Black History Quizzes, Questions & Answers
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Explore pivotal moments and figures in African American history through this engaging quiz. Test your knowledge on key events, influential individuals, and landmark decisions that shaped the Civil Rights Movement and beyond.
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 1613 | Last updated: Jun 5, 2025
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Sample QuestionIn 1950, Ralph Ellison received the National Book Award for what book?
There are a lot of African Americans that have made a difference throughout history, and to ensure that we do not forget their contributions to the culture, we celebrate them in black history month. Take this quiz and learn more...
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 19640 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionArthur Ashe was a famous ____________.
Black history month is mostly celebrated every February in the United States and this month sees people coming together to see what the people before them fought. In years past black people did not get to enjoy some of the...
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 1534 | Last updated: Jan 9, 2023
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Sample QuestionSelect the personality trait that describes you best:
In the United Kingdom, Black History usually occurs in October after it was proposed in the 1960s by Kent state university students. The first one was celebrated one year later. The quiz below is designed to see if you know the...
Questions: 23 | Attempts: 1573 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionFAMOUS DATESNow the largest street festival in Europe, The Notting Hill Carnival - originally set up as a way for Afro-Caribbean communities to celebrate their own cultures and traditions – held its first event in:
Did you know that Christopher Columbus is the one who claimed Jamaica for Spain? Jamaica is a beautiful island that has a sad yet happy history. The first Africans to arrive in Jamaica were servants for the Spanish settlers, they...
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 1828 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat is the name of the 19th century Afro-Jamaican religious belief system practised through dance in Jamaica?
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Check out our online quiz and get encouraged to learn about some African-American figures who share similar passions, interests, even emotions as you.
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Questions: 10 | Attempts: 409 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2022
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Sample QuestionWhat do you like to do in your free time?
African-Americans had made major contributions to America and broken records at things they were previously not allowed to participate in when they got their freedom. For example Scientist and mathematician, Benjamin Banneker is...
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 348 | Last updated: Feb 10, 2023
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Sample QuestionIn 1492 I traveled with Christopher Columbus on his first expedition to the new world?
Explore pivotal moments and figures in African American history with our 'Black History Knowledge! Trivia Quiz'. Test your understanding of constitutional amendments, historical milestones, and influential personalities who...
Questions: 9 | Attempts: 802 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat 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?”
Here are some fun facts about people of African descent who have made significant contributions to our countries around the globe. Have fun testing your knowledge!
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Questions: 8 | Attempts: 173 | Last updated: Jan 4, 2023
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Sample QuestionIn 1965, Patricia Harris became the first black female ambassador. What country did she serve?
How well do you know your history? This quiz is intended to gauge the subject's knowledge of specific areas of Black History relevant to the institution of Slavery and its abolition. You may find that history wasn't...
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 415 | Last updated: Jan 4, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat is the Party of Abraham Lincoln who signed the emancipation proclamation, the legislation that outlawed slavery within the United States?
Explore pivotal moments and figures in Black History through this trivia quiz. Engage with historical events, significant locations, and influential individuals who shaped the narrative of Black communities in North America....
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 160 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat events are being sponsored by TD in celebration of Black History Month this year?
Many black people have made a difference in the world as we know it. Some are still alive to observe their achievement, whereas others didn’t live to see it. Below is a black history quiz bowl, and it is designed to help...
Questions: 31 | Attempts: 654 | Last updated: Jan 6, 2023
Being that we got to celebrate yet another black history month this year, it is important to ensure that we know much about our forefathers as Black-Americans and their contribution so that we can enjoy what we are now. Take up...
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 3268 | Last updated: Jan 6, 2023
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Sample QuestionThe 15th Amendment, which granted African-Americans the right to vote, was passed on which date?
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