Black History Trivia 2024

Who was the founder of the Black Panthers?

• Huey P. Newton

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Angela Davis

Which of the following are quotes from Muhammad Ali?

• "I'll tell you how I'd like to be remembered: as a Black man who won the heavy weight title and who was humorous and who treated everyone right."

• "If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough."

• "You don't lose if you get knocked down. You lose if you stay down."

• "Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee."

• None of these.

Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

• Charley Pride

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Colin Powell

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.

A son of a slave, this mathematician was also an astronomer, inventor, and writer. Acclaimed for the almanacs he published between 1792 and 1798, he was appointed by President George Washington to the District of Columbia Commission and helped map out the new national capital. In 1980, the U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp in his honor.

• Benjamin Banneker

• Benjamin Button

• Benjamin Franklin

• Benjamin Bunny

Who created “Negro History Week”?

(Later it became “Black History Month”)

• Carter G. Woodson

• Woody Charles

• Fredrick Douglass

• W.E.B. Dubois

Who was the first African-American astronaut to travel into space in 1983?

• Mae C. Jemison

• Guion Bluford

• Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.

• Ronald McNair

Why was February chosen as the month to recognize the history and contributions of African Americans?

• It coincides with the birthdays of Fredrick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln
• It is the shortest month of the year
• February is the holy month of Ramadan

When the 15th amendment passed in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the United States? 

• Voting Rights 
• Citizenship
• Equal Protection Under the Law
• 5 Acres of Land

What was the name of the first all Black Medical school?

• Howard University

• South Carolina State University

• Meharry Medical College