Black History Month Trivia

When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?

• 1963

• 1923

• 1947

• 1926

Answer explanation

Selected to coincide with birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (2/12) and Frederick Douglass(2/14)

When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?

• September 1955

• January 1958

• December 1955

• November 1955

How many African-Americans have served in the United States Senate since it first convened in 1789?

• 27

• 11

• 15

• 8

Which of the following women is known as the "Moses of her people"?

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Harriet Tubman

• Shirley Chisholm

• Coretta Scott King

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

• Macy's

• Woolworth's

• JC Penney

• S. S. Kresge

The first black female representative in Congress was..

• Carol Moseley-Braun

• Maxine Walters

• Shirley Chisholm

• Sheila Jackson Lee

Who was the first Black person to Nobel Peace Prize winner?

• Desmond Tutu

• Ralph Bunche

• Nelson Mandela

• Martin Luther King Jr

The first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?

• Harriet Tubman

• . Jackie Robinson

• Web Du Bois

• Booker T. Washington

The first state to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?

• Georgia

• Mississippi

• Virginia

• Alabama

The plaintiff in Supreme Court decision that upheld "separate but equal" doctrine?

• Olivia Brown

• Dred Scott

• Homer Plessy

• Theodore S. Wright