The ABCs of Black History Month Quiz

Which continent is known as the birthplace of humanity and civilization?

• Australia

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

Who was the first African-American president of the United States?

• Frederick Douglass

• Barack Obama

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the purpose of the Freedom Rides in 1961?

• To support the Harlem Renaissance

• To protest segregated bus terminals

• To promote voting rights

• To end employment discrimination

Who was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance?

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Ida B. Wells

• Jackie Robinson

• Catherine Johnson

What was Catherine Johnson's contribution to NASA?

• She was the first African-American engineer at NASA

• She was the first female astronaut

• She developed the space shuttle

• Her calculations were critical to the success of the first U.S. manned space flight

Who was the first black woman elected to Congress?

• Shirley Chisholm

• Oprah Winfrey

• Rosa Parks

• Phyllis Wheatley

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A civil rights organization

• A network of secret routes for enslaved people to escape

• A famous jazz club

• A historical novel

Which act was enacted in 1965 to protect voting rights for racial minorities?

• Freedom of Information Act

• Voting Rights Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

Who was the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics?

• Jackie Joyner-Kersee

• Simone Biles

• Florence Griffith Joyner

• Wilma Rudolph

What is Xavier University known for?

• Being the first university to admit women

• Having the largest African-American student body

• Being the only historically black Roman Catholic college in the U.S.

• Being the first black university in the U.S.