Black History Quiz

History is not something that comes directly to ones mind.Some facts are a given,and some takes deep research.If many people took the time and read maybe once or twice the struggle and importance of the people who sacrificed and made a way for African Americans,they would appreciate life as we know it now.Not everything was as smooth or flowing as the wind.This quiz is a reminder,a guide.A complete history lesson on many of the people and events that are important today.

If there is a fact or event that you never got the chance to read or learn on,here is your chance.I hope you find it enjoying and I hiope you learn much from it.

Created by: Kyera

What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
What is your gender?
Male
Female
1. In what year did slavery end?
1863
1867
1869
1865
2. Which of the following percentages most nearly represents the number of African Americans in the U.S. during the slave trade?
75%
6%
10%
50%
3. This group of people led by former Confederate army officers, were a secret terrorist organization,known as the what?
Ku Klux Klan
The Terrorists
G-Unit
Soviet Union
4. In 1857 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott and every black in the U.S. ____?
free
non citizens
citizens
5. This era was considered the one of the best times in history but also a short lived one,introducing new ways of art,poetry and especially music.
Black era
Civil Rights Movement
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz Era
6. This famous African American was the author of,'Their Eyes were watching God',and 'Dust Tracks on a Road'?
Claude McKay
Alex Haley
Maya Angelou
Zora Neal Hurston
7. This famous Baltimore Native was known for her contribution to the music industry with unforgettable songs like "Them there Eyes" and " God Bless The Child"
Lena Horne
Billie Holiday
Bessie Smith
Ethel Waters
8. All of these are restrictions against blacks except what?
Black Codes
Jim Crow
Sharecropping
9. Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?
traffic light, gas mask
traffic light,cars
gas mask,stop sign
stop sign,traffic cones
10. Arthur Ashe was a famous ____?
basketball player
tennis player
golf player
astronaut
11. Charles Drew is responsible for which of the following?
plastic surgery
refrigerator
piano
blood banks
12. Slaves were taken where after being captured?
castle
boat
cave
auction
13. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?
enter major league baseball
write a book
break a white mans record
hit a home run at Yankees Stadium
14. In Brown vs. Board of Education,Brown was the representation of what as a whole?
The Brown family
the nation
the school for blacks
the Brown firm
15. Blacks and Whites joining together,traveling state to state on greyhounds and trains,where known as ___?
Freedom Riders
Salt n Pepa
Mixed transit riders
bus boycotters
16. A ___,was when blacks and whites joined together in resturaunts,etc.,fighting non violently to be served equally.
riot
demonstration
sit-in
17. Which of the following is considered the birthplace of jazz?
Chicago
New York
New Orleans
Philly
18. He was the lead singer for the Teenagers,who went out onhis own and died at an early age from drug overdose.His hits include "Goody Goody" and "Why do fools fall in love"
Marvin Gaye
David Ruffin
Frankie Lymon
Ralph Tresvant
19. She is the daughter of Diana Ross,and plays Joan Clayton on the hit tv show 'Girlfriends'.
Rhonda Ross
Persia White
Tracee Ellis Ross
Golden Brooks
20. She starred as Tina Turner in the biography 'What's Love Got To Do With It'.She set cars on fire in 'Waiting to Exhale',and held it down for mama Jackson in 'The American Dream'.
Loretta Devine
Angela Bassett
Whitney Houston
Halle Berry
21. He created the scariest rebellion killing many white men,women and children.He put his life on the line for the freedom of his people,and the honor and respect from his ancestors.
Dred Scott
Claude McKay
Nat Turner
Paul Williams
22. He started the "Back to Africa Movement",and was later deported back to his homeland in Jamaica.
Marcus Garvey
Albert Johnson
Kunta Kente
Malcolm X
23. She was the first African American to publish her writings
Phyllis Wheatly
Ida B. Wells
Mae Jemison
Sojourner Truth
24. This line is taken from which of the following speeches...."we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal"
What is Man?
I Have A Dream
Free At Last
We Shall Overcome
25. Malcolm X was also known as whom?
Malcolm Shabazz
Muhammed Ali
Hajj Shabazz
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
26. These two famous rappers both died as a result of the East Coast vs West Coast rivalry.
Tupac and Notorious B.I.G
Pimp C and Big Pun
Jam Master J and Biggie
27. This famous actor starred in Blade and New Jack City.
Wesley Snipes
Omar Gooding
Allan Payne
Tyler Perry
28. The vernacular term for an informal establishment featuring blues music, dancing, and alcoholic drinks, primarily operated by African American people in the southeastern United States is referred to as what?
Hotel parties
Juke Joint
Birnam Woods
The Basement
29. 'Shug' is a famous character from which of the following?
The Pj's
Rosewood
The Color Purple
Women on Brewster Place
30. Who wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
Langston Hughes
Alex Haley
James Weldon Johnson
Claude McKay
31. 'Queen' is the beautifully written story about whose grandmother?
Zora Neal Hurston
Alex Haley
Maya Angelou
32. Many African Americans attempted and escaped to where in search of freedom?
North
nearby cities better than theirs
Florida
underground railroad
33. Rosa Parks was the center and main cause of which historical event?
Little Rock 9
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
34. As a plan to desegregate schools,nine African American teenagers were sent to Arkansas' all white school.This is known as the what?
Brown vs. Board of Education
Little Rock 9
Plessy vs. Furgeson
35. Which of the following promised African Americans their freedom first,if they joined their side at war?
The British
London
Germany
U.S.
36. What are Seminoles
fruit
black organizations
diners and resturaunts
children mixed with Native American and African American blood/kin
37. This railway that traveled back and forth from North to South was known as the ______ railroad?
New York
B & O
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
38. True or false: Many African Americans also traveled West of the U.S. in search for freedom?
True
False
39. Mychal Bell,Robert Bailey Jr,Theo Shaw,Carwin Jones and Bryant Purvis were of which historical event
black rebellions
Million Man March
Jenna 6
Freedom Riders
40. Black History month was first known as black history _____?
month
day
week
year

