Black History Month Quiz

What African American athlete won four gold medals in track and field at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, disproving Hitler's Aryan superiority theory?

• Jesse Owens

• Jackie Robinson

• Muhammad Ali

• Wilma Rudolph

Who was the African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Maya Angelou

Who was the African American civil rights leader known for his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Nelson Mandela

• Barack Obama

Who was the first African American to serve as President of the United States?

• Barack Obama

• Jesse Jackson

• Colin Powell

• Cory Booker

What landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Gideon v. Wainwright

What was the name of the network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada?

• Underground Railroad

• Freedom Trail

• Liberty Passage

• Escape Route

Who is often referred to as the "Father of Black History" for his pioneering efforts in promoting the study of African American history?

• Carter G. Woodson

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Booker T. Washington

• Frederick Douglass

What musical genre, characterized by its roots in African American culture, originated in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, influencing many other music styles worldwide?

• Jazz

• Blues

• Gospel

• R&B

Which African American woman is known for her contributions to the field of mathematics and for her work as a NASA mathematician during the Space Race era?

• Katherine Johnson

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Mary Jackson

• Christine Darden

What African American singer is often referred to as the "Queen of Soul" and is known for hits like "Respect" and "Natural Woman"?

• Aretha Franklin

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Billie Holiday

• Nina Simone