Trivia Questions

What travel guide did African Americans use, with publishing between 1936 and 1966?

• The Travel Expo

• The Green Book

• The Blue Book

• The Colored Travelers Guide

What was the first HBCU in the U.S. to officially issue degrees to African Americans?

• Shaw University

• Lincoln University

• Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

• Howard University

Who invented the three-way traffic light?

• George Washington Carver

• Garrett Morgan

• George Monroe

• William Robinson

Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella?

• Lizzo

• Nicki Minaj

• Beyoncé

• Janelle Monae

Why was Black History Month placed in February?

• It was the shortest month.

• It was close to the beginning of the new year.

• It was the same month of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass.

• It was the same month as the March on Washington

The Apollo Theater was opened in what city?

• Los Angeles, CA

• Harlem, NY

• Atlanta, GA

• Chicago, IL

Who made history with the first rap song to win Grammy Awards for Song and Record of the Year in 2019?

• Childish Gambino - This is America

• Lil Nas X - Old Town Road

• Lizzo - Truth Hurts

• Drake - God’s Plan

In what year and what team did Jackie Robinson make history, being the first African American to play Major League Baseball?

• Boston Red Sox, 1954

• Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947

• New York Yankees, 1948

• Chicago Cubs, 1949

Where did Martin Luther King deliver his famous “ I Have a Dream Speech”?

• Memphis, Tennessee

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Washington, D.C

Madame CJ Walker was the first African American female _______________.

• Self-made millionaire.

• To graduate from a integrated high school

• Self-made thousand Aire.

• To own property in Ohio.