Black History month quiz

 Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.

• Basketball player
• Tennis player
• Track star

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Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?

• Traffic light, gas mask
• Traffic light, cars
• Gas mask, stop sign

She was the first African American women to flight planes.

• Bessie Coleman 
• Ida Wells
• Marion Shea

Who is the author who wrote" I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

• Alice Walker
• Maya Angelou
• June Jordan 

 Was Victor J. Glover Jr.

• Band Director 
• Astronaut
• Pilot 

Who was George Washington Carver?

• He was the founder of potato chips
• He was the first president of the United States of America
• was an American botanist and inventor. 

Who was the first African American to win a Grammy?

• Ella Fitzgerald
• Micheal Jackson
• Will Smith
• Aretha Franklin

The bestselling, award-winning book, The Color Purple was also a hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg.  The author is:

• Alice Walker
• Steven Spielberg
• Richard Wright
• Terry McMillian

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

• Redd Foxx
• Jamie Fox
• Denzel Washington
• Idris Elba

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I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana.  I became a pop singer.  My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies.  I earned the nickname "King of Pop".

• Frederick Douglass
• Michael Jackson
• Booker T. Washington
• Michael Jordan

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