Black History Month
When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?
December 1955
Who was the first “First Lady” to have developed her own political and media identity?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Traditionally, which month has NO holidays in it in the USA?
August
Who is the Sagemont Rho Kappa President?
Ximena
How many stars does the American Flag have?
50
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?
Sept. 9, 1965
What leading suffragist was arrested and convicted of attempting to vote in the 1872 election?
Susan B. Anthony
The US celebrates Presidents' Day as a legal holiday in February, but which two presidents are actually being celebrated?
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington
Who is Sagemont's Rho Kappa Vice President?
Adri
How many Stripes does the United States of America’ flag have?
Thirteen
Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
Maya Angelou
What woman was turned down by 29 medical schools before being accepted as a student, graduated at the head of her class, and became the first licensed woman doctor in the U.S.?
Elizabeth Blackwell
What is the holiday where grown-ups party, "Auld Lang Syne" is played and kids get to stay up until midnight?
New Year's Eve
What grades do you have to be in to participate in Rho Kappa?
Junior and Senior (11th and 12th)
What state was the last state to overturn laws against interracial marriage in the year 2000?
Alabama
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the Shoshone Indian woman who served as guide and interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Sacajawea
Which of the eleven Federal Holidays was established most recently?
Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
What does Rho Kappa recognize?
excellence in the field of Social Studies.
Which United States of America Armed Force did John Fitzgerald Kennedy serve in?
Navy
Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
U.S. Senator
What woman served as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, freeing hundreds of southern slaves and leading them to safety in the North? A $40,000 reward was offered for her capture.
Harriet Tubman
Which holiday falls on November 11th and coincides with Armistice Day and Remembrance Day?
Veterans' Day
What day was History Fair this year?
January 6
On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776