NBC Black History Quiz

What month is considered Black History Month?

• January

• February

• March

• April

Who invented the elevator?

• Alexander Miles

• Booker T. Washington

• George Washington Carver

This Civil Rights icon has a birthday on January 15th, even though we celebrate him on the third Monday in January.

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Ronald Reagan

Was the Underground Railroad an actual railroad?

• Yes

• No

What does NAACP stand for?

• National Association for the Advancement of Cartoon People

• National Association for the Achievement of Colored People

• National Association for the Achievement of Crazy People

What movie tells the true story of how the U.S. Space Program really got off of the ground?

• Bad Boys

• A Wrinkle In Time

• Hidden Figures

• The Wiz

Who invented the traffic signal?

• Garret Morgan

• Booker T. Washington

• George Washington Carver

• Malcoln X

Which Former First Lady has a birthday on January 17th? [Hint: Her husband was our first African-American President]

• Hillary Clinton

• Laura Bush

• Nancy Reagan

• Michelle Obama

Who famously said: "You get a car! You get a car! You get a car!"

• Oprah Winfrey

• Eddie Murphy

• Bernie Mac

Who discovered move than 300 uses for peanuts?

• Alexander Miles

• Booker T. Washington

• George Washington Carver

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.