Black History Month Quiz

Who is the inventor of the traffic light?

• Garrett Morgan

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Edison

Which famous African American artist is known for her colorful abstract paintings?

• Maya Angelou

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Alma Thomas

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

• Barack Obama

• Colin Powell

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Nelson Mandela

What is the name of the African American inventor who created the super soaker water gun?

• Lonnie Johnson

• Jerome Smith

• Tyrone Johnson

• Walter White

Which African American playwright is known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Fences'?

• Langston Hughes

• Lorraine Hansberry

• August Wilson

• James Baldwin

Who was the leader of the civil rights movement and gave the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• Nelson Mandela

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Who is the inventor of the modern home security system with the use of closed-circuit television?

• Marie Van Brittan Brown

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

Which African American singer is known as the 'Queen of Soul'?

• Diana Ross

• Whitney Houston

• Aretha Franklin

• Tina Turner

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

• Rosa Parks

• Maya Angelou

• Harriet Tubman

• Wangari Maathai

What is the name of the African American inventor who created the first automatic elevator doors?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Miles

• Nikola Tesla