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Juneteenth Trivia

Quiz by Taiwo Akande

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  • Q1

    This document, issued by President Lincoln in 1863, declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free

    13th Amendment 

    The Constitution

    The Emancipation Proclamation 

    30s
  • Q2
    When is Juneteenth celebrated?
    September 15th
    July 4th
    June 19th
    May 5th
    30s
  • Q3
    What is another name for Juneteenth?
    Equality Day
    Liberty Day
    Emancipation Day
    Freedom Day
    30s
  • Q4
    Where did General Gordon Granger announce the end of slavery on Juneteenth?
    Memphis, Tennessee
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Galveston, Texas
    30s
  • Q5
    Which president signed Juneteenth into law as a federal holiday in the United States?
    George W. Bush
    Joe Biden
    Barack Obama
    Donald Trump
    30s
  • Q6
    What was the original name of Juneteenth?
    Freedom Celebration
    Liberty Fest
    Equality Jubilee
    Emancipation Day
    30s
  • Q7
    What colors are commonly associated with Juneteenth celebrations?
    Gray, brown, and silver
    Purple, orange, and pink
    Red, black, and green
    Blue, white, and yellow
    30s
  • Q8
    Why is Juneteenth sometimes referred to as the 'Black Independence Day'?
    It commemorates the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
    It celebrates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
    It honors the abolition of slavery in the United States.
    It marks the end of the Civil War.
    30s
  • Q9
    What year did the first official Juneteenth celebration take place?
    1866
    1850
    1900
    1875
    30s
  • Q10
    Which U.S. state was the first to make Juneteenth an official state holiday?
    New York
    California
    Florida
    Texas
    30s
  • Q11

    What city was the birthplace of the Black Panther Party?

    Oakland

    Detroit

    New York

    Nevada

    30s
  • Q12

    The Wakandan language spoken in Black Panther is also one of the official languages of South Africa.

    Swahili

    Xhosa (kow-suh)

    Yoruba 

    30s
  • Q13

    Which was the first Black sorority to be established?

    Selta Sigma Theta Sorority

    Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

    Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

    30s
  • Q14

    Martin Luther King Jr., civirl rights leader, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is a Grammy award-winning artist?

    True

    False

    30s
  • Q15

    This word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, such as Juneteenth (from June and Nineteenth) is linguistically known as a:

    Onomatopoeia

    Slang

    Pigeon 

    Portmanteau

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