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Black History Month Quiz (A2C)

Question 1 of 43

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What was the original name for Black History Month?

Select one of the following:

  • Negro History Week.

  • Negro History Month.

  • There was no other name.

  • Colored History.

Explanation

Question 2 of 43

1

How long was black history month originally?

Select one of the following:

  • 25 days

  • One week

  • 30 days

  • Two Weeks

Explanation

Question 3 of 43

1

When did the celebration of Black History month begin?

Select one of the following:

  • 1960

  • 1926

  • 1905

  • 1899

Explanation

Question 4 of 43

1

Which country from the following doesn't celebrate Black History Month?

Select one of the following:

  • United States

  • United Kingdom

  • Uganda

  • Canada

Explanation

Question 5 of 43

1

Which Month is Black History Month?

Select one of the following:

  • January

  • June

  • February

  • March

Explanation

Question 6 of 43

1

Why is Black History Month is the month of February?

Select one of the following:

  • It is when MLK Jr's birthday is.

  • It was a random selection.

  • It was the month that Pres Abe Lincoln and Writer Frederick Douglass were born.

  • It's a good month.

Explanation

Question 7 of 43

1

Who Abolished slavery in The United States?

Select one of the following:

  • George Washington

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Barack Obama

  • Abraham Lincoln

Explanation

Question 8 of 43

1

Which President Expanded Negro History Week to a month celebration?

Select one of the following:

  • Gerald Ford

  • Barack Obama

  • Richard Nixon

  • Theodore Roosevelt

Explanation

Question 9 of 43

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Who was Frederick Douglass?

Select one of the following:

  • An inventor

  • A writer

  • A farmer

  • A professor

Explanation

Question 10 of 43

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What did Frederick Douglass write about?

Select one of the following:

  • About the economy of Africa.

  • About the life of his mother.

  • About slavery.

  • About Chicago.

Explanation

Question 11 of 43

1

What was the first State to Abolish Slavery?

Select one of the following:

  • Vermont

  • California

  • Georgia

  • Delaware

Explanation

Question 12 of 43

1

What was the name of the great Civil Rights leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize and was assassinated in 1968?

Select one of the following:

  • Malcom X

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Bill Cosby

  • Ghandi

Explanation

Question 13 of 43

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What is the name of the woman who helped over 300 escaped slaves to freedom using underground railroads?

Select one of the following:

  • Harriet Tubman

  • Rosa Parks

  • Madame C.J. Walker

  • Lisa White

Explanation

Question 14 of 43

1

What major U.S. City elected the first african American Mayor in 1967?

Select one of the following:

  • Des Moines

  • Miamia

  • Cleveland

  • Topeka

Explanation

Question 15 of 43

1

Which amendment abolished slavery?

Select one of the following:

  • 10th

  • 7th

  • 5th

  • 13th

Explanation

Question 16 of 43

1

Which amendment prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude?

Select one of the following:

  • 21st

  • 15th

  • 11th

  • 6th

Explanation

Question 17 of 43

1

Name the court case that ended legal segregation is Public Schools?

Select one of the following:

  • Brown vs. Board of Education

  • Black vs. PTA Board

  • Luther vs. Board of Education

  • Curie vs. Board of Trustees

Explanation

Question 18 of 43

1

Who was the first African American woman aviator?

Select one of the following:

  • Madame C.J. Walker

  • Lauren Bolde

  • Rosa Parks

  • Bessie Coleman

Explanation

Question 19 of 43

1

Who was the first selfmade African American female millionaire?

Select one of the following:

  • Oprah Winfrey

  • Beyonce

  • Madame C.J. Walker

  • Harriet Parden

Explanation

Question 20 of 43

1

Who was the first Black President of the United States?

Select one of the following:

  • Denzel Strong

  • Barack Obama

  • Morgan Freeman

  • Dennis Beaker

Explanation

Question 21 of 43

1

What year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?

Select one of the following:

  • 1871

  • 1863

  • 1812

  • 1799

Explanation

Question 22 of 43

1

What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in the late 1800s?

Select one of the following:

  • Underground Subway

  • Middle Earth

  • Salvation Train

  • Underground Railroad

Explanation

Question 23 of 43

1

Who was the first Black female to host a TV show?

