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

What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker, provide?

• food distribution

• investment advice

• beauty products

Charles Drew is responsible for which of the following?

• refrigerator

• blood banks

• plastic surgery

She was the first African American to publish her writings.

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Ida B. Wells

• Marion Shea

What former slave published the newspaper "The North Star"?

• David Walker

• William Wells Brown

• Fredrick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

Who was the first black woman to speak out publicly against slavery?

• Maria Stewart

• Sojourner Truth

• Mary Mcleod Bethune

• Francis Watkins Harper

Who is considered the "Father of Black History"?

• Malcolm X

• Carter G. Woodson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Jesse Jackson

Which famous African American worked for NASA and helped put the first Americans in space and on the moon?

• Rosa Parks

• Katherine Johnson

• Ruby Bridges

• Mae Jemison

This gentleman was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1978.  Who is he?

• Mae Jemison
• Neil Armstrong
• Ronald McNair
• Bill Cosby

How long was the first celebration of Black History?

• one day

• one week

• one month

• one year