Black History Month Trivia

Who was the pioneering child that broke the racial segregation barrier in American public schools by attending an all-white elementary school in Louisiana?

• Rosa Parks

• Ruby Bridges

• Maya Angelou

• Michelle Obama

Who was the self-made millionaire and philanthropist that made a fortune by developing and marketing a line of beauty and hair products for black women in the early 20th century?

• Mary Kenner

• Marjorie Joyner

• Madam C.J. Walker

• Shirley Jackson

Who was the famous track athlete who famously won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics and challenged the ideologies of the Nazi regime?

• Usain Bolt

• Carl Lewis

• Jesse Owens

• Muhammad Ali

Who was the African American figure who played a vital role in the Underground Railroad, helping enslaved people escape to freedom?

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Maya Angelou

Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?

• Rosa Parks

• 1. Ketanji Brown Jackson

• 1. Shirley Chisholm

• 1. Carol Moseley Braun

Who was the first African-American to hold the office of

President of the United States?

• Carl Stokes

• Barack Obama

• Douglas Wilder

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the duration of the initial Black History celebration in 1926?

• one day

• one week

• one month

• one year

Who was the first African American female astronaut

to go into space in 1992?

• Shirley Chisholm

• Mae Jemison

• Toni Morrison

• Angela Davis

Who delivered the iconic "I Have A Dream" speech during the

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Frederick Douglass

• W.E.B. Du Bois

What is the reason behind choosing February for Black History Month?

• It marks the anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement

• It coincides with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

• It is the month when slavery was abolished