black-history Trivia Quiz # 3
This is Black History Quiz # 3; 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 - In what Faulkner novel is Dilsey a central figure?
The correct answer is ''Sound and the Fury''
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 - Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
The correct answer is 'Emmet Till'
Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi for whistling at a white woman. His killers were acquitted despite an eye witness.
Black History Trivia Question 4
Black History - When was Martin Luther King assassinated?
The correct answer is '1968'
He was assassinated by James Earl Ray.
Black History Trivia Question 5
Black History #1 - Woodson chose the second week of February for Negro History Week because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly impacted the American black population, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. However, February has much more than Douglass and Lincoln to show for its significance in black American history.
The correct answer is 'True'
For example, February 23, 1868: W. E. B. DuBois, important civil rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP, was born. February 3, 1870:
The 15th Amendment was passed, granting blacks the right to vote.
The 15th Amendment was passed, granting blacks the right to vote.
Black History Trivia Question 6
Black History - What slave sued for freedom in the 1840s, claiming that since he was in a free state, it was illegal for his master to keep him in bondage?
The correct answer is 'Dred Scott'
The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Taney, denied Scott's suit. John Brown led the famous raid at Harpers Ferry; Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser both led famous slave rebellions, in the early 19th and late 18th centuries, respectively.
Black History Trivia Question 7
Black History At The Movies - In 'Ghosts of Mississipi', Alec Baldwin played real life prosecutor Bobby DeLaughter who finally got a guilty verdict that sent Byron De La Beckwith (James Woods) to jail for the 30 year old murder of a civil right leader. Who was this victim who waited so long for justice to be done?
The correct answer is 'Medgar Evers'
Evers was shot in his own driveway on June 12th 1963. His murderer was convicted in 1994.
Black History Trivia Question 8
Black History - Who was the first female Egyptian Pharoah?
The correct answer is 'Hatshepsut'
Black History Trivia Question 9
Black History At The Movies - What was the name of the slave who led the revolt in 'Amistad'?
The correct answer is 'Cinque'
Cinque was played by Djimon Hounsou, Yamba by Razaaq Adoti, Fala by Abu Bakaar Fafanah and Buakei by Derrick N. Ashong.
Black History Trivia Question 10
Black History Dates - What did Martin Luther King, Jr. win in 1964?
The correct answer is 'Nobel Peace Prize'
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.