Black Mail - Black History Quiz

The First African American Woman to serve as surgeon general
Condoleezza Rice
Minnie Joycelyn Elders
Shirley Chishlom
Barbara Jordan
First African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ralph Bunche
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
In what year did Black History Month originate?
1976
1926
1942
1990
In addition to being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King was also well known for:
Being a singer
Being a seamstress
Being an educator
None of the above
In the 1940’s black jazz musicians began calling each other (fill in the blank) because they were always called “boy” by whites
Cat
Dog
Man
Homie
African Americans created the following inventions:
Pencil Sharpener
Traffic Light
Potato Chips
All of the above
The first enslaved Africans arrived in the American colonies in:
1619
1792
1492
1908
Harriet Tubman is known for escaping slavery and then help hundreds of other slaves escape to slavery via the underground railroad. “Harriet” was not her birth name? What was her birth name?
Arminta Ross
Sojourner Truth
Isabella Baumfree
Mary Brown
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves?
True
False
True or False: Michigan was home to a HBCU (Historically Black College/University
True
False
True or False: The threat to abolish slavery was implemented as a war strategy to cripple the confederate army
True
False
Which City in Michigan permitted slavery?
Detroit
Lansing
Battle Creek
None of the above – Slavery was not permitted in Michigan cities
The first African American win a gold medal in an Olympics was:
Wilma Rudolph
Tidye Pickett
Alice Coachman
Louse Stokes
Thomas Jennings is credited with inventing:
Dry Cleaning Process
Ironing Board
Washing Machine
Former South African President, Nelson Mandela identified which Civil Rights leader as a great encouragement to him while he was in prison:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcolm X
Jesse Jackson
Rosa Parks
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