Black History Trivia

The bestselling, award-winning book, The Color Purple was also a hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg.  The author, from Eatonton, GA, is:

• Alice Walker
• Steven Spielberg
• Richard Wright
• Terry McMillian

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

I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana.  I became a pop singer.  My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies.  I earned the nickname "King of Pop".

• Frederick Douglass
• Michael Jackson
• Booker T. Washington
• Michael Jordan

I was an abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights.  I published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star.  I became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln.

• Frederick Douglass
• Michael Jackson
• Booker T. Washington
• Michael Jordan

I escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849.  I helped hundreds of slaves travel north on the Underground Railroad.  I also helped John Brown recruit solders for the raid on Harpers Ferry.

• Jackie Robinson
• Harriet Tubman
• Rosa Parks
• Martin Luther King, Jr.

I worked for racial equality.  Many heard my "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.  I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

• Jackie Robinson
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Harriet Tubman
• Rosa Parks

I was a poet who became a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance.  My poems tell about African Americans and often contain jazz rhythms and dialect.

• Langston Hughes
• Jessie Owens
• Ruby Bridges
• Marcus Garvey

I was the first African American allowed to play major league baseball.  I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 10 years.

• Harriet Tubman
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Rosa Parks
• Jackie Robinson

I was a scientist who made hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans.  Some of these products included adhesives, dyes, and rubber substitute.

• George Washington Carver
• Thurgood Marshall
• Sarah E. Goode
• Sojourner Truth

 Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.

• Basketball player
• Tennis player
• Track star