African American Trivia

Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Jackie Robinson
• Harriet Tubman
• Booker T. Washington

What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?

• Delaware
• Mississippi
• Virginia
• Washington

Which of these honors was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not awarded?

• Nobel Peace Prize
• Congressional Gold Medal
• Presidential Medal of Freedom
• Freedom Award

Who was the first African-American head coach in the NFL?

• Tony Dungy
• Fritz Pollard
• Ray Rhodes
• Art Shell

Who was the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Olympics?

• William DeHart Hubbard
• Jesse Owens
• George Poage
• John Taylor

Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?

• Brooklyn, New York
• Compton, California
• Houston, Texas
• Bronx, New York

Dr. Carter G. Woodson originated what we now call Black History Month. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?

• Mary Mcleod Bethune

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?"

• Toni Morrison

• Nikki Giovanni

• Maya Angelou

• Alice Walker

Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?

• Atlanta, Georgia
• Greensboro, North Carolina
• Jackson, Mississippi
• Charleston, South Carolina