African American questions do you know the answer?
1. Who was the first child of African parents born in England's American colonies?
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr.
William
Harriet Tubman
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2. What was the name of the first slave ship built in the English colonies?
The Desire
The Enterprise
The Alabama
The Free Help
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3. What was the first American colony to abolish slavery?
Alabama
New York
New Jersey
Vermont
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4. When was the importation of slaves outlawed in the U.S.?
1798
1808
1818
1865
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5. What dispute led to the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church?
Row vs. Wade
Brown vs. Board of Education
Segregation of St. George's Methodist Church
The Cold War
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6. What was the first black newspaper?
The Times
The Herald
The Report
Freedom's Journal
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7. How big was the price on Harriet Tubman's head?
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
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8. Where in the South was Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) born?
Ulster County, New York
Birmingham, Alabama
South Africa
Atlanta, Georgia
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9. Where did Fredrick Douglass get his last name?
His master's last name
a poem "The Lady of the Lake (1810)"
His wife
The President
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10. At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?
about 1 million
about 2 million
about 3 million
about 4 million
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11. What percentage of Southern families owned large plantations?
25% to 30%
8% to 15%
1% to 4%
50% to 90%
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12. What does "Ku Klux Klan" mean?
Peacemakers
From Greek "kuklos" meaning circle
Shareholders
Helpers
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13. How many Ku Klux Klan movements have there been?
More than 100 major ones
Fifty major ones
Ten major ones
Three major ones
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14. Who were the principles in the Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson?
Homer Plessey, John H. Ferguson
Martin Luther Plessey
Homer Plessey
John H. Ferguson
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15. Who wrote "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others"?
Abraham Lincoln
W. E. b. Du Bois
Martin Luther King
Malcom X
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16. Who was the first president to invite an African-American man to the White House?
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Hillary Clinton (or her husband Bill)
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17. What event sparked the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
A 1908 race riot in Springfield, Massachusetts
The war of 1812
The Los Angeles riots
The Civil War
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18. When was the first "***** History Week"?
1826
1986
1929
1926
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19. Who popularized the slogan "Africa for the Africans at home and abroad"?
John-Jacob Jingle-Hiemer Smith
Elijah Muhammad
Marcus Garvey
Ralph Bunche
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20. What was Elijah Muhammad's name at birth?
Elijah Poole
Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Clinton
Elijah Reagan
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21. How did Jackie Robinson do in his first major league game?
3 hits in 279 at bats
2 hits in 9 at bats
1 hit in 2 at bats
0 hits in 3 at bats
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22. For what did Ralph bunche win the Noble Peace Prize?
His performance on "The Love Boat"
Rescuing hostages from the middle east
Dieing during war time
Mediating an end to an Arab Israeli conflict
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23. Why did Rosa Parks refuse to move from her seat in the white section of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
revenge
hate
stupidity
fatigue and principle
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24. Where did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., get his doctorate?
Boston University
Florida Atlantic University
University of Miami
Florida State University
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25. When and where did Martin Luther King, Jr. make his "I Have a Dream" speech?
Boca Raton, Florida, March 4, 1997
Boston, Massachusetts, April 8, 1369
Washington D.C., August 28, 1963
Washington state, August 28, 9163
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26. Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?
Columbia, South Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Atlantia, Georgia
Tallahassee, Florida
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27. What did the "N" in SNCC stand for?
*****
Now
Nice
Non-violent
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28. How did the 24th Amendment advance the cause of civil rights?
Importation of slaves made illegal
Outlaw slavery
Desegregation laws
Poll tax made illegal
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29. What were the names of the three civil rights workers murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1964?
Rodney King, Jessee Jackson, and Thurgood Marshall
Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Abraham Lincoln
Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and Chelsey Clinton
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner
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30. For what crime did Malcom X go to prison?
Murder.
Burglary.
Adultery.
Gluttony.
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31. Where was Malcom X Killed?
