How well do you know your history: Juneteenth Edition

An educational illustration celebrating Juneteenth, featuring symbols of freedom like chains breaking, an American flag, and people celebrating together with music and food in a festive environment.

How Well Do You Know Juneteenth?

Test your knowledge of Juneteenth with our engaging quiz! From its historical significance to its cultural celebrations, challenge yourself and see how much you really know about this important date in American history.

  • 10 Thought-Provoking Questions
  • Multiple Choice Format
  • Learn About Emancipation and Its Legacy
10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by LearningHistory202
True or False: Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and 1,800 federal troops informed slaves in San Antonio, Texas of their emancipation from slavery.
True
False
Granger's announcement regarding abolishing slavery actually came a little over 2.5 years after which famous executive order, issued by then-President Abraham Lincoln.
The Abolition
The Edict of Liberation
The Emancipation Proclaimation
The Freedom Order
Which Constitutional Amendment officially abolished slavery across the United States?
The 9th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
The 16th Amendment
The 4th Amendment
President Lincoln's executive order outlawed slavery in rebel states, but not Union states. What 2 Union border states continued to practice slavery up until the constitutional abolition of slavery in 1865?
Delaware and Maryland
Kentucky and Missouri
Maryland and Missouri
Delaware and Kentucky
Approximated how many slaves were estimated to be in the United States in the early 1860s before slavery was outlawed?
3.9 million
2.8 million
1.7 million
3.1 million
Which state was the first to recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday?
Lousiana
Georgia
New York
Texas
Who is holds the moniker as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth"?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Septima Clark
Daisey Bates
Opal Lee
Ella Baker
Fannie Lou Hamer
What other names are often used to commemorate Juneteenth?
Freedom Day, Peace Day, Power Day
Power Day, Equality Day, Jubilee Day
Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day
Equality Day, Peace Day, Emancipation Day
 
 
 
 
 
 
A revised red, white, and blue flag honoring Juneteenth was introduced in 2000. What symbol is at the center of the flag
An octagon
A star
A diamond
A crescent moon
How is Juneteenth celebrated?
Prayer and religious services
Educational events
Family Gatherings/ Picnics/ Cookouts
Festivals with food, music, poetry, and dancing
Rodeos and Pageants
Community Service and supporting Black-owned businesses
All of the above
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