Black History Month Trivia
8 Questions
Questions and Answers
- 1.I became a millionaire by selling black hair care products.
- A.
Garrett Morgan
- B.
Sally Sue
- C.
Madam C. J. Walker
- D.
Mildred Phillips
- 2.My father was possibly my owner, but I ran away and became a great orator and challenger of racism.
- A.
Jesse Jackson
- B.
Frederick Douglass
- C.
Bill Russell
- D.
Al Sharpton
- 3.I was the first African American colonel in the U.S. Army.
- A.
Charles Young
- B.
Jamie Foxx
- C.
Colin Powell
- D.
Crispus Attucks
- 4.I was the first African American U.S. Senator and was once imprisoned for preaching.
- A.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
- B.
Garrett Morgan
- C.
Malcolm X
- D.
Hiram Revels
- 5.I invented the gas mask and the automatic three-way traffic signal.
- A.
Hiram Revels
- B.
Garrett Morgan
- C.
Bill Cartwright
- D.
Alexander Graham Bell
- 6.I surveyed the city of Washington, D.C. and built the first American clock.
- A.
William Tolliver
- B.
Frederick Douglass
- C.
Noah Webster
- D.
Benjamin Banneker
- 7.Hattie McDaniel was the first African American performer to win an [Blank].
- 8.I was the first African American Coach in the NBA and won [Blank] championships.
Black history month is celebrated from the first to the last days of February. African Americans have a long culture that they brought from the motherland and have achieved much in America. This month is dedicated to celebrating...
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Sample QuestionImportant Civil Rights Legislation and Court Decisions · Amendment 14 Civil Rights - All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. · Amendment 15 Black suffrage - The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - This landmark decision allowed for the desegregation of schools. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - Allowed for any accused individual to have the right to an attorney. Before this case, an attorney would only be provided by the state if the result of the case could be the death penalty. Heart of Atlanta v. United States (1964) - Any business that was participating in interstate commerce would be required to follow all rules of the federal civil rights legislation. In this case, a motel that wanted to continue segregation was denied because they did business with people from other states. Civil Rights Act of 1964 - An important piece of legislation that stopped segregation and discrimination in public accommodations. Further, the U.S. Attorney General would be able to help victims of discrimination. It also forbid employers to discriminate against minorities. Twenty-Fourth Amendment (1964) - No poll taxes would be allowed in any states. In other words, a state could not charge people to vote. Voting Rights Act (1965) - Probably the most successful congressional civil rights legislation. This truly guaranteed what had been promised in the 15th amendment: that no one would be denied the right to vote based on race. It ended literacy tests and gave the U.S. Attorney General the right to intervene on behalf of those who had been discriminated against. _____________________________________________________________ Which of the following court cases or legislation dealt with interstate commerce
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Sample QuestionIn 1950, Ralph Ellison received the National Book Award for what book?
Can you answer these questions on black history? Learning black history is necessary to give students both the correct facts about black history and teach them to understand the contributions of the African American culture...
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Sample QuestionBlack History Month is celebrated annually in the United States in the month of February. Is it also celebrated in Canada?
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