Black History Month Trivia
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- Q1
Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021,commemorates this:
D. The signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
B. The service of black troops in the U.S. Army during the Civil War.
A. The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S.
C. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended 'separate but equal' education.
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When did the celebration of black history month begin?
B. 1963
D. 1957
C. 1923
A. 1926
45s - Q3
Which president officially recognized black history month?
C. President Richard Nixon
D. President Ronald Reagan
B. President Jimmy Carter
A. President Gerald Ford
45s - Q4
What is the 2020 black history month theme?
B. Civil rights in America
C. Black Migrations
A. African Americans and the vote
D. The Crisis in Black Education
45s - Q5
When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?
B. September 1955
D. November 1955
C. January 1958
A. December 1955
45s - Q6
When did martin Luther king jr give his “I have a dream speech”
A. September 9, 1965
D. December 21, 1962
B. August 28, 1963
C. January 19, 1963
45s - Q7
What organization formed February 12, 1909?
A. The national association for the advancement of colored people
B. National black women's justice institute
D. The national African American leadership summit
C. National black chamber of commerce
45s - Q8
Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I know why the cage bird sings”
A. Maya Angelou
B. Coretta Scott King
C. Alice Walker
D. Michelle Obama
45s - Q9
Before Barack Obama became president(2009-2017), he served as what?
D. Governor of Illinois
C. U.S House of Representative
A. U.S Senator
B. Mayor of Chicago
45s - Q10
Who was the first African American major league baseball player
D. Frank Robinson
B. Ernie Banks
A. Jackie Robinson
C. Larry Doby
45s - Q11
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace prize winner?
D. Wangari Maathai
C. Desmond Tutu
A. Ralph Bunche
B. Nelson Mandela
45s - Q12
Who was the first black woman to headline Coachella?
C. SZA
A. Beyoncé
D. Alicia Keys
B. Rihanna
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