Black History Month Trivia!

Who was proposed through congress to be on the $20 dollar bill to replace Andrew Jackson?

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Rosa Parks

Who was the first black Disney Princess? And in what movie?

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• Both "Cinderella" and "The Princess & the Frog"

• None of the Above

True or False:

Rosa Parks was the first Black woman to refuse to give up her seat in a bus?

• True

• False

What blues musician(s) popularized the blues to the metropolitan cities in the Northern U.S. cities after WW2?

• Miles Davis

• BB King

• Louis Armstrong

Who was the highest earning female athlete of 2020?

• Serena Williams

• Coco Gauff

• Naomi Osaka

Which NBA team made history by having the first African-American to become the majority owner? His name is Robert “Bob” Johnson.

• Memphis Grizzlies

• Portland Trailblazers

• Charlotte Hornets

• Washington Wizards

Diahann Carroll was the first African American woman to win what two awards in the Entertainment industry?

• Tony Award for Best Actress in a musical and the 1968 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series for starring in the first series on American television to star a Black woman in a NON-stereotypical role.

• People's choice award for Best Actress in a musical and the 1978 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series for starring in the first series on American television to star a Black woman in a NON-stereotypical role.

• Emmy Award for Best Actress in a musical and the 1968 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series for starring in the first series on American television to star a Black woman in a NON-stereotypical role.

True or False:

Misty Copeland became the first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre’s (ABT) 75-year + history.

• True

• False

Who said it?

"Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation."

• Lena Horne

• Coretta Scott King

• Alice Walker

• Winne Mandela

Who was the first person of color to win the Oscar for best original screenplay?

• Jordan Peel (Get Out)

• Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

• Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station)