Audubon Ballroom (before speaking)
World Trade Center (at the bombing)
Los Angeles (during the riots)
Middle East(during the Gulf War)
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32. How long did the Watts riots of 1965 last?
about 1 day
about 1 month
about 1 week
about 1 year
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33. Who warned, "Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal"?
National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
The six o'clock evening news
One of the big 3 (ABC, CBS, NBC)
Your local newspaper
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34. What justice did Thurgood Marshall replace on the Supreme Court?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas C. Clark
Clare Mowbry
Henry VIII
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35. What was "Resurrection City"?
Part of Washington D.C.
The bronx
Miami, Florida
Hollywood, California
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36. How many times did Jessee Jackson run for the U.S. Presidency?
one time
two times
three times
four times
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37. What year was Martin Luther King Day first observed as a federal holiday?
1966
1976
1986
1996
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38. Who videotaped Rodney King's beating by Los Angeles police?
John Jacob Jingle Himer Shmitt
George Holliday
Steven Speilburg
Jim Henson
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39. Who was the first black woman senator?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Rosa Parks
Carol Moseley Braun
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1. Who was the first child of African parents born in England's American colonies?
William
2. What was the name of the first slave ship built in the English colonies?
The Desire
3. What was the first American colony to abolish slavery?
Vermont
4. When was the importation of slaves outlawed in the U.S.?
1808
5. What dispute led to the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church?
Segregation of St. George's Methodist Church
6. What was the first black newspaper?
Freedom's Journal
7. How big was the price on Harriet Tubman's head?
$40,000
8. Where in the South was Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) born?
Ulster County, New York
9. Where did Fredrick Douglass get his last name?
a poem "The Lady of the Lake (1810)"
10. At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?
about 4 million
11. What percentage of Southern families owned large plantations?
1% to 4%
12. What does "Ku Klux Klan" mean?
From Greek "kuklos" meaning circle
13. How many Ku Klux Klan movements have there been?
Three major ones
14. Who were the principles in the Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson?
Homer Plessey, John H. Ferguson
15. Who wrote "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others"?
W. E. b. Du Bois
16. Who was the first president to invite an African-American man to the White House?
Theodore Roosevelt
17. What event sparked the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
A 1908 race riot in Springfield, Massachusetts
18. When was the first "***** History Week"?
1926
19. Who popularized the slogan "Africa for the Africans at home and abroad"?
Marcus Garvey
20. What was Elijah Muhammad's name at birth?
Elijah Poole
21. How did Jackie Robinson do in his first major league game?
0 hits in 3 at bats
22. For what did Ralph bunche win the Noble Peace Prize?
Mediating an end to an Arab Israeli conflict
23. Why did Rosa Parks refuse to move from her seat in the white section of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
fatigue and principle
24. Where did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., get his doctorate?
Boston University
25. When and where did Martin Luther King, Jr. make his "I Have a Dream" speech?
Washington D.C., August 28, 1963
26. Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?
Greensboro, North Carolina
27. What did the "N" in SNCC stand for?
Non-violent
28. How did the 24th Amendment advance the cause of civil rights?
Poll tax made illegal
29. What were the names of the three civil rights workers murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1964?
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner
30. For what crime did Malcom X go to prison?
Burglary.
31. Where was Malcom X Killed?
Audubon Ballroom (before speaking)
32. How long did the Watts riots of 1965 last?
about 1 week
33. Who warned, "Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal"?
National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
34. What justice did Thurgood Marshall replace on the Supreme Court?
Thomas C. Clark
35. What was "Resurrection City"?
Part of Washington D.C.
36. How many times did Jessee Jackson run for the U.S. Presidency?
two times
37. What year was Martin Luther King Day first observed as a federal holiday?
1986
38. Who videotaped Rodney King's beating by Los Angeles police?
George Holliday
39. Who was the first black woman senator?
Carol Moseley Braun
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