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BAM: Black History Month Trivia

Quiz by David Makkers

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  • Q1
    Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
    Dorothy Dandridge
    Hattie McDaniel
    Sidney Poitier
    Denzel Washington
    30s
  • Q2
    Which HBCU did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. attend?
    Morehouse College
    Howard University
    Hampton University
    Spelman College
    30s
  • Q3
    Who was the first Black woman to travel to space?
    Katherine Johnson
    Nichelle Nichols
    Mae Jemison
    Bessie Coleman
    30s
  • Q4
    Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
    13th Amendment
    14th Amendment
    15th Amendment
    1st Amendment
    30s
  • Q5
    Which civil rights leader was instrumental in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
    Medgar Evers
    Rosa Parks
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Malcolm X
    30s
  • Q6
    Who was the first Black woman to serve as Vice President of the United States?
    Kamala Harris
    Michelle Obama
    Stacey Abrams
    Condoleezza Rice
    30s
  • Q7
    Which legendary musician is known as the 'Godfather of Soul'?
    Otis Redding
    Sam Cooke
    Ray Charles
    James Brown
    30s
  • Q8
    What was the first historically Black Greek-letter fraternity?
    Kappa Alpha Psi
    Alpha Phi Alpha
    Phi Beta Sigma
    Omega Psi Phi
    30s
  • Q9
    Which Black poet read at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993?
    Maya Angelou
    Langston Hughes
    Gwendolyn Brooks
    Nikki Giovanni
    30s
  • Q10
    What year was Juneteenth officially recognized as a federal holiday?
    1865
    1980
    2019
    2021
    30s
  • Q11

    Which TV family had a father figure known as “Uncle Phil”?

    The Banks

    The Jeffersons

    The Huxtables

    The Winslows

    30s
  • Q12

    If someone says they’re “about to make a plate” at a cookout, what are they doing?

    Packing food to go

    Making a speech

    Serving food to guests

    Playing cards

    30s
  • Q13

    Which of the following is an essential ingredient in a good plate of soul food?

    Mac and cheese

    Collard greens

    All of the above

    Fried chicken

    30s
  • Q14

    If someone yells “Ooh, that’s my song!” at a party, what should you do?

    Ask them what song it is

    Turn the volume up

    Sit down and let them have their moment

    Hype them up and start dancing

    30s
  • Q15

    Who is known as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul”?

    Missy Elliott

    Beyoncé

    Mary J. Blige

    Lauryn Hill

    30s

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