Black History Month
Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Rosa Parks
I am the first woman to hold the position of Vice President of the United States, sworn in in January 2021. Who am I?
Kamala Harris
Who was the first African-American president?
Barack Obama
What year did Barack Obama become the first African American U.S. President?
2008
What is the first carrabian island to gain independance?
Haiti
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote?
False
I am a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the former President of South Africa who fought against apartheid. Who am I?
Nelson Mandela
Who was the first African-American to play major league baseball?
(Hint: Also the first African American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player award?)
Jackie Robinson
What year was Juneteenth officially recognized as a federal holiday in the U.S.?
2021
Beyonce used to sing with this hit group
Who is Destiny's Child
What influential civil rights organization was co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1909?
What is the NAACP?
I am a civil rights attorney known for my work with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and played a key role in the desegregation of public schools. Who am I?
Thurgood Marshall
Which prominent civil rights leader is known for the phrase "By any means necessary"?
Malcolm X
In what year did the 19th Amendment grant women the right to vote in the U.S.?
a)1915
b)1920
c)1932
b)1920
What two NBA champions were born in the same hospital in the state of Ohio
What is LeBron James and Stephen Curry?
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution in Alabama?
Tuskegee Institute
I am a former professional football player and current U.S. Congressman from Florida, known for my advocacy on education and veterans' affairs. Who am I?
Al Lawson
What notable scientist, astronomer, and inventor was commissioned to help lay out Washington, D.C?
a)Benjamin Banneker
b)Granville T. Woods
c)Lewis Latimer
a)Benjamin Banneker
What year did the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation and discrimination, become law?
a)1970
b)1980
c)1964
c)1964
Known as the princess of R&B, this female singer died in an airplane crash off the coast of the Bahamas
Who is Aaliyah?
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Who is Lauryn Hill?
I was the first African American mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, and served from 1983 to 1985. Who am I?
a)Fred D. Davis
b)James A. "Jim" Dinkins
c)Andrew Gillum
b)James A. "Jim" Dinkins
Who invented the 3-way traffic lights?
Garrett Morgan
What year did the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, take place?
1963
Which prominent civil rights leader is known for the phrase "By any means necessary"?
Malcolm X