Black History Knowledge! Trivia Quiz
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Questions and Answers
- 1.
![What amendment to the United States Constitution stated “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 conditions of servitude?” - ProProfs]( "What amendment to the United States Constitution stated “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 conditions of servitude?”")
What amendment to the United States Constitution stated “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 conditions of servitude?”- A.
15th
- B.
13th
- C.
14th
- D.
16th
- 2.
![Who founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama? - ProProfs]( "Who founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?")
Who founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?- A.
Booker T. Washington
- B.
George Washington Carver
- C.
W.E.B. DuBois
- D.
A. Philip Randolph
- 3.Who was the African American lawyer who argued for the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka?
- A.
W.E.B. DuBois
- B.
Clarence Thomas
- C.
Julian Bond
- D.
Thurgood Marshall
- 4.
![Where did President Eisenhower send troops to uphold the Brown v. Board of Education decision after the state’s governor blocked African American students from attending there? - ProProfs]( "Where did President Eisenhower send troops to uphold the Brown v. Board of Education decision after the state’s governor blocked African American students from attending there?")
Where did President Eisenhower send troops to uphold the Brown v. Board of Education decision after the state’s governor blocked African American students from attending there?- A.
Greensboro High School, North Carolina
- B.
Central High School – Little Rock, Arkansas
- C.
Fisk High School – Nashville, Tennessee
- D.
Topeka High School, Kansas
- 5.Who was the first African American Olympian to win a gold medal?
- A.
John Baxter Taylor
- B.
Jesse Owens
- C.
Carl Lewis
- D.
Wilma Rudolph
- 6.The first African American actor/actress to win an Oscar was...
- A.
Sidney Portier
- B.
Denzel Washington
- C.
Hattie McDaniels
- D.
Diana Ross
- 7.Famous neurosurgeon at John Hopkins who is known for successfully separating conjoined twins.
- A.
Daniel Williams
- B.
Rebecca Crumpler
- C.
Benjamin Carson
- D.
William Augustus Hinton
- 8.
![Who is known as the “Father of the Blues”? - ProProfs]( "Who is known as the “Father of the Blues”?")
Who is known as the “Father of the Blues”?- A.
B.B. King
- B.
W.C. Handy
- C.
Louis Armstrong
- D.
Duke Ellington
- 9.Which of the following civil rights organizations is the oldest?
- A.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- B.
Student Non-Violence Coordinating Committee
- C.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- D.
Congress of Racial Equality
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