Tuskegee Airmen Quiz

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• The first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps

• Civil rights activists

• Naval officers trained at Tuskegee

• A group of African American infantry soldiers

Where were the Tuskegee Airmen trained?

• Air Force Academy in Colorado

• Naval Academy in Annapolis

• West Point Military Academy

• Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama

How many individual sorties did the Tuskegee Airmen fly during World War II?

• Over 20,000

• Approximately 10,000

• Around 5,000

• More than 15,000

What was a significant obstacle for young African Americans aspiring to become pilots before World War II?

• Absence of aviation schools

• Lack of interest in aviation

• Prohibition by law

• Widespread racist beliefs that Black people could not learn to fly

Who was among the first class of aviation cadets in 1941?

• Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

• Charles Lindbergh

• George S. Roberts

• Daniel 'Chappie' James Jr.

What nickname did the Tuskegee Airmen earn due to the color of their plane tails?

• Sky Warriors

• Black Eagles

• Freedom Flyers

• Red Tails

How many Tuskegee-trained aviators were killed in action during World War II?

• 75

• 50

• 32

• 66

What did President Harry Truman issue that began the racial integration of the U.S. Armed Forces?

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Integration Proclamation

• Executive Order 9981

• The Tuskegee Airmen Act

Who became the nation's first Black four-star general in 1975?

• Daniel 'Chappie' James Jr.

• Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

• George S. 'Spanky' Roberts

• Charles 'Chief' Anderson

In what year did the Tuskegee Airmen receive the Congressional Gold Medal?

• 2015

• 2007

• 1985

• 1995