Black History Is History
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- Q 1/20Score 0What religion is closely associated with reggae music?29RastafarianMysticismCatholicismHinduism
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- Q1What religion is closely associated with reggae music?RastafarianMysticismCatholicismHinduism20s
- Q2Who was the first black man to play in the NBA?Kool HercJackie RobinsonFred HamptonEarl Lloyd20s
- Q3Who was assassinated by the government for his work with the Black Panther Party?Fred HamptonBass ReevesEarl LloydHuey Newton20s
- Q4Who wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?Claudette ColvinLangston HughesRosa ParksMaya Angelou20s
- Q5Who was the first person to refuse to give up her seat to a black man on a segregated bus?Maya AngelouShirley ChisolmRosa ParksClaudette Colvin20s
- Q6What location is associated with the origins of hip hop?The BronxLondonBostonLA20s
- Q7Who escaped slavery by beating up his owner in a card game?Langston HughesEarl LloydFred HamptonBass Reeves20s
- Q8What is the name for the African American servicemen who fought prejudice by proving their skills in WWII?Tuskegee AirmenThe Harlem HellfightersThe 101st Airborne DivisionThe Band of Brothers20s
- Q9Whose poetry "brought the streets of Harlem to life" in his writing?Langston HughesEarl LloydBass ReevesMaya Angelou20s
- Q10Reggae colors are associated with the colors of this nation's flagLiberiaJamaicaGreat BritianEthiopia20s
- Q11In what year did Earl Lloyd brake the color barrier in the NBA?196019531947195020s
- Q12What idea best summed up part of Fred Hampton's philosophy?"the only thing we have to fear is fear itself""fight racism with solidarity""injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere""fight fire with fire'20s
- Q13According to Maya Angelou, the caged bird is ___, the free bird is ___Aerosmith / Lynyrd Skynyrdwhite Americans / African-AmericansMaya Angelou / MLK JrAfrican-Americans / white Americans20s
- Q14Hip hop culture's influence has moved beyond music, to areas includingreligionfoodsportsfashion20s
- Q15Bass Reeves was an inspiration for western movies starringJohn WayneBilly the KidClint EastwoodWill Smith20s
