February Quiz - Black History
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
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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