What is your age?

Under 18 Years Old

18 to 24 Years Old

25 to 30 Years Old

31 to 40 Years Old

41 to 50 Years Old

51 to 60 Years Old

Over 60 Years Old

What is your gender?

Male

Female

1. In what year did slavery end?

1863

1867

1869

1865

2. Which of the following percentages most nearly represents the number of African Americans in the U.S. during the slave trade?

75%

10%

50%

3. This group of people led by former Confederate army officers, were a secret terrorist organization,known as the what?

Ku Klux Klan

The Terrorists

G-Unit

Soviet Union

4. In 1857 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott and every black in the U.S. ____?

free

non citizens

citizens

5. This era was considered the one of the best times in history but also a short lived one,introducing new ways of art,poetry and especially music.

Black era

Civil Rights Movement

Harlem Renaissance

Jazz Era

6. This famous African American was the author of,'Their Eyes were watching God',and 'Dust Tracks on a Road'?

Claude McKay

Alex Haley

Maya Angelou

Zora Neal Hurston

7. This famous Baltimore Native was known for her contribution to the music industry with unforgettable songs like "Them there Eyes" and " God Bless The Child"

Lena Horne

Billie Holiday

Bessie Smith

Ethel Waters

8. All of these are restrictions against blacks except what?

Black Codes

Jim Crow

Sharecropping

9. Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?

traffic light, gas mask

traffic light,cars

gas mask,stop sign

stop sign,traffic cones

10. Arthur Ashe was a famous ____?

basketball player

tennis player

golf player

astronaut

11. Charles Drew is responsible for which of the following?

plastic surgery

refrigerator

piano

blood banks

12. Slaves were taken where after being captured?

castle

boat

cave

auction

13. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?

