Black History Month: Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

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

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

• Charley Pride

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Colin Powell

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

• James Brown

• Michael Jordan

• Jesse Owens

• Wilt Chamberlain

Madame C.J. Walker became America's first self-made female millionaire in 1910. What item or items lead to her accomplishment?

• Mass production and sale of household products

• Invented of a new makeup line

• Undergarment beauty and hair products for black women

• Established a life insurance company

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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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

Who invented over 300 products from the peanut?

• Colin Powell

• Thurgood Marshall

• Wilt Chamberlain

• Dr. George Washington Carver

Who is the only African-American honored by a national holiday and gave a famous speech "I Have A Dream" during the March on Washington?

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Barack Obama

• Reverend Jesse Jackson

• Muhammad Ali

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I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?

• Ruby Bridges

• Hattie McDaniel

• Aretha Franklin

• Oprah Winfrey