BLACK HISTORY

What was the nickname for the all Black 332nd Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps which escorted Allied Bombers through European airspace on more than 1,500 missions during World War II?

• Flying Blue Aces

• Tuskegee Airmen

• 92nd bomber squadron

Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?

• Traffic light, gas mask

• Traffic light, cars

• Gas mask, stop sign

She was the first African American to publish her writings.

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Ida B. Wells

• Marion Shea

Arthur Ashe was a famous _________.

• basketball player

• tennis player

• track star

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

What basketball player was the first to score 100 points in a single game?

• James Brown

• Michael Jordan

• Jesse Owens

• Wilt Chamberlain

Who was the first African-American President of the United States of America?

• Colin Powell

• Dr. George Washington Carver

• Barack Obama

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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What African-American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?

• Rosa Parks

• Aretha Franklin

• Wilma Rudolph

• Oprah Winfrey

Who was the first African-American Country Music Star?

• Colin Powell

• Wilt Chamberlain

• Charley Pride

• Jackie Robinson

Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

• Michael Jordan

• Jackie Robinson

• Muhammad Ali

• Charley Pride