Brown v. Board of Education Quiz

Who was the young African American student in the Topeka, Kansas school district?

• Kermit McDonald

• Linda Brown

• Thurgood Marshall

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In which case did the Supreme Court of the United States allow for segregation based on the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

• Marbury versus Monster Babies Inc.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

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What did the Supreme Court classify segregation as in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

• A matter of sports equality

• A matter of social equality

• A matter of screen time equality

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Which organization did Thurgood Marshall represent as an attorney in the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• American Monster Baby Association

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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What did the three-judge federal district court find about segregation in public education?

• It had a detrimental effect upon the King Salmon Run in Alaska

• It had no harmful effect upon any children or pets

• It had a detrimental effect upon black children

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What did the Supreme Court of the United States establish in the 1896 Plessy decision?

• Separate facilities Mutants and Monster Babies

• No facilities for ANYONE

• Separate but equal facilities

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Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution demands that states provide 'equal protection of the laws'?

• The Asgardian Amendment

• The 342nd Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

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What did the Browns allege in their lawsuit against the Board of Education of Topeka?

• The segregated school system deprived Linda Brown of the equal protection of the laws

• The Southern system deprived Ms. Terry Piggy of equal protection to prevent her from being turned into bacon

• The cruel school system refused to allow the teacher out of her contract so she could marry Thor Odinson and move to another planet

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What did the Supreme Court of the United States find about the schools

in the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• The schools were substantially equal with respect to buildings, transportation, curricula, and educational qualifications of teachers

• The schools were not equal with respect to buildings, transportation, curricula, and educational qualifications of teachers

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In which year did the ruling in the Brown v. Board of Education case come?

• 1776

• 1999

• 1954

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