Black History Month Quiz

1.) When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?

• 1963

• 1923

• 1926

• 1957

2.) Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

• President Gerald Ford

• President Jimmy Carter

• President Richard Nixon

• President Ronald Reagan

3.) What is the 2020 Black History Month Theme?

• “African Americans and the Vote”

• “Civil Rights in America”

• “Black Migrations”

• “The Crisis in Black Education”

4.) When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?

• September 1955

• January 1958

• December 1955

• November 1955

5.) When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?

• Sept. 9, 1965

• Jan. 19, 1963

• Dec. 21, 1962

• Aug. 28, 1963

6.) What organization formed Feb. 12, 1909?

• The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• The National African American Leadership Summit

• National Black Chamber of Commerce

• National Black Women’s Justice Institute

7.) Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?

• Coretta Scott King

• Alice Walker

• Maya Angelou

• Michelle Obama

8.) Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?

• Mayor of Chicago

• U.S. Senator

• U.S. House of Representative

• Governor of Illinois

9.) Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

• Ernie Banks

• Jackie Robinson

• Larry Doby

• Frank Robinson

10.) Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

• Nelson Mandela

• Ralph Bunche

• Desmond Tutu

• Wangari Maathai