BHM TRIVIA

Black History Month is only celebrated in the United States

• True

• False

Answer explanation

In 1995, Dr. Jean Augustine — a Black Canadian member of Parliament — founded Black History Month in Canada. In the Netherlands, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, Black History Month takes place in October.

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

• President Ronald Reagan

• President Gerald Ford

• President Richard Nixon

• President Jimmy Carter

What is the 2022 Black History Month Theme?

• “Civil Rights in America”

• “African Americans and the Vote”

• “The Crisis in Black Education”

• “Black Health and Wellness”

In what year did Baltimore native Thurgood Marshall become the first AfAm Justice to serve on the Supreme Court?

• 1954

• 1981

• 1967

• 1886

What institution was Thurgood Marshall denied entry into which Maryland institution because of his race?

• William and Mary School of Law

• University of Maryland Law School

• Johns Hopkins University Law School

• University of Baltimore Law School

Answer explanation

Upon his denial, Thurgood entered Howard University Law School. He later sued the University of Maryland when they would not accept Donald Gaines Murray, a black man, into their law school. This became the first of his many victories for minority rights.

Who was the first African American female mayor in Maryland history?

• Adrienne Jones

• Sheila Dixon

• Lena King Lee

• Marilyn Mosby

What Maryland city was the site of protests to end segregation in public places and of two race riots in the 1960s?

• Baltimore

• Cambridge

• Silver Springs

• Annapolis

Answer explanation

Cambridge was the site of numerous protests from 1961 to 1964 during the Civil Rights Movement and race riots in 1963 and 1967.

What Maryland native's 200th birthday falls this year?

• Harriet Tubman

• Benjamin Banneker

• Frederick Douglass

Answer explanation

Abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman was believed to be born in March 1822 in Dorchester County on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Rosa Parks' bus boycott happened in December 1955

• True

• False

Who was Bruce Leeroy's enemy in The Last Dragon?

• Eddie V

• Cyrus

• Sho'nuff

• The Gramercy Riffs