Black History Month Trivia 2022

This man devoted his life to fighting for equality for all Americans. He served in the United States Congress for more than 30 years, and he was one of the last living leaders of the civil rights movement. He marched beside Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, and he used what he learned to promote activism among generations of young people.

• John Lewis

• Malcolm X

• Colin Powell

• Barack Obama

This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. She was arrested and fined for violating a city ordinance, but her act of defiance began a movement that ended legal segregation in America.

• Diana Ross

• Rosa Parks

• Nina Simone

• Maya Angelou

This individual is one of the most successful singer and songwriters who also happens to be blind. He is a humanitarian who has used his music to support many social causes. In support of making Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday, he released "Happy Birthday" a song celebrating Dr. King. The song became a hit and a rallying cry for the MLK Holiday.

• Michael Jackson

• Sammy Davis, Jr.

• Jackie Robinson

• Stevie Wonder

This woman is one of the most successful TV hosts in American History! She has used her fame to build a magazine, her own tv network, and a company. She has been in movies, written books, and directed/produced many of her own movies.

• Stacey Abrams

• Robin Roberts

• Oprah Winfrey

• Marsha P. Johnson

This male athlete is an NBA player that plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. He is one of the best all-around players of the game and has won FOUR NBA Finals. He has been named NBA MVP multiple times and has two Olympic Gold Medals.

• Lebron James

• W.E.B. Dubois

• Hank Aaron

• Tiger Woods

This man was an iconic jazz trumpeter and bandleader in the 1920’s. He developed a style of playing jazz, as an instrumentalist and a vocalist, that is still influencing musicians today.​​​ His music is still heard today on television and radio and in films.​

• Louie Armstrong

• Jesse Jackson

• Arthur Ashe

• Booker T. Washington

This individual was the First Lady of the United States from 2008-2016. When she was in the White House, she worked to make sure kids were healthy and fit. Before she was First Lady, she was a lawyer, community outreach worker, and a Chicago city administrator. Since 2016 she has written a book and formed the Girls Opportunity Alliance to help young girls.

• Kamala Harris

• Michelle Obama

• Toni Morrison

• Angela Davis

This man was one of the greatest boxers in history. He was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions. He was also known for his social message of black pride and refusing to join the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

• Charles Barkley

• Thurgood Marshall

• Muhammad Ali

•   Langston Hughes

This male was an American actor known for his portrayals of real-life historical black figures such as Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on Up (2014) and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017), and for his portrayal of the Black Panther – the first black superhero in mainstream American comic books. He died of cancer in 2020.

• Will Smith

• Jesse Owens

• Fredrick Douglass

• Chadwick Boseman

This female American abolitionist and political activist was born into slavery. She escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friend. This person used the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad

• Harriet Tubman

• Althea Gibson

• Aretha Franklin

• Serena Williams