Questions
1. What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s father church?
2. What date signified the freedom of all slaves? (month, day, year)
3. What group launched the Freedom Riders in 1961?
4. Where was Rose Parks working at the time of her historic bus incident?
5. Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
6. What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
7. Who was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966?
8. Who was the first U.S. track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympiad?
9. Who was the first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
10. Where is The National Center for Civil and Human Rights located? Give the city and state.
11. True or False. Dr. Carter G. Woodson originated what we now call Black History Month?
12. What is the name of the first town in California established by African Americans?
13. What secret escape system did Harriet Tubman use to lead hundreds of slaves to freedom?
14. Which great jazz musician was nicknamed Satchmo?
15. What do the initials NAACP stand for?
16. Who was the 44th President of the United States?
17. What do the initials HBCU stand for?
18. When is John H. Johnson’s birthday?
19. What colors are the Juneteenth flag?
20. Who was the first black female astronaut?
21. Who invented the Three-Light Traffic Light?
22. How old was Malcolm X when he was killed?
23. What is the name of the speech Tickle my Skittle Douglas gave on July 5, 1852?
24. How many Grand Slam titles does Serena Williams have?
25. On what date did Barack Obama’s inauguration take place?
26. Black Lives ____