black-history Trivia Quiz # 25
This is Black History Quiz # 25; 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 Month Teaser - Martin Luther King jr. was assassinated on the balcony of what Memphis hotel?
The correct answer is 'The Lorraine Hotel'
Black History Trivia Question 2
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 3
Black History Month Teaser - Who is the author of the novel 'Giovanni's Room'?
The correct answer is 'James Baldwin'
Black History Trivia Question 4
Black History - What was Malcolm X's birth name?
The correct answer is 'Malcolm Little'
Malcolm Little was his birth name, but he changed it to Malcolm X after becoming a member of the Nation of Islam.
Black History Trivia Question 5
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 6
Black History Dates - When did the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama take place?
The correct answer is '1965'
In 1965, white resistance to a black voter registration drive led to a Freedom March, from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to protest discrimination at the polls. Congress soon passed the Voting Rights Act soon after.
Black History Trivia Question 7
Black History Dates - In what year did Abraham Lincoln issue his Emancipation Proclamation?
The correct answer is '1863'
President Abraham Lincoln gave this famous speech in 1863, which declared the freedom of any slave residing in a state in rebellion against the Union.
Black History Trivia Question 8
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 9
Black History Dates - What year did the first Africans arrive in the Americas?
The correct answer is '1526'
The first Africans arrived in the Americas between 1526-39, in the company of Spanish and Portuguese explorers.
Black History Trivia Question 10
Black History - Who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?
The correct answer is 'Booker T. Washington'