enter major league baseball

write a book

break a white mans record

hit a home run at Yankees Stadium

14. In Brown vs. Board of Education,Brown was the representation of what as a whole?

The Brown family

the nation

the school for blacks

the Brown firm

15. Blacks and Whites joining together,traveling state to state on greyhounds and trains,where known as ___?

Freedom Riders

Salt n Pepa

Mixed transit riders

bus boycotters

16. A ___,was when blacks and whites joined together in resturaunts,etc.,fighting non violently to be served equally.

riot

demonstration

sit-in

17. Which of the following is considered the birthplace of jazz?

Chicago

New York

New Orleans

Philly

18. He was the lead singer for the Teenagers,who went out onhis own and died at an early age from drug overdose.His hits include "Goody Goody" and "Why do fools fall in love"

Marvin Gaye

David Ruffin

Frankie Lymon

Ralph Tresvant

19. She is the daughter of Diana Ross,and plays Joan Clayton on the hit tv show 'Girlfriends'.

Rhonda Ross

Persia White

Tracee Ellis Ross

Golden Brooks

20. She starred as Tina Turner in the biography 'What's Love Got To Do With It'.She set cars on fire in 'Waiting to Exhale',and held it down for mama Jackson in 'The American Dream'.

Loretta Devine

Angela Bassett

Whitney Houston

Halle Berry

21. He created the scariest rebellion killing many white men,women and children.He put his life on the line for the freedom of his people,and the honor and respect from his ancestors.

Dred Scott

Claude McKay

Nat Turner

Paul Williams

22. He started the "Back to Africa Movement",and was later deported back to his homeland in Jamaica.

Marcus Garvey

Albert Johnson

Kunta Kente

Malcolm X

23. She was the first African American to publish her writings

Phyllis Wheatly

Ida B. Wells

Mae Jemison

Sojourner Truth

24. This line is taken from which of the following speeches...."we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal"

What is Man?

I Have A Dream

Free At Last

We Shall Overcome

25. Malcolm X was also known as whom?

Malcolm Shabazz

Muhammed Ali

Hajj Shabazz

El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz

26. These two famous rappers both died as a result of the East Coast vs West Coast rivalry.

Tupac and Notorious B.I.G

Pimp C and Big Pun

Jam Master J and Biggie

27. This famous actor starred in Blade and New Jack City.

Wesley Snipes

Omar Gooding

Allan Payne

Tyler Perry

28. The vernacular term for an informal establishment featuring blues music, dancing, and alcoholic drinks, primarily operated by African American people in the southeastern United States is referred to as what?

Hotel parties

Juke Joint

Birnam Woods

The Basement

29. 'Shug' is a famous character from which of the following?

The Pj's

Rosewood

The Color Purple

Women on Brewster Place

30. Who wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?

Langston Hughes

Alex Haley

James Weldon Johnson

Claude McKay

31. 'Queen' is the beautifully written story about whose grandmother?

Zora Neal Hurston

Alex Haley

Maya Angelou

32. Many African Americans attempted and escaped to where in search of freedom?

North

nearby cities better than theirs

Florida

underground railroad

33. Rosa Parks was the center and main cause of which historical event?

Little Rock 9

Montgomery Bus Boycott

March on Washington

34. As a plan to desegregate schools,nine African American teenagers were sent to Arkansas' all white school.This is known as the what?

Brown vs. Board of Education

Little Rock 9

Plessy vs. Furgeson

35. Which of the following promised African Americans their freedom first,if they joined their side at war?

The British

London

Germany

U.S.

36. What are Seminoles

fruit

black organizations

diners and resturaunts

children mixed with Native American and African American blood/kin

37. This railway that traveled back and forth from North to South was known as the ______ railroad?

New York

B & O

Pennsylvania

Mississippi

38. True or false: Many African Americans also traveled West of the U.S. in search for freedom?

True

False

39. Mychal Bell,Robert Bailey Jr,Theo Shaw,Carwin Jones and Bryant Purvis were of which historical event

black rebellions

Million Man March

Jenna 6

Freedom Riders

40. Black History month was first known as black history _____?

month

day

week

year

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