.png){kind=logo}
PDF Download
FREE HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT BLACK
HISTORY MONTH EXAM QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation
This Exam contains:
-Guarantee passing score -30 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Who was the first African American to play on the Davis Cup tennis team?
Answer:
Arthur Ashe Question 2: Who won Best Supporting Actress in "Gone with the Wind" to become the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Answer:
Hattie McDaniel Question 3: What African American won and Academy Award for playing the role of Ray Charles in the movie "Ray"?
Answer:
Jamie Foxx Question 4: This Greenville, South Carolina native is best remember as a high-note trumpeter.He joined Duke Ellington's Orchestra Philadelphia in 1944.
Answer:
Cat Anderson
Question 5: This artist was born and raised in the Lowcountry. He is considered by many art critics and reviewers as one of our nation's most outstanding African-American artistst and highly recognized visual master for capturing Southern culture and traditions.
Answer:
Jonathan Green Question 6: What is the first privately university founded for African American students through the Methodist Episcopal Church?
Answer:
Wilberforce University Question 7: For what purpose was the United Negro College Fund also known as UNCF founded?
Answer:
To help more African Americans go to college Question 8: This African American male constructed the first striking clock made in America, and published an almanac which he compiled based on his own astronomical observations and calculations. Who is he?
Answer:
Benjamin Banneker Question 9: What form of music of music did Duke Ellington elevate into a serious art form?
Answer:
Jazz Question 10: What is the name of the singer-dancer who performed the "Moonwalk" in the 1980's.
Answer:
Michael Jackson Question 11: What 1920's dance is believed to have started in a coastal city of South Carolina?
Answer:
The Charleston
Question 12: In 1988, Debi Thomas won a metal in which Olympic event?
Answer:
figure skating
Question 13: Eartha Kitt played what role in the Batman series?
Answer:
Catwoman
Question 14: What is the name of the colorful fabric worn by African royalty?
Answer:
Kenta cloth Question 15: This African American woman is a talk-show host, actress and owner of her own movie and television production company. She now her own magazine and network. Who is she?
Answer:
Oprah Winfrey
Question 16: Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize Winner?
Answer:
Ralph Bunche Question 17: This Charleston, South Carolina native is a lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish.Who is he?
Answer:
Darius Rucker Question 18: Who was the first African American educator that had a middle school named after him?
Answer:
Rudolph Dawkins Question 19: Who was the first African American baseball player to win the award as the best new player in 1947
Answer:
Jackie Robinson
Question 20: What exceptional American track and field athlete overcame debilitating childhood illness and won three gold medals in a single Olympics?
Answer:
Wilma Rudolph Question 21: Who was the first player in NBA history to win both MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same season?
Answer:
Michael Jordan Question 22: Born in Barnwell, South Carolina this singer is known as "The Godfather of Soul".
Answer:
James Brown Question 23: Born in Cheraw, South Carolina this trumpet player developed the music known as bepop. Who is he?
Answer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Question 24: Who is named the "Queen of Soul"
Answer:
Aretha Franklin Question 25: Who was an important writer and thinker of the Harlem Renaissance, the African American artistic movement in the 1920's that celebrated black life and culture?
Answer:
Langston Hughes Question 26: This Civil Rights leader fought for blacks to be allowed to teach in public schools in Charleston. She is considered the "Grandmother of the Civil Rights Movement". Who was she?
Answer:
Septima Clark
.png)