Black History Trivia Challenge!

Who recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”?

• Jamie Foxx
• Stevie Wonder
• James Brown
• Alicia Keys

What university did First Lady Michelle Obama graduate from?

• Harvard

• Princeton

• Yale

• Spelman

How many children did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King have together?

• 6
• 2
• None
• 4

Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?

• Soccer Star
• Track and Field Star
• Basketball Star
• Baseball Star

What rapper, turned actor starred in the movies “Are We There Yet and Are We Done Yet”?  

• Ice T
• Ice Cube

What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie Ray?

• Jamie Foxx
• Martin Lawrence
• Will Smith
• Denzel Washington

 Who created “Negro History Week” and when did it become “Black History Month”?  

• Charles G. Woodson, 1926
• Woody Charles, 1936
• Fredrick Douglass
• W.E.B. Dubois

Who was the first African-American man to become the World Heavyweight Champion?

• Calvin Johnson
• Joe Louis
• Beyonce
• Jack Johnson

Who was the first African- American on a United States postage stamp?

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Barak Obama
• Langston Hughes
• Booker T. Washington

Which famous African-American wrote several autobiographies about his experiences with slavery.

• Lou Rawls
• Frederick Douglass
• Benjamin Banneker
• Clive Davis