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Black History Month Quiz

Test your knowledge of influential figures and events in Black history with this engaging quiz! From trailblazers like Katherine J. Johnson to iconic moments like the Berlin Olympics of 1936, see how well you know the stories that shape our understanding of history.

Join in and learn more about:

Significant contributions of Black individuals
Major events in Black history
Ongoing impact of these stories today

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by InspiringHero582

1. While Black History Month originates from the United States, what other 3 countries recognize Black History Month?

Canada, Mexico, Haiti

Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland

Canada, Haiti, France

Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom

2. Katherine J. Johnson, portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the film Hidden Figures, was one of the first Black female mathematicians to work for ________?

The CIA

NASA

The FBI

The Manhattan Project

3. Barack Obama, who made history as the first Black POTUS, was also the first POTUS from WHICH city?

Boston, Massachusetts

Fresno, California

Honolulu, Hawaii

Detroit, Michigan

4. This actor won the first ever Grammy Award for a rap performance, though he refused to attend the awards as they refused show the rap category on television?

Tupac

Biggie Smalls

Dr. Dre

Will Smith

5. In 1947, which athlete broke barriers in American Major League Baseball?

Sam Jethroe

Willard Brown

Larry Doby

Jackie Robinson

6. Harriet Tubman is known for her incredible work during the Underground Railroad, helping thousands escape to freedom. She was also a trained and skilled_____?

Teacher

Chef

Nurse

Seamstress

7. After her passing in 2018, this iconic soul artist was returned home to Detroit. Thousands of people lined up outside the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History to pay their respects in a rare public visitation.

Gladys Knight

Aretha Franklin

Diana Ross

Mary Wells

8. This man won four gold medals in track and field at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. This angered the country’s current Chancellor, Adolf Hitler.

Jesse Owens

James V. Herring

Harry Jerome

Henry Armstrong

9. Famous for knowing ‘why the caged bird sings’, this woman became the first person to hold a Grammy award, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, a National Medal of Arts and the Lincoln Medal.

Alice Walker

Susan Clarke

Maya Angelou

Toni Morrison

10. In 1960, at the age of 6 she was the first child to desegregate an all-white school in Louisiana. Now 67, she continues her work in activism and was forever immortalized in the 1964 Rockwell painting ‘The Problem We All Live With”.

Rosa Parks

Shirley Chisholm

Marian Anderson

Ruby Bridges

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