Black History Month Quiz

Who wrote the Autobiography of Malcolm X?

• Alex Haley

• Lorraine Hansberry

• James Baldwin

• Toni Morrison

Who is known as the "Queen of Soul?"

• Aretha Franklin

• Gladys Knight

• Diana Ross

• Tina Turner

Who wrote the famous song, "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud?"

• James Brown

• Otis Redding

• Bootsie Collins

• George Clinton

Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award?

• Halle Berry

• Whoopi Goldberg

• Hattie McDaniel

• Lena Horne

What group comprised of Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson?

• Martha and the Vandellas

• The Supremes

• The Ronettes

• The Blossoms

What record company did Berry Gordy Jr. create?

• Philadelphia International

• Gamble

• Motown

• Sugarhill

B.B. King is noted for what type of music?

• Blues

• Hip Hop

• Jazz

• Rock

What was the name of the character played by Bill Cosby in "The Cosby Show?"

• Bill Cosby

• Dr. Cliff Huxtable

• George Jefferson

• James Evans

Who was the first African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor?

• Sidney Poitier

• Ossie Davis

• Paul Robeson

• Harry Belafonte

The Roaring Twenties introduced and unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature, and music. What was this period known as?

• Harlem Renaissance

• Civil Rights Movement

• The Great Migration

• Black Power Movement