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African-American History | 20 Question History Multiple Choice Quiz

Some common (and not so common) questions about African-Americans who have made a significant impact on the entire world.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bethany139. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Bethany139

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
6,257

Updated
Jun 17 23

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
7658

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 20

1. Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956? Hint

Mary Mcleod Bethune

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

Sojourner Truth

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Question 2 of 20

2. What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? Hint

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Congress Of Racial Equality (CORE)

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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Question 3 of 20

3. What was Malcolm X's birth name? Hint

Malcolm Poole

Frederick Williams

Malcolm Shabazz

Malcolm Little

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad? Hint

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Tubman

Sojourner Truth

Maria Stewart

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who founded PUSH? Hint

Elijah Muhammed

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rev. Jesse Jackson

Malcolm X

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Question 6 of 20

6. Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"? Hint

Nikki Giovanni

Toni Morrison

Alice Walker

Maya Angelou

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany? Hint

Carl Lewis

Jesse Owens

Jackie Joyner Kersee

Wilma Rudolph

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Question 8 of 20

8. What boxer's original name is Cassius Clay? Hint

George Foreman

Mike Tyson

Muhammad Ali

Sugar Ray Robinson

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Question 9 of 20

9. What former slave published the newspaper "The North Star"? Hint

William Wells Brown

David Walker

William Lloyd Garrison

Frederick Douglass

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who was the first black woman to speak out publicly against slavery? Hint

Sojourner Truth

Maria Stewart

Mary Mcleod Bethune

Francis Watkins Harper

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? Hint

Lee Harvey Oswald

James Earl Ray

John Wilkes Booth

James Delay Beckwith

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Question 12 of 20

12. What primarily black female college was founded by two white women in Atlanta, Georgia? Hint

Tuskegee Institute

Howard University

Spelman College

Lincoln Institute

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman? Hint

Medgar Evers

Emmett Till

Marcus Garvey

Marcus Williams

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Question 14 of 20

14. What is the oldest civil rights organization still working today?

Answer: (8 Words ... or 5 letters)

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama? Hint

W.E.B. DuBois

Booker T. Washington

Marcus Garvey

William Wells Brown

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who organized the Million Man March on October 16,1995? Hint

Elijah Muhammed

Louis Farrakhan

Malcolm X

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who wrote "Racism 101"? Hint

Alice Walker

Terri McMillan

Toni Morrison

Nikki Giovanni

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who was the first female Egyptian Pharoah? Hint

Nefertiti

Hatshepsut

Cleopatra

Sobeknefru

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and was known as the '1st Lady of the Civil Rights Movement'? Hint

Fannie Lou Hamer

Mary Mcleod Bethune

Margaret Thatcher

Mary Church Terrell

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association? Hint

W.E.B. DuBois

Elijah Mohammed

Marcus Garvey

Louis Walcott

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?

Answer: 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.

2. What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Answer: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

1957

3. What was Malcolm X's birth name?

Answer: Malcolm Little

Malcolm Little was his birth name, but he changed it to Malcolm X after becoming a member of the Nation of Islam.

4. Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

Answer: 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.

5. Who founded PUSH?

Answer: Rev. Jesse Jackson

Rev. Jackson founded PUSH which stands for People United to Serve Humanity.

6. Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

Answer: Maya Angelou

Published in 1970.

7. Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany?

Answer: Jesse Owens

He beat two Olympic records and tied a third. He was a member of the winning 400 meter relay team, also a record beating win. Adolf Hitler refused to acknowledge Owens' success because he was black.

8. What boxer's original name is Cassius Clay?

Answer: Muhammad Ali

9. What former slave published the newspaper "The North Star"?

Answer: Frederick Douglass

10. Who was the first black woman to speak out publicly against slavery?

Answer: Maria Stewart

11. Who assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Answer: James Earl Ray

Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN.

12. What primarily black female college was founded by two white women in Atlanta, Georgia?

Answer: Spelman College

13. Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman?

Answer: Emmett Till

Emmett Till was lynched in Money, Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. His alleged killers were acquitted.

14. What is the oldest civil rights organization still working today?

Answer: National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People

The NAACP was founded in 1909 by both blacks and whites and using the legal system to gain equality and justice.

15. Who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?

Answer: Booker T. Washington

16. Who organized the Million Man March on October 16,1995?

Answer: Louis Farrakhan

17. Who wrote "Racism 101"?

Answer: Nikki Giovanni

18. Who was the first female Egyptian Pharoah?

Answer: Sobeknefru

She ruled from c1789 BC for four years.

19. Who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and was known as the '1st Lady of the Civil Rights Movement'?

Answer: Fannie Lou Hamer

20. Who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association?

Answer: Marcus Garvey

Marcus Garvey also started the Back-to-Africa movement and made popular the slogan 'Black is Beautiful'.

Source: Author Bethany139

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