Black History Month Trivia 2024

1.Which Civil Rights advocate from South Carolina is described as "the Father of the Civil Rights Movement"?

• Rev. Al Sharpton

• Dr. Benjamin Mays

• Rev. Jospeh Armstrong Delaine

• Rev. Jesse Jackson

2. This actress from St. Matthews, SC is the first African American to achieve the “Triple Crown of Acting” (an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Tony Awards).

• Eartha Kitt

• Candice Glover

• Angell Conwell

• Viola Davis

3. Which VR professional served as the first African American Commissioner for the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department?

• Felicia Johnson

• Carol Anderson

• Harriett Abner

• Rhonda Presha

4. This South Carolina city is the birthplace of Chadwick Boseman, who portrayed the famous Marvel superhero, King T ’Challa, the Black Panther

• Columbia, SC

• Charleston, SC

• Anderson, SC

• Sumter, SC

5. Dr. Kevin James, a Winthrop University graduate, is the current president of which Historically Black College/University?

• Claflin University

• Morris Brown College

• South Carolina State University

• Fisk University

6. Who was the First African American to serve on the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation State Agency Board?

• Ira Banks

• Felicia Johnson

• Ramona Carr

• Rhonda Presha

This VR Retiree served as the first African American woman to hold the Area Supervisor position.

• Debra Moses

• Alfreda King

• Tillette Scott

• Jessica Pooser

8. Which Charleston, SC native portrays Gabrielle Moses in the NBC television series, Found?

• Danielle Brooks

• Shanola Hampton

• Patina Miller

• Teyonah Parris

9. This 1981 NFL first-round pick is the first and ONLY African American athlete from a South Carolina University to win the Heisman Trophy.

• Mike Williams

• Jadeveon Clowney

• Woodrow Dantzler

• George Rogers

10.Famous singer/actress Eartha Kitt is well remembered for portraying the original Cat Woman and for her sultry Holiday novelty song Santa Baby. In which South Carolina city was she born?

• North, SC

• Orangeburg, SC

• Columbia, SC

• Clemson, SC