BHM Trivia For Kick-off 2013
- 1.Bonus Questions: Why was February chosen for Black History Month?
- A.
It is the shortest month of the year
- B.
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born in that month
- C.
It is the same month as Mardi Gras
- D.
Rosa Parks and John F. Kennedy were born in that month
- 2.Both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X were shot and killed at the same age. Both were _____ when they died.
- A.
29
- B.
39
- C.
49
- D.
59
- 3.Which of these was NOT Invented by a Black person?
- A.
Peanut Butter
- B.
Super Soaker
- C.
Fire Extinguisher
- D.
Gas Mask
- E.
None of the above
- 4.Who was the first Black U.S. Secretary of State?
- A.
Thurgood Marshall
- B.
Colin Powell
- C.
Condoleezza Rice
- D.
Jesse Jackson
- 5.The Underground railroad was ________.
- A.
A group of businesses secretly run by Slaves
- B.
A network of houses and paths to help slaves get to the north
- C.
A railroad slave owners used to transport slaves from plantation to plantation
- D.
A secret path southern slave owners used to kidnap black people from the north
- 6.Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation and when?
- A.
Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963
- B.
Abraham Lincoln in 1863
- C.
George Washington in 1803
- D.
Thomas Jefferson 1836
- 7.When did Cape Verde gain their independence?
- A.
July 5, 1975
- B.
August 29, 1904
- C.
July 4, 1862
- D.
August 8, 1991
- 8.Cape Verde’s diet mainly consists of?
- A.
Fish
- B.
Chicken and Beans
- C.
Caviar
- D.
Pork Products
- 9.Which location has the largest population of Cape Verdeans?
- A.
France
- B.
United States
- C.
Portugal
- D.
Cape Verde
- 10.How many islands are there in the Cape Verde Islands?
- A.
5
- B.
10
- C.
8
- D.
9
- 11.Cape Verde, the language mainly spoken is Creole. The Creole spoken in Cape Verde is a dialect of:
- A.
Spanish
- B.
French
- C.
Portugese
- D.
All of the above
- 12.What country borders Haiti ?
- A.
Dominican Republic
- B.
Jamaica
- C.
Cape Verde
- D.
Africa
- 13.Where is Haiti located?
- A.
Pacific Ocean
- B.
Indian Sea
- C.
Red Sea
- D.
Caribbean Sea and th Atlantic Ocean
- 14.What is the Capital of Haiti?
- A.
Port-au-Prince
- B.
America
- C.
Trenton
- D.
Providence
- 15.What year did Haiti win their independence from France?
- A.
1994
- B.
1600
- C.
1804
- D.
2012
- 16.What is the color of Haitian flag?
- A.
Blue, Red, White
- B.
Pink, Purple, Blue
- C.
Green, Charcoal, Black
- D.
Yellow, Orange, Gold
- 17.What name did christopher columbus called Haiti when founded?
- A.
Hispaniola
- B.
Jacksonville
- C.
Turkey
- D.
Dominican Republic
- 18.What is the national language of Haiti ?
- A.
Spanish
- B.
English
- C.
Creole
- D.
Tagalog
- 19.Which two coastal Ghanaian towns were the site of major slave ports?
- A.
Cape Coast and Elmina
- B.
Jamestown and Kumasi
- C.
Songhai and Zanziba
- 20.What was Ghana called prior to its independence?
- A.
The Gold Coast
- B.
The Ghanaian Empire
- C.
The Ashanti Empire
- 21.What is the capital city of Ghana?
- A.
Accra
- B.
Yamoussoukro
- C.
Abidjan
- 22.What is the official language of Ghana?
- A.
English
- B.
Ndebele
- C.
Swahili
- 23.What is the name of the former UN Secretary General who was a Ghanaian national?
- A.
Kofi Annan
- B.
Boutros Boutros Ghali
- C.
Abdou Diouf
- 24.Who was the last US President to visit Ghana?
- A.
Barack Obama
- B.
George Bush
- C.
Bill Clinton
- 25.From which country did Ghana gain its Independence?
- A.
Great Britain
- B.
Portugal
- C.
Spain
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