Black History Quiz

Who was the first African American to serve as President of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Barack Obama

Which African American inventor is known for inventing the light bulb?

• Lewis Howard Latimer

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Edison

What was the name of the ship that brought the first enslaved Africans to America?

• White Lion

• Black Panther

• Golden Eagle

• Silver Fox

Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Barack Obama

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

Which African American artist is famous for his paintings depicting African American life?

• Jean-Michel Basquiat

• Jacob Lawrence

• Romare Bearden

• Kehinde Wiley

Who was the African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Angela Davis

• Sojourner Truth

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

Which African American scientist is known for his work on peanuts and agricultural innovations?

• George Washington Carver

• Malcolm X

• Frederick Douglass

• Martin Luther King Jr.

What was the name of the African American abolitionist who escaped slavery and became a prominent speaker and writer?

• Frederick Douglass

• Sojourner Truth

• Booker T. Washington

• Harriet Tubman

Which African American musician is often referred to as the 'King of Pop'?

• Michael Jackson

• Stevie Wonder

• James Brown

• Prince

Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Toni Morrison

• Alice Walker

• Maya Angelou