Black History Trivia

Taraji P. Henson played Katherine G. Johnson in the movie Hidden Figures. What was Johnson known for?

• Secretary of the Department of Defense

• Invented America's first clock

• Her calculations helped NASA's space program

• She was the first female astronaut

Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?

• Ben Franklin

• Garrett Morgan

• JP Knight

• Morgan Freeman

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

• Ebenezer Baptist

• Atlanta Southern Baptist

• Southern Church of the People

• Atlanta Tabernacle

What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

• ACLU-American Civil Liberties Union

• SCLC-Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• CORE-Congress of Racial Equality

• SNCC-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

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

• Hospital 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

What famous baseball player said, "Today's black athletes have no idea what we had to endure.”

• Hank Aaron

• Bob Gibson

• Ernie Banks

• Willie Mays

When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?

• 1962

• 1971

• 1926

• 1823

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

• President Gerald Ford

• President Jimmy Carter

• President Richard Nixon

• President Ronald Reagan