Quiz: Do You Know About Arkansas Black History?

8 Questions | By Double007baby | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 2542

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Quiz: Do You Know About Arkansas Black History? - Quiz

The Black History Quiz Bowl is a question and answer game of general knowledge and quick recall based on African-American History. Game questions include topics, from history, inventions, famous first, the arts and entertainment, social sciences, sports, and current events.

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1.

Who is known as the father of Black History?
- A.
  
  Martin Luther King
- B.
  
  Carter G. Woodson
- C.
  
  Barack Obama
- D.
  
  Nelson Mandela
2.

Who invented the automatic fishing reel?
- A.
  
  George Cook
- B.
  
  W. B. Purvis
- C.
  
  Lewis Latimer
- D.
  
  O. Dorsey
3.

Name the inventor of the adding machine?
- A.
  
  John L. Love
- B.
  
  Shelby Davidson
- C.
  
  W. H. Richardson
- D.
  
  Alexander Miles
4.

Who invented the cellular phone?
- A.
  
  Alfred Benjamin
- B.
  
  L. C. Bailey
- C.
  
  Lewis Latimer
- D.
  
  Henry T. Sampson
5.

Where was Malcolm X killed?
- A.
  
  Massachusetts State Prison
- B.
  
  His House, Queens
- C.
  
  Downtown Boston
- D.
  
  Audubon Ballroom, Manhattan
6.

At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?
- A.
  
  About 1 Million
- B.
  
  About 2 Million
- C.
  
  About 500,000
- D.
  
  About 4 million
7.

Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
- A.
  
  Albert John Lutul
- B.
  
  Ralph Bunche
- C.
  
  Nelson Mandela
- D.
  
  Martin Luther King Jr.
8.

Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Senator?
- A.
  
  Edward Brooke
- B.
  
  Hiram Revels
- C.
  
  Carol Mosley Braun
- D.
  
  Blanche K. Bruce