Black history month quiz

First Lady of the United States from 2009-2017.

Kamala Harris

Michelle Obama

Ella Baker

Ida B. Wells

Dorothy Height

Correct

3/3 Points

2

Poet, actress, and lecturer.

Maya Angelou

Marian Anderson

Rosa Parks

Wilma Rudolph

Oprah Winfrey

Correct

3/3 Points

3

Founded the negro journal called “The North Star” in 1847.

Colin Powell

Frederick Douglas

Langston Hughes

Benjamin Banneker

Thurgood Marshall

Correct

4/4 Points

4

Helped many slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad.

Sojourner Truth

Mary Bethune

Shirley Chisholm

Harriet Tubman

Phillis Wheatley

Correct

4/4 Points

5

Organized the Black Nationalist movement in 1920.

Nat Turner

Booker T. Washington

Crispus Attucks

Marcus Garvey

W.E.B. Du Bois

Correct

3/3 Points

6

Former California Senator and Vice President of the United States from 2021-2025. Democratic candidate for the 2024 Presidential Election.

Ida B. Wells

Michelle Obama

Kamala Harris

Dorothy Height

Ella Baker

Correct

3/3 Points

7

Actor and singer of the 1920s.

Paul Robeson

Stokely Carmichael

Ray Charles

Jesse Jackson

George Carver

Correct

4/4 Points

8

Hero in the American Revolution and participant in the Intolerable Acts.

Crispus Attucks

W.E.B. Du Bois

Marcus Garvey

Booker T. Washington

Nat Turner

Correct

3/3 Points

9

Civil Rights activist and Democratic Presidential nominee.

Paul Robeson

Ray Charles

George Carver

Stokely Carmichael

Jesse Jackson

Correct

3/3 Points

10

An African American writer, expressed the life of Black America in poetry.

Colin Powell

Thurgood Marshall

Frederick Douglas

Benjamin Banneker

Langston Hughes

Correct

4/4 Points

11

Led the deadliest slave revolt in United States history.

Nat Turner

W.E.B. Du Bois

Booker T. Washington

Crispus Attucks

Marcus Garvey

Correct

3/3 Points

12

American civil rights and women's right activist who focused on unemployment, voter awareness and education.

Kamala Harris

Michelle Obama

Dorothy Height

Ida B. Wells

Ella Baker

Correct

3/3 Points

13

African American woman who refused to give up her bus seat.

Oprah Winfrey

Rosa Parks

Maya Angelou

Marian Anderson

Wilma Rudolph

Correct

3/3 Points

14

Polar explorer who was one of the first people to reach the North Pole.

Barack Obama

Matthew Henson

Martin Luther King, Jr

Malcolm X

Hiram Revels

Correct

3/3 Points

15

First African American soloist to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.

Maya Angelou

Marian Anderson

Oprah Winfrey

Rosa Parks

Wilma Rudolph

Correct

3/3 Points

16

American investigative journalist, educator and one of the founders of the NAACP.

Ida B. Wells

Kamala Harris

Michelle Obama

Ella Baker

Dorothy Height

Correct

3/3 Points

17

Agricultural scientist who produced 300 products from peanuts.

Ray Charles

Paul Robeson

George Carver

Stokely Carmichael

Jesse Jackson

Correct

3/3 Points

18

Gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech to over 200,000 people.

Martin Luther King, Jr

Hiram Revels

Malcolm X

Matthew Henson

Barack Obama

Correct

3/3 Points

19

Secretary of State under George W. Bush.

Langston Hughes

Thurgood Marshall

Colin Powell

Frederick Douglas

Benjamin Banneker

Correct

3/3 Points

20

Astronomer, Mathematician, and complied a series of six almanacs.

Thurgood Marshall

Benjamin Banneker

Langston Hughes

Colin Powell

Frederick Douglas

Correct

4/4 Points

21

First African American to have her poetry published in 1773.

Phillis Wheatley

Harriet Tubman

Sojourner Truth

Shirley Chisholm

Mary Bethune

Correct

3/3 Points

22

44th President of the United States from 2009-2017.

Barack Obama

Matthew Henson

Hiram Revels

Malcolm X

Martin Luther King, Jr

Correct

4/4 Points

23

Built Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

W.E.B. Du Bois

Booker T. Washington

Crispus Attucks

Marcus Garvey

Nat Turner

Correct

4/4 Points

24

First African American women elected to serve in Congress.

Mary Bethune

Phillis Wheatley

Harriet Tubman

Shirley Chisholm

Sojourner Truth

Correct

4/4 Points

25

Abolitionist who spoke about slavery and women’s rights.

Shirley Chisholm

Sojourner Truth

Mary Bethune

Harriet Tubman

Phillis Wheatley

Correct

4/4 Points

26

Adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Shirley Chisholm

Phillis Wheatley

Sojourner Truth

Harriet Tubman

Mary Bethune

Correct

4/4 Points

27

Founder of the NAACP.

Crispus Attucks

Nat Turner

Booker T. Washington

Marcus Garvey

W.E.B. Du Bois

Correct

3/3 Points

28

National spokesman for the Nation of Islam.

Barack Obama

Hiram Revels

Martin Luther King, Jr

Malcolm X

Matthew Henson

Correct

3/3 Points

29

Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Paul Robeson

George Carver

Jesse Jackson

Ray Charles

Stokely Carmichael

Correct

3/3 Points

30

First African American to be named to the Supreme Court.

Frederick Douglas

Benjamin Banneker

Colin Powell

Thurgood Marshall

Langston Hughes

Points:

100/100

Correct

4/4 Points

1

First African American to play baseball in the Major Leagues.

