Black History Month

Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and gave the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Abraham Lincoln

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Which influential black writer is known for her novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'?

• Alice Walker

• Toni Morrison

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Maya Angelou

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Who is the inventor of the traffic light and the gas mask?

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Edison

• Garrett Morgan

• Alexander Graham Bell

Which famous black musician is known as the 'King of Pop'?

• James Brown

• Michael Jackson

• Prince

• Stevie Wonder

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Which African American athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?

• Michael Jordan

• Serena Williams

• Jesse Owens

• LeBron James

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Who was the first African American President of the United States?

• Malcolm X

• Barack Obama

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Nelson Mandela

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Which civil rights activist refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

• Rosa Parks

• Susan B. Anthony

• Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King Jr.

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Which black writer is known for his novel 'Invisible Man'?

• James Baldwin

• Richard Wright

• Maya Angelou

• Ralph Ellison

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Who is the inventor of the Super Soaker water gun?

• Michael Jordan

• Elon Musk

• Bill Gates

• Lonnie Johnson

Which famous black musician is known for hits like 'Purple Rain' and 'When Doves Cry'?

• Prince

• Bob Marley

• Stevie Wonder

• Michael Jackson

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