black-history Trivia Quiz # 11
This is Black History Quiz # 11; the link to the answers is at the bottom of this page, hope you enjoy! You can return to the main Black History Trivia Quiz index, or try your luck at a random Black History Trivia Quiz.Black History Trivia Question 1
Black History - What is the arduous sea journey slaves made from West Africa to the Americas called?
The correct answer is 'Middle Passage'
Black History Trivia Question 2
Black History - The U.S. Emancipation Proclamation, signed in 1863, freed slaves in what areas?
The correct answer is 'Confederate territory'
It wasn't until the ratification of the 13th Amendment that slaves were legally freed everywhere -- and the Emancipation Proclamation did not take effect immediately, since it only applied to areas Lincoln did not control.
Black History Trivia Question 3
International Black History, 20th Century - Which U.S. president desegregated the U.S. armed forces after WWII?
The correct answer is 'Harry S. Truman'
President Truman officially desegregated the U.S. armed forces in January of 1948, much to the dismay of many white U.S. citizens and soldiers, especially as he did it by executive order rather than legislation.
Black History Trivia Question 4
Black History Dates - What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do in 1955?
The correct answer is 'Led a yearlong boycott'
In 1955, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a year long boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama bus system after Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white person on a bus.
Black History Trivia Question 5
Black History - Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
The correct answer is 'Harriet Tubman'
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who made 19 trips back to the south in order to free over 300 people, despite a $40,000 reward on her head.
Black History Trivia Question 6
Black History Dates - How many slaves did Harriet Tubman rescue between 1840-61?
The correct answer is 'Over 300'
Harriet Tubman, working through the underground railroad, rescued more than 300 slaves from the South. She later became a spy and a nurse for the Union Army.
Black History Trivia Question 7
International Black History, 20th Century - Who was the first black ELECTED governor in the United States?
The correct answer is 'L. Douglas Wilder'
L. Douglas Wilder was governor of the state of Virginia from 1990-1994; these years alone are very telling as far as the Civil Rights movement in recent times is concerned. Hiram Revels was a Senator in Mississippi during Reconstruction, Carol Moseley Braun was an Illinois Senator in the 1990s, and Bunche became the first African-American Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1950.
Black History Trivia Question 8
Black History - Who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association?
The correct answer is 'Marcus Garvey'
Marcus Garvey also started the Back-to-Africa movement and made popular the slogan 'Black is Beautiful'.
Black History Trivia Question 9
International Black History, 20th Century - Which African country was founded in 1822 by the "American Colonization Society" in an attempt to realize the dream of many (largely white) Americans to "return" blacks to Africa, and thus end racial problems in the United States, under a scheme called "colonization"?
The correct answer is 'Liberia'
Monrovia is the capital of Liberia. Although the founding of Liberia occurred in the nineteenth century, it is included here due to its continued importance in world events and black history throughout the twentieth century. Despite the verbal support of many prominent U.S. politicians in the early 1800s and beyond, the colony was a disaster and spelled death for many who moved there, and was not supported in any noteworthy fashion by the United States until World War II.
Black History Trivia Question 10
Black History - What team did the first MLB African American baseball player play for?
The correct answer is 'Brooklyn Dodgers'
He would get called names but he still made it through.