Black History Month Quiz

Which historian is responsible for the founding of Black History Month?

• Carter G. Woodson

• Fedrick Douglass

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcom X

Before evolving into an entire month, Black History Month began as ______.

• Juneteenth

• Kwanzaa

• MLK Jr. Day

• Negro History Week

Who invented the three-position traffic light?

• Thomas Edison

• Garret Morrison

• Garret Morgan

• Fredrick Jones

At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?

• Historical orderly

• Drugstore clerk

• High school cafeteria worker

• Department store seamstress

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

• Maya Angelou

• Coretta Scott King

• Fannie Lou Hamer

• Rosa Parks

What was Muhammad Ali's original name?

• Leviticus Lewis

• Marcellus Moore

• Cassius Clay

• Aaron Brown

In 1960, four African American college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter.

• Woolworth's

• W.T. Grant

• G.C. Murphy

• S.S. Kresge

Which player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned Major League Baseball’s Silver Slugger Award 12 times?

• Jackie Robinson

• Barry Bonds

• Hank Aaron

• Willie Mays

What was the first historically black college in America?

• Lincoln University

• Howard University

• Cheyney University

• Wiley College

Who was the first Black American woman to win Miss America?

• Kenya Moore

• Nia Franklin

• Tyra Banks

• Vanessa Williams