Black History Month Trivia: Round One

Who was the Supreme Court's first African American justice?

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

• Barack Obama

• Emmett Till

Which young boy was murdered for accusations of offending a white woman in 1955?

• Emmett Till

• Louis Till

• James Meredith

• Frederick Douglass

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

• James Morrison

• Babe Ruth

• Jack Robinson

• Jackie Robinson

Who was the first African American President of the US?

• Nelson Mandela

• Barack Obama

• Thurgood Marshall

• Jackson Mills

What was the largest Civil Rights protest in America?

• Civil War of 1865

• March on Birmingham 1955

• The March on Washington 1963

• Civil Rights Movement 1967

Who was known for their "I Have A Dream" speech?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcom X

• Timothy Barnes

• Rosa Parks

Which African American was known for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus?

• Michelle Obama

• Sadie T.M. Alexander

• Jesse Jackson

• Rosa Parks

What was the date that Dr. King was assassinated?

• November 21, 1966

• April 3, 1968

• January 22, 1950

• April 4th, 1968

What crop first created a demand for slave labor in America?

• Tobacco

• Sugar

• Cotton

• Corn

Who was the nation's first woman to earn a P.H.D. in Economics?

• Lena Horne

• Margert Yong Alexander

• Sadie T.M. Alexander

• Winona Cargile Alexander