Upcoming Black History Month Trivia

What is Black History Month?

• Black History Month is to tell about Black American's past experiences.

• Black History Month is the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans throughout our history.

• Black History Month is when we come together to celebrate Rosa Parks only.

• Black History Month is just celebrated for no particular reason.

What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

• ACLU-American Civil Liberties Union

• SCLC-Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• SNCC-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

• CORE-Congress of Racial Equality

When was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?

• Martin Luther King Jr, was assassinated on Maya Angelou's 40th birthday.

• Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on Maya Angelou's 20th birthday.

• Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on Maya Angelou's 30th birthday.

• Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on Maya Angelou's 50th birthday.

What was Bessie Coleman's stuggle when she took interest in becoming a pilot?

• She couldn't buy a plane because she was a woman of color.

• She found it difficult to get a pilot license.

• She found it difficult to find anyone to train her in the US.

• She gave up and didn't want to become a pilot anymore.

Cathey Williams(1884-1892) enlisted herself as a man so that she may serve in the military. Her gender got revealed because ________

• of an illness.

• of her mother.

• she told on herself.

Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

• Maya Angelou

• Coretta Scott King

• Fannie Lou Hamer

• Rosa Parks

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

• Da Brat

• Foxy Brown

• Lauren Hill

• Missy Elliott

When does the celebration of Black History Month begin?

• March 1st

• February 1st

• December 1st

• April 1st

What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's father's church?

• Atlanta Southern Baptist

• Southern Church of the People

• Atlanta Tabernacle

• Ebenezer Baptist

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

• President Jimmy Carter

• President Gerald Ford

• President Richard Nixon

• President Ronald Reagan