Black History Month Quiz (A2C)

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This quiz is a compilation of Black History questions.
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Questão 1

Questão
What was the original name for Black History Month?
Responda
  • Negro History Week.
  • Negro History Month.
  • There was no other name.
  • Colored History.

Questão 2

Questão
How long was black history month originally?
Responda
  • 25 days
  • One week
  • 30 days
  • Two Weeks

Questão 3

Questão
When did the celebration of Black History month begin?
Responda
  • 1960
  • 1926
  • 1905
  • 1899

Questão 4

Questão
Which country from the following doesn't celebrate Black History Month?
Responda
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Uganda
  • Canada

Questão 5

Questão
Which Month is Black History Month?
Responda
  • January
  • June
  • February
  • March

Questão 6

Questão
Why is Black History Month is the month of February?
Responda
  • 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.

Questão 7

Questão
Who Abolished slavery in The United States?
Responda
  • George Washington
  • Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Barack Obama
  • Abraham Lincoln

Questão 8

Questão
Which President Expanded Negro History Week to a month celebration?
Responda
  • Gerald Ford
  • Barack Obama
  • Richard Nixon
  • Theodore Roosevelt

Questão 9

Questão
Who was Frederick Douglass?
Responda
  • An inventor
  • A writer
  • A farmer
  • A professor

Questão 10

Questão
What did Frederick Douglass write about?
Responda
  • About the economy of Africa.
  • About the life of his mother.
  • About slavery.
  • About Chicago.

Questão 11

Questão
What was the first State to Abolish Slavery?
Responda
  • Vermont
  • California
  • Georgia
  • Delaware

Questão 12

Questão
What was the name of the great Civil Rights leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize and was assassinated in 1968?
Responda
  • Malcom X
  • Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Bill Cosby
  • Ghandi

Questão 13

Questão
What is the name of the woman who helped over 300 escaped slaves to freedom using underground railroads?
Responda
  • Harriet Tubman
  • Rosa Parks
  • Madame C.J. Walker
  • Lisa White

Questão 14

Questão
What major U.S. City elected the first african American Mayor in 1967?
Responda
  • Des Moines
  • Miamia
  • Cleveland
  • Topeka

Questão 15

Questão
Which amendment abolished slavery?
Responda
  • 10th
  • 7th
  • 5th
  • 13th

Questão 16

Questão
Which amendment prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
Responda
  • 21st
  • 15th
  • 11th
  • 6th

Questão 17

Questão
Name the court case that ended legal segregation is Public Schools?
Responda
  • Brown vs. Board of Education
  • Black vs. PTA Board
  • Luther vs. Board of Education
  • Curie vs. Board of Trustees

Questão 18

Questão
Who was the first African American woman aviator?
Responda
  • Madame C.J. Walker
  • Lauren Bolde
  • Rosa Parks
  • Bessie Coleman

Questão 19

Questão
Who was the first selfmade African American female millionaire?
Responda
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Beyonce
  • Madame C.J. Walker
  • Harriet Parden

Questão 20

Questão
Who was the first Black President of the United States?
Responda
  • Denzel Strong
  • Barack Obama
  • Morgan Freeman
  • Dennis Beaker

Questão 21

Questão
What year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
Responda
  • 1871
  • 1863
  • 1812
  • 1799

Questão 22

Questão
What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in the late 1800s?
Responda
  • Underground Subway
  • Middle Earth
  • Salvation Train
  • Underground Railroad

Questão 23

Questão
Who was the first Black female to host a TV show?
Responda
  • Susan Coleman
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Connie Wells
  • Bessie Fell

Questão 24

Questão
In what year was the NAACP founded?
Responda
  • 2001
  • 1960
  • 1909
  • 2005

Questão 25

Questão
Who said “A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
Responda
  • Malcolm X
  • Barack Obama
  • Martin Luther King jr

Questão 26

Questão
Where did MLK receive his doctorate degree?
Responda
  • Boston University
  • Stanford
  • Marymount
  • Georgia State

Questão 27

Questão
What was the name of the iconic dance move created in the 1950s by Chubby Checker?
Responda
  • The Shout
  • Sock Shaker
  • The Rumba
  • The Twist

Questão 28

Questão
Who was the only black woman to serve as a U.S. senator?
Responda
  • Carol Mosely- Braun
  • Shelby Dove
  • Ida Wells
  • Lola White

Questão 29

Questão
Which abolitionist was known for her extraordinary oratorical gifts?
Responda
  • Daisy Bates
  • Sojourner Truth
  • Shirley McDaniels
  • Jackie Johnson

Questão 30

Questão
Who was the first African American appointed to the U.S Supreme Court?
Responda
  • MLK
  • Howard Penn
  • Thurgood Marshall
  • Dennis Lione

Questão 31

Questão
What does NAACP stand for?
Responda
  • National Assortment of Advocating Colored Persons
  • National Association for the Advancment Colored People

Questão 32

Questão
In 2008, who became the first man to ever set three world records in a single Olympic games?
Responda
  • William Douglass
  • Samuel Cleveland
  • Usain Bolt
  • Leonard Smith

Questão 33

Questão
Who was the Fresh Prince that won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance?
Responda
  • Will Smith
  • Carlton Banks
  • Tyga
  • Bob Marley

Questão 34

Questão
How many assassination attempts did the first black woman elected into congress, Shirley Chisholm, survive?
Responda
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5

Questão 35

Questão
Who was famous for her literature, and her birthday was the same day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated?
Responda
  • Harriet Tubman
  • Maya Angelou
  • Lillian Sparks
  • Maya Delonge

Questão 36

Questão
Who was a spy for the Union Army?
Responda
  • Harriet Tubman
  • Malcom X
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Morgan Freeman

Questão 37

Questão
What is Tiger Wood’s real first name?
Responda
  • Demonte
  • Frederick
  • Samuel
  • Brandon

Questão 38

Questão
What was the name of the first professional African American basketball team organized in 1923?
Responda
  • The Globe Trotters
  • The Renaissance
  • The Change
  • The Lightening

Questão 39

Questão
At what age did Martin Luther King jr attend college?
Responda
  • 18
  • 19
  • 15
  • 17

Questão 40

Questão
How many times was Martin Luther King Jr. put in jail?
Responda
  • 5
  • 13
  • 19
  • 29

Questão 41

Questão
After winning the Nobel Prize, where did Martin Luther King Donate his $54,000 to?
Responda
  • NAACP
  • The Civil Rights Movement
  • The Protestant Church
  • The Lutheran Church

Questão 42

Questão
What is the theme of this years (2015) African American History month?
Responda
  • “A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture”
  • "Change Comes in All Colors"
  • "Decades of Equality"
  • "Forever Equal, Forever Free"

Questão 43

Questão
Who was the first African American to go into space?
Responda
  • Guion Bluford
  • Carl Jemison
  • Rodger Wells
  • Samuel Johnson

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