LARO BHM Trivia Challenge

LARO BHM Trivia Challenge

By Katrina M

Multiple Choice

Who was the first Black person widely held to be born in the original 13 American Colonies?

• William Tucker

• Frederick Douglass

• George Washington Carver

• Harriet Tubman

Multiple Choice

In what year did the first Black woman receive a four-year college degree in the United States?

• 1920

• 1890

• 1900

• 1850

Multiple Choice

Who is considered the godmother of hip-hop?

• Sylvia Robinson

• Chaka Khan

• Gloria Gaynor

• Missy Elliot

Multiple Choice

Who was Madam C.J. Walker and what was her claim to fame and fortune? 

• First Black American opera star.

• First Black pilot in America.

• Black American blues singer. 

• African American Businesswoman

Multiple Choice

African American computer scientist Lisa Gelobter assisted with the 1995 creation of Shockwave, essential technology that led to the development of interactive multimedia, video games, and web animation.  Her work enabled the creation of this mainstay of social media.  What is it?

• Facebook

• The GIF

• Text Messaging

• Instagram

Multiple Choice

In what year was an Olympic gold medal won by an African American for the first time?

• 1908

• 1936

• 1896

• 1900

Multiple Choice

When did the first Black woman win an Olympic gold medal?

• 1904

• 1912

• 1948

• 1956

Multiple Choice

African Americans athletes played in the NFL for the first time in 1920.  True or false?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the “Negro Motorist Green Book”?

• Travel guide that catered to African Americans listing Black-owned businesses or ones that didn’t engage in segregation.

• A drivers’ education manual for African Americans.

• A book containing traffic laws pertaining to African Americans.

• Telephone directory of African American residents of Washington, D.C.

Multiple Choice

In July 1777, Vermont became the first American Colony to ban slavery.  True or false?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

When did the U.S. military officially end the practice of racial segregation?

• July 1948

• August 1945

• December 7, 1941

• November 22, 1963

Multiple Choice

The period following the American Civil War is known as:

• Reconciliation

• Reparations

• Reconstruction

• Re-Integration

Multiple Choice

What year was the ban on interracial marriage declared unconstitutional?

• 1867

• 1967

• 1954

• 1976

Multiple Choice

Who was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress?

• Barbara Jordan

• Marian Wright Edelman

• Angela Davis

• Shirley Chisholm

​Elected in 1968, Chisholm, from Brooklyn, New York, was the first Black congresswoman