Select one of the following:

  • Susan Coleman

  • Oprah Winfrey

  • Connie Wells

  • Bessie Fell

Explanation

Question 24 of 43

1

In what year was the NAACP founded?

Select one of the following:

  • 2001

  • 1960

  • 1909

  • 2005

Explanation

Question 25 of 43

1

Who said “A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."

Select one of the following:

  • Malcolm X

  • Barack Obama

  • Martin Luther King jr

Explanation

Question 26 of 43

1

Where did MLK receive his doctorate degree?

Select one of the following:

  • Boston University

  • Stanford

  • Marymount

  • Georgia State

Explanation

Question 27 of 43

1

What was the name of the iconic dance move created in the 1950s by Chubby Checker?

Select one of the following:

  • The Shout

  • Sock Shaker

  • The Rumba

  • The Twist

Explanation

Question 28 of 43

1

Who was the only black woman to serve as a U.S. senator?

Select one of the following:

  • Carol Mosely- Braun

  • Shelby Dove

  • Ida Wells

  • Lola White

Explanation

Question 29 of 43

1

Which abolitionist was known for her extraordinary oratorical gifts?

Select one of the following:

  • Daisy Bates

  • Sojourner Truth

  • Shirley McDaniels

  • Jackie Johnson

Explanation

Question 30 of 43

1

Who was the first African American appointed to the U.S Supreme Court?

Select one of the following:

  • MLK

  • Howard Penn

  • Thurgood Marshall

  • Dennis Lione

Explanation

Question 31 of 43

1

What does NAACP stand for?

Select one of the following:

  • National Assortment of Advocating Colored Persons

  • National Association for the Advancment Colored People

Explanation

Question 32 of 43

1

In 2008, who became the first man to ever set three world records in a single Olympic games?

Select one of the following:

  • William Douglass

  • Samuel Cleveland

  • Usain Bolt

  • Leonard Smith

Explanation

Question 33 of 43

1

Who was the Fresh Prince that won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance?

Select one of the following:

  • Will Smith

  • Carlton Banks

  • Tyga

  • Bob Marley

Explanation

Question 34 of 43

1

How many assassination attempts did the first black woman elected into congress, Shirley Chisholm, survive?

Select one of the following:

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 5

Explanation

Question 35 of 43

1

Who was famous for her literature, and her birthday was the same day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated?

Select one of the following:

  • Harriet Tubman

  • Maya Angelou

  • Lillian Sparks

  • Maya Delonge

Explanation

Question 36 of 43

1

Who was a spy for the Union Army?

Select one of the following:

  • Harriet Tubman

  • Malcom X

  • Samuel L. Jackson

  • Morgan Freeman

Explanation

Question 37 of 43

1

What is Tiger Wood’s real first name?

Select one of the following:

  • Demonte

  • Frederick

  • Samuel

  • Brandon

Explanation

Question 38 of 43

1

What was the name of the first professional African American basketball team organized in 1923?

Select one of the following:

  • The Globe Trotters

  • The Renaissance

  • The Change

  • The Lightening

Explanation

Question 39 of 43

1

At what age did Martin Luther King jr attend college?

Select one of the following:

  • 18

  • 19

  • 15

  • 17

Explanation

Question 40 of 43

1

How many times was Martin Luther King Jr. put in jail?

Select one of the following:

  • 5

  • 13

  • 19

  • 29

Explanation

Question 41 of 43

1

After winning the Nobel Prize, where did Martin Luther King Donate his $54,000 to?

Select one of the following:

  • NAACP

  • The Civil Rights Movement

  • The Protestant Church

  • The Lutheran Church

Explanation

Question 42 of 43

1

What is the theme of this years (2015) African American History month?

Select one of the following:

  • “A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture”

  • "Change Comes in All Colors"

  • "Decades of Equality"

  • "Forever Equal, Forever Free"

Explanation

Question 43 of 43

1

Who was the first African American to go into space?

Select one of the following:

  • Guion Bluford

  • Carl Jemison

  • Rodger Wells

  • Samuel Johnson

Explanation

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