Black History Bowl: Politics and History

Benjamin Banneker convinced what U.S. president that African Americans were intelligent and deserved to be free?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• Barack Obama

Starting with $1.50 in cash and five students, what college did Mary McLeod Bethune found?

• Bethune-Cookman College
• Howard University
• McLeod-Bethune College
• Lindop University

What did many associate with the term "Jim Crow"?

• Slavery
• Birds
• Racial segregation
• Diversity

CORE, SCLC, and NAACP share what common goal?

• Westward Expansion
• Equal rights for African Americans
• Advocating for those with disabilities
• Promoting sports

Who sparked the Montgomery boycott of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?

• Dr. Spaulding
• Oprah Winfrey
• Harriet Tubman
• Rosa Parks

Who is credited with inventing approximately 300 uses for the peanut?

• George Washington Carver
• Dr. Charles Drew
• Gregory Hines
• Colin Powell

= Dr. Charles Drew spearheaded the world's first...?

• Red Cross Center
• Diabetes Program
• Blood (plasma) bank program
• Food  drive

What did the Freedom Riders seek to accomplish?

• Riding without seat belts
• To integrate interstate travel and bus stations
• Hiring more bus drivers
• Improving the quality of buses

What organization formed by Marcus Garvey promoted racial pride and
self-improvement?

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• Black Alliance For Just Immigration
• National Black Justice Coalition
• Universal Negro Improvement Association

Barbara Jordan became the South's first African American to hold this political
position.

• Supreme Court Justice
• Congresswoman
• President of the United States
• Mayor of Broadview