The Tuskegee Airmen Quiz

Where were the Tuskegee Airmen trained as military pilots?

• Tuskegee, Alabama

• New York

• Chicago

• Los Angeles

What event led to the US entering World War II?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• D-Day

• Bombing of Hiroshima

• Battle of Britain

What were the Tuskegee Airmen nicknamed because of the color of their plane tails?

• Blue Angels

• Green Berets

• Yellow Jackets

• Red Tails

How many enemy aircraft did the Tuskegee Airmen shoot down during the war?

• 50

• 75

• 112

• 150

In what year did US president Harry S. Truman announce the end of military segregation?

• 1948

• 1960

• 1945

• 1950

What was the occupation of many Tuskegee Airmen after World War II?

• Teachers

• Athletes

• Farmers

• Artists

In what year was segregation outlawed nationwide in the US?

• 1950

• 1964

• 1980

• 1970