black-history Trivia Quiz # 14
This is Black History Quiz # 14; 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 - Who is the poet, diplomat, and anthologist of black culture?
The correct answer is 'James Weldon Johnson'
He wrote the black 'national' anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
Black History Trivia Question 2
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 3
Black History - What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
The correct answer is 'Brown v. Board'
The full name of the case is Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas -- and it was actually the first alphabetically of five linked school integration cases from different districts.
Black History Trivia Question 4
Black History #1 - In the American Revolution, African-Americans fought only on the colonial side.
The correct answer is 'False'
African-Americans served in both the colonial and British ranks.
Black History Trivia Question 5
Black History #2 - In 1860, a year before the start of the Civil War, there were about 4 million slaves in the South.
The correct answer is 'True'
The number of slaves had grown from fewer than 30,000 in 1700.
Black History Trivia Question 6
Black History Dates - Where was the first formal protest against slavery?
The correct answer is 'Germantown, Pennsylvania'
The first formal protest against slavery was made in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1688.
Black History Trivia Question 7
Black History - What author of 'Song of Solomon' won the Nobel Prize for literature?
The correct answer is 'Toni Morrison'
'Song of Solomon' is the story of Milkman, Guitar, and an old, old slave legend . . .
Black History Trivia Question 8
Black History - Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
The correct answer is 'Rosa Parks'
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man which resulted in a remarkable boycott of Montgomery buses which was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black History Trivia Question 9
Black History Dates - What year was slavery introduced in the Americas?
The correct answer is '1619'
North America's first slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619.
Black History Trivia Question 10
Black History - Who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and was known as the '1st Lady of the Civil Rights Movement'?
The correct answer is 'Miss Fannie Lou Hamer'