. Garrett Morgan
C. George Monroe
B. Garrett Morgan
How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship?
A. 5
B. 13
C. 9
A. 5
What is the name of Michelle Obama’s debut memoir?
A. Dreams From My Father
B. Becoming
C. Just As I Am
B. Becoming
In what year was interracial marriage legalized in the U.S.?
A. 1967
B. 1953
C. 1932
A. 1967
Which singer is remembered as the queen of jazz?
A. Nina Simone
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Ella Fitzgerald
C. Ella Fitzgerald
What innovation did inventor Frederick Jones heavily contribute to?
A. Mobile Refrigeration Technology
B. Mechanical Clocks
C. Gas Masks
A. Mobile Refrigeration Technology
In which team did Shaquille O’Neill finish his basketball career?
A. Cleveland Cavaliers
B. Phoenix Suns
C. Boston Celtics
C. Boston Celtics
Who was the first African American Senator and what state did they represent?
A. Shirley Chisolm, New York
B. Hattie McDaniel, California
C. Hiram Rhodes Revels, Mississippi
C. Hiram Rhodes Revels, Mississippi
Which historically black sorority was founded first?
A. Zeta Phi Beta
B. Alpha Kappa Alpha
C. Delta Sigma Theta
B. Alpha Kappa Alpha
What was the first widely distributed label to be owned, operated, and marketed to African Americans?
A. Sugar Hill Records
B. Motown Records
C. Black Swan Records
C. Black Swan Records
Alexa Irene Canady was the first ______________ in 1981.
A. African American woman neurosurgeon.
B. African American gynecologist.
C. African American woman cardiologist.
A. African American woman neurosurgeon.
Who was known as "The Fastest Woman In The World" after winning three gold track and field medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics?
A. Simone Biles
B. Wilma Rudolph
C. Briana Scurry
B. Wilma Rudolph
Who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on civil rights and also focused on LGBTQ+ rights?
A. Bayard Rustin
B. Alvin Ailey
C. James Baldwin
A. Bayard Rustin
What was the first HBCU in the US to officially issue degrees to African Americans?
A. Shaw University
B. Lincoln University
C. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
B. Lincoln University