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Barack Obama was the first African American president of what school's law review?
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Howard
Which amendment freed the slaves in the southern states?
12th amendment
13th amendment
15th amendment
20th amendment
Colin Powell is best known as......
the first African American Attorney General
the first African American Secretary of State
the first African American vice president
an African American writer
What does HBCU stand for?
Howard Bennett Colleges and Universities
Helping Black Colleges and Universities
Honoring Black Colleges and Universities
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The National Negro Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was written by...
Langston Hughes
Gwendolyn Brooks
James Weldon Johnson
Maya Angelou
Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American female to do what?
win a Nobel Peace Prize
perform open heart surgery
go to space
win a Pulitzer Prize
George Washington Carver developed over _____ products from the peanut.
300
600
900
______________ were Men who participated in peaceful protests at Woolworth department store lunch counters.
The Fab 5
The Wilmington 2
The Raleigh 3
The Greensboro 4
The youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize was...
Denzel Washington
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Ralph Bunche
Marian Anderson
Which athlete broke the color barrier in the sports world of tennis?
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Althea Gibson
Ida Wells
Which organization was founded by W.E.B. DuBois?
BSU
NAACP
HBCU
UNCW
Who is considered the Queen of Gospel?
Mahalia Jackson
Yolanda Adams
Marian Anderson
Malcolm X's original last name was....
King
Jones
Jackson
Little
Which African American playwright wrote the play A Raisin in the Sun?
Miles Davis
Lorraine Hansberry
Gwendolyn Brooks
Maya Angelou
Jesse Owens won ______ Olympic Gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.
0
2
4
6
Who founded BET: Black Entertainment?
Ricky Henderson
Robert Johnson
Ronald McNair
The only man to win a heavy weight boxing championship 3 times is....
Ronald McNair
Creed
Mohammed Ali
Matthew Henson
Moorehouse College is _________ college in Atlanta.
a music
an all-male
a dance
an all-female
Marian Wright Edelman founded the ______________ in 1973.
Children's Defense Fund
People's Protection Program
African American Youth Fund
Black Rights Fund
Which organization refused to allow Marian Anderson to sing in their concert hall?
Knights of Columbus
Daughters of the American Revolution
NAACP
Carter Woodson originally founded...
Negro History Day
Negro History Week
Negro History Month
First doctor to ever operate on a human heart is...
Daniel Hale Williams
Billie Holiday
Booker T. Washington
Ben Carson
What was Dr. Charles Drew's profession?
Professor
Preacher
Surgeon
Lawyer
Dorothy Height served as a counselor to which first lady?
Abigail Adams
Eleanor Roosevelt
Jackie Kennedy
Michelle Obama
Cicely Tyson appeared in which of the following classic Black films?
Get Out
12 Years a Slave
Roots
Driving Miss Daisy
Barack Obama was the ________ president of the United States.
46th
45th
44th
43rd
Arthur Ashe was the first African American male to win singles title at _______________.
Wimbledon
Wilmington
Williamson
Whittington
Which of the following African American women was NOT a singer?
Billie Holiday
Mahalia Jackson
Toni Morrison
Wilt Chamberlain was the only NBA player to score _____ points in a single game.
50
75
100
150
Wilma Rudolph was the first African American female to win ___ gold medals in a single Olympic game.
2
3
4
5
W.E.B. DuBois was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from which university?
Howard university
Yale University
Harvard University
Oxford University
Wallace "wally" Amos is founder of which chocolate chip cookies?
Chips Ahoy!
Chips Deluxe
Famous Amos
Vanessa Williams was the First African American to win ______.
Miss Mississippi -- 1983
Miss America -- 1983
Miss Universe -- 1983
This author was the first African American to win the Nobel prize for literature.
Maya Angelou
Langston Hughes
Toni Morrison
Nic Stone
True / False: A sit-in was a violent protest in which a person sat down and refused to leave.
True
False
The first Black woman to run for president is named _______.
Kamala Harris
Michelle Obama
Shirley Chisholm
Oprah Winfrey
The youngest boxer to win the World Heavyweight title is_______.
Miles Davis
Mike Tyson
Muhammad Ali
Mary McLeod Bethune served as an adviser to which US president?
Kennedy
Truman
Roosevelt
The first African American music company to achieve crossover success in America was called ___________.
Cash Records
Motown Records
Sunshine Records
Morehouse Records
Miles Davis was best known for playing which type of music?
Hip-hop
Classical Piano
Jazz
Who was the creator of the Ebony and Jet magazines?
John Johnson
Langston Hughes
Jim Crow
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play ___________.
for the national basketball association.
for the national football league.
in the major league of baseball.
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy award for ______________________.
Best Lead Actress
Best Supporting Actress
Best Movie Director
True / False: An abolitionist is a person who opposes the practice of slavery.
True
False
True / False: Emancipate means to set free from slavery.
True
False
True / False : integration is the act of separating people.
True
False
Laws that separated whites and blacks in almost every aspect of life were called:__________________.
John Craw
Jim Crow
June Craw
Jack Crow
The first desegregated public school in America was named ____________________.
Big Rock High School
Livingstone High School
Little Rock High School
Arkansas High School
Guion Bluford was the ______________.
first African American on a US coin.
founder of Kwanza
first African American in space
first African American senator.
True / False: Matthew A. Henson was the first African American to set foot on the south pole.
True
False
________________ was thrown into a den of lions.
David
Daniel
John
Simon
Adam and Eve lived in the garden of ______________
Eden
Even
Eve
Edict
Who was swallowed by a big fish in the Bible?
Joseph
Joe
John
Jonah
Who lost his riches, health, friends, and family, but remained faithful to God in his trials?
Jonah
John
Job
Judas
Who becomes the leader of the children of Israel following Moses' death and brings them to the promised land?
Noah
Joshua
Paul
Joseph
Who did Jesus raise from the dead?
Paul
Timothy
Lazarus
Noah
Who baptized Jesus?
John the Baptist
Peter
Paul
Andrew
How many books are there in the new testament?
39
27
48
20
How many books are there in the old testament?
39
27
48
22
How many days was Jesus tempted in the wilderness?
10
20
30
40
How many days was Jesus in the tomb?
2
4
3
5
How many people did Jesus feed with 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread?
100
1000
500
5000
Jesus said "unless you change and become like a ___________ you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven."
bird
baby
child
old person
In what city did Jesus grow up?
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Macedonia
Malta
What was Jesus' first miracle?
He healed the blind man
He turned water into wine
He raised a man from the dead
He turned wine into water
Who wrote most of the books in the New Testament?
Timothy
Saul
Paul
John
Who asked to walk on water with Jesus?
John
Andrew
Jonah
Peter
Moses parted the ________ sea
blue
black
yellow
red
When he was a young boy, where did Jesus' parents find him after searching for him?
in the tomb
on the cross
in the temple
in the tree
Where was Jesus born?
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Malta
Damascus
"The Gospels" is a name commonly given to...
Mark, Luke, Acts, Romans
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
Matthew, Mark, Luke, Timothy
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Psalms is located in which section of the Bible?
Old Testament
New Testament
Galatians is located in which section of the Bible?
Old Testament
New Testament
Ephesians is located in which section of the Bible?
Old Testament
New Testament
Malachi is located in which section of the Bible?
Old Testament
New Testament
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