The Tuskegee Airmen Quiz

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black American (a)   .

• college graduates

• military pilots

• navy sailors

• Marines

In which war did the Tuskegee Airmen serve?

• Civil War

• World War I

• World War II

• Vietnam War

During World War II, the US military was (a)   .

• segregated

• integrated

• only open to white Americans

• nonexistent

Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Booker T. Washington

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

Which event propelled the United States into World War II?

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The bombing of Hiroshima

• Hitler’s invasion of Poland

• The discovery of German spies in America

What nickname was given to the Tuskegee Airmen and other Black pilots in World War II?

• A. Blue Wings

• B. Green Belts

• C. X-Wings

• D. Red Tails

What were the Tuskegee Airmen known for?

• A. Escorting bomber planes

• B. Bombing enemy submarines

• C. Circling the globe

• D. Sneaking into enemy camps

About how many pilots graduated from the Tuskegee program?

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

• 10,000

What was the hypocrisy pointed out by civil rights leaders regarding the Tuskegee Airmen?

• A. Black people weren’t treated as equals in the US, but were expected to defend America’s democratic ideals overseas.

• B. Black men were now allowed to serve as Air Corps pilots, but Black women were still barred from joining the military at all.

• C. Black troops were being sent to Europe, but not Asia.

• D. Black pilots were being treated with more respect than other military personnel, but all troops should be treated equally.

True or False: Some Tuskegee Airmen went on to have long careers in the military.

• True

• False