Black American History

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What famous American was presented with the Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy in 1963? Martin Luther King Jr. W.E.B. DuBois Thurgood Marshall Ralph Bunche

2. Which female athlete won silver in the heptathlon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympcis, then gold in 1988 and 1992, earning her the accolade of "the greatest multi-event female athlete in history"? (She was the first female to break 7,000 points in this event in July 1986). Josephine Baker Judith Jameson Jackie Joyner Kersee Mae Johnson

3. Who completed the novel 'Go Tell It On the Mountain' in 1953? James Baldwin Ralph Bunche W.E.B.DuBois Wynton Marsalis

4. Who earned a Master's Degree in Agriculture in 1896 at Iowa State Agricultural College? George Washington Carver Dred Scott Booker T. Washington Alex Haley

5. Who did President Kennedy nominate for Judge of the 2nd Court of Appeals in 1961? Ralph Bunche Colin Powell Thurgood Marshall Clarence Thomas

6. Who was the first African-American to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Colin Powell Ralph Abernathy Ralph Bunche Clarence Thomas

7. Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'? Ida B. Wells-Barnett Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Mae Johnson

8. Who was born Caryn Elaine Johnson? Whoopi Goldberg Dorothy Dandridge Lena Horne Josephine Baker

9. Who said,'Certainly I don't want to die, but if anyone has to die let it be me'? Ralph Abernathy Colin Powell Jesse Jackson Martin Luther King Jr.

10. What journalist and writer was born in Ithaca N.Y. and grew up in Tennessee? Jesse Jackson James Baldwin Alex Haley W.E.B. DuBois