Black History Month Quiz

In what year did Black History Month become a celebration?

Claudette Colvin was arrested 9 months before Rosa Parks for not giving up her seat on the bus to white passengers.

Simone Biles has the most Olympian medals out of any American gymnast. How many does she have?

_____was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives in 1968.

Madam C.J. Walker was the first woman in America to become, what?

George Washington Carver Created peanut butter.

In what year did Jackie Robinson become the first African American Major League Baseball player?

Who was the first African American President of the United States?

Lewis Latimer is an African American inventor who helped develop what part of light bulb to allow mass-production?

What did the African American inventor, Alexander Miles submit a patent for in 1887?

After witnessing a horrific car accident in 1922, Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor has saved countless lives by creating what?

John Lewis, who represented Georgia in the House, is known for which quote?

Martin Luther King is famous for his speech titled, "I've got a feeling".

Rosa Park said, "I believe there is only one race, the human race".

In what year did MLK Jr Day become a federal holiday?

Who was the True Original Lone Ranger?

What is Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday?

Who invented the modern-day ironing board?

Who is Mansa Musa?

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