History Trivia

First black woman elected to Congress in 1968

• Michelle Obama

• Kamala Harris

• Harriet Tubman

• Shirley Chisholm

Became the first African American woman to go to space in 1992

• Bessie Coleman

• Mae C. Jemison

• Katherine Johnson

• Madam C.J. Walker

Did a lot of work to help the civil rights movement; was a dancer; poet and author

• James Baldwin

• Langston Hughes

• Oprah Winfrey

• Maya Angelou

Name the woman who got arrested for sitting in the front of a bus?

• Hillary Clinton

• Toni Morrison

• Ruby Bridges

• Rosa Parks

Who is in this picture?

• Ruby Bridges

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Who was born in Atlanta, GA and wrote the famous "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Ronald McNair

• Ice Cube

• Barack Obama

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Which award did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. receive in 1964?

• Nobel Peace Prize

• Oscar

• Grammy

• Humanitarian

Which famous African-American wrote several autobiographies about his experiences with slavery.

• Lou Rawls

• Frederick Douglass

• Benjamin Banneker

• Clive Davis

Which African-American male played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Michael Jackson

• Frederick Douglass

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Morris Chestnut

Something that is passed down from generation to generation is called...

• Passing

• Advocate

• Heritage