Average History Trivia: African-American History | 10 Questions

The African-American has a proud history. This quiz is in honor of all those who advanced the African-American quest for their civil rights.

A multiple-choice quiz by finlady. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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finlady

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4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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67,407

Updated
Dec 03 21

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1. What famous American was presented with the Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson in December 1963? Hint

Martin Luther King Jr.

W.E.B. DuBois

Thurgood Marshall

Ralph Bunche

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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). Hint

Judith Jameson

Jackie Joyner Kersee

Mae Johnson

Josephine Baker

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3. Who completed the novel 'Go Tell It On the Mountain' in 1953? Hint

Wynton Marsalis

W.E.B.DuBois

James Baldwin

Ralph Bunche

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4. Who earned a Master's Degree in Agriculture in 1896 at Iowa State Agricultural College? Hint

Booker T. Washington

Alex Haley

Dred Scott

George Washington Carver

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5. Who did President Kennedy nominate for Judge of the 2nd Court of Appeals in 1961? Hint

Colin Powell

Thurgood Marshall

Clarence Thomas

Ralph Bunche

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6. Who was the first African-American to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Hint

Ralph Bunche

Colin Powell

Ralph Abernathy

Clarence Thomas

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7. Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'? Hint

Sojourner Truth

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Mae Johnson

Harriet Tubman

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8. Who was born Caryn Elaine Johnson? Hint

Lena Horne

Josephine Baker

Dorothy Dandridge

Whoopi Goldberg

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9. Who said,'Certainly I don't want to die, but if anyone has to die let it be me'? Hint

Colin Powell

Ralph Abernathy

Martin Luther King Jr.

Jesse Jackson

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10. What journalist and writer was born in Ithaca N.Y. and grew up in Tennessee? Hint

James Baldwin

Jesse Jackson

W.E.B. DuBois

Alex Haley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What famous American was presented with the Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson in December 1963?

Answer: Ralph Bunche

Ralph Bunche was the highest American official in the U.N. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950, the first African-American to do so.

Answer: Jackie Joyner Kersee

After the World Championships in Rome, 1987 she was pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the title: "Super Woman."

3. Who completed the novel 'Go Tell It On the Mountain' in 1953?

Answer: James Baldwin

Returning to the U.S. after 9 years abroad Baldwin became known as the most eloquent spokesperson for the Civil Rights of the African-American.

4. Who earned a Master's Degree in Agriculture in 1896 at Iowa State Agricultural College?

Answer: George Washington Carver

Carver was orphaned at a very young age and left in custody of a white guardian. Carver was responsible for his own education.

5. Who did President Kennedy nominate for Judge of the 2nd Court of Appeals in 1961?

Answer: Thurgood Marshall

President Johnson nominated Marshall as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967. He was the first African-American to serve on the Court. He was born during the Theodore Roosevelt Administration and lived to see African-Americans rise to positions of power in America.

6. Who was the first African-American to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

Answer: Colin Powell

On December 16, 2000, President-elect George W. Bush nominated Powell to become the 63rd Secretary of State.

7. Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?

Answer: Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was known as the 'Moses of her people'. The underground railroad referred to the network of safe houses that allowed illegal transportation of escaped slaves.

8. Who was born Caryn Elaine Johnson?

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg won numerous awards including an Oscar for her supporting role as Oda Mae Brown in 'Ghost'. She became only the second African-American actress to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Hattie McDaniel won that award for her role in 'Gone With the Wind'.

9. Who said,'Certainly I don't want to die, but if anyone has to die let it be me'?

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

In 1957 Ralph Abernathy and King were instrumental in founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King was always concious of the possiblity of death. He said nonviolence can touch men where the law cannot. King was assassinated April 4, 1968.

10. What journalist and writer was born in Ithaca N.Y. and grew up in Tennessee?

Answer: Alex Haley

In 1965 Haley resolved to trace the genealogy of his mother's family. He grew up listening to his grandmother's stories about 'Kin-Tay', an African-American ancestor who was enslaved and shipped to America. 'Roots', Haley's account of his family, was published in 1976, 12 years after his research began.

Source: Author finlady

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