black history month trivia

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

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

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

• James Brown

• Michael Jordan

• Jesse Owens

• Wilt Chamberlain

Who was the first African-American woman to host a television program for 25 years and now owns her own network?

• Aretha Franklin

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

• Madame C.J. Walker

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.

What African-American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?

• Rosa Parks

• Aretha Franklin

• Wilma Rudolph

• Oprah Winfrey

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

Why did Rosa Parks go to jail in 1955 ?

• She trash talked two white men
• She refused to give up her seat 
• She killed a white woman

What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie, "Ray"?

• Redd Foxx
• Jamie Fox
• Denzel Washington
• Idris Elba