Black History Month Trivia

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What number President was Barack Obama?

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44

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Who recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”? Options: Jamie Foxx, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Alicia Keys

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James Brown

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I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana. I became a pop singer. My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies. I earned the nickname "King of Pop".

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Michael Jackson

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Who was the first African American to attend an all-white elementary school in the South and was escorted by U.S. Marshals to William Frantz Elementary School?

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Ruby Bridges

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Who was the first African American allowed to play major league baseball and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 10 years?

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Jackie Robinson

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Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, making Hitler mad because he assumed the Germans were superior?

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Jessie Owens

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I was a scientist who made hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans. Some of these products included adhesives, dyes, and rubber substitute.

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George Washington Carver

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HBCU stands for ...

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Historically Black College and University

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First African-American First Lady of the United States

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Michelle Obama

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In 1972, what spectacular achievement did Chisholm accomplish?

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She was the first woman and first African American to run for the presidency of the United States.