Jackie Robinson

Arthur Ashe

Hank Aaron

Jesse Owens

Muhammad Ali

Correct

4/4 Points

2

Professional golfer. He is tied for first place with Sam Snead for most PGA Tour wins.

Michael Jordan

Jim Brown

Minkah Fitzpatrick

Joe Louis

Tiger Woods

Correct

4/4 Points

3

Singer, songwriter, actress, pianst and civil rights activist. Known as the "Queen of Soul."

Viola Davis

Ella Fitzgerald

Oprah Winfrey

Whitney Houston

Aretha Franklin

Correct

4/4 Points

4

Professioanl tennis player who as won 23 Grand Slam titles.

Wilma Rudolph

Florence Griffth Joyner

Althea Gibson

Serena Williams

Simone Biles

Correct

4/4 Points

5

Major League Baseball player who was selected to 25 all star teams and the Hall of Fame. He ended his career with the most homeruns in MLB history.

Jesse Owens

Arthur Ashe

Jackie Robinson

Muhammad Ali

Hank Aaron

Correct

4/4 Points

6

Professional football player, sports analyst and actor. Considered to be the greatest running back in NFL history.

Michael Jordan

Tiger Woods

Jim Brown

Minkah Fitzpatrick

Joe Louis

Correct

4/4 Points

7

Professional Basketball player who won six championships, ten scoring titles, five MVP Awards, and played in fourteen All Star Games. He is the first billionaire player, known for his endorsements of Nike, McDonald's and Gatorade.

Michael Jordan

Tiger Woods

Minkah Fitzpatrick

Jim Brown

Joe Louis

Correct

4/4 Points

8

American jazz singer and actress. She earned fourteen Grammy Awards, National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Aretha Franklin

Oprah Winfrey

Viola Davis

Whitney Houston

Ella Fitzgerald

Correct

4/4 Points

9

First African American actor to receive two Academy Awards (Training Day and Glory).

Ray Charles

Jimi Hendrix

Denzel Washington

Sidney Poitier

Michael Jackson

Correct

4/4 Points

10

National Football League free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Selected to the First-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl multiple times. He won a National Championship at the University of Alabama. He was also a student athlete at Jonas Salk Middle School in Old Bridge, New Jersey.

Minkah Fitzpatrick

Jim Brown

Tiger Woods

Michael Jordan

Joe Louis

Correct

4/4 Points

11

Track star who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.

Arthur Ashe

Muhammad Ali

Jackie Robinson

Jesse Owens

Hank Aaron

Correct

4/4 Points

12

Musician, singer, and songwriter. The most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music.

Ray Charles

Sidney Poitier

Denzel Washington

Michael Jackson

Jimi Hendrix

Correct

4/4 Points

13

Actress and Producer. She won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award and two Tony Awards. She is the first African American to win all three awards in entertainment history.

Viola Davis

Aretha Franklin

Ella Fitzgerald

Whitney Houston

Oprah Winfrey

Correct

4/4 Points

14

Artistic gymnast who has won a combined 41 Olympic and World Championship medals. She is the most decorated American gymnast of all time.

Simone Biles

Wilma Rudolph

Serena Williams

Florence Griffth Joyner

Althea Gibson

Correct

4/4 Points

15

Professional tennis player and golfer. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title. In all, she won 11 tournaments including Wimbledon, French Championship and US Nationals. She also became the first black player on the Women's Professional Golf Tour.

Simone Biles

Serena Williams

Althea Gibson

Florence Griffth Joyner

Wilma Rudolph

Correct

4/4 Points

16

Professional boxer nicknamed the "Brown Bomber" from 1934-1951. He was the heavyweight champion for twelve years.

Michael Jordan

Joe Louis

Tiger Woods

Minkah Fitzpatrick

Jim Brown

Correct

4/4 Points

17

The first black male to win the Academy Award for Best Actor (Lilies of the Field).

Denzel Washington

Michael Jackson

Jimi Hendrix

Sidney Poitier

Ray Charles

Correct

4/4 Points

18

Professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. First black male to win at Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open.

Arthur Ashe

Jackie Robinson

Tiger Woods

Hank Aaron

Jesse Owens

Correct

4/4 Points

19

Singer, songwriter and dancer. Known as the "King of Pop."

Ray Charles

Denzel Washington

Jimi Hendrix

Michael Jackson

Sidney Poitier

Correct

4/4 Points

20

An American track and fied athlete. She set world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter races in the 1988 Olympics, making her the fastest woman of all time.

Florence Griffth Joyner

Althea Gibson

Serena Williams

Wilma Rudolph

Simone Biles

Correct

4/4 Points

21

Television talk show host and actress.

Aretha Franklin

Whitney Houston

Ella Fitzgerald

Viola Davis

Oprah Winfrey

Correct

4/4 Points

22

Singer and actress. Most awrded female artist of all time with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.

Ella Fitzgerald

Viola Davis

Oprah Winfrey

Whitney Houston

Aretha Franklin

Correct

4/4 Points

23

Professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. He was ranked the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.

Hank Aaron

Jesse Owens

Arthur Ashe

Jackie Robinson

Muhammad Ali

Correct

4/4 Points

24

Blind singer, pianist, and songwriter.

Jimi Hendrix

Ray Charles

Sidney Poitier

Michael Jackson

Denzel Washington

Correct

4/4 Points

25

Track star who won three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics.

Wilma Rudolph

Simone Biles

Serena Williams

Florence Griffth Joyner

Althea Gibson

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