Park City Academy - Black History Quiz

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* Who was the first licensed African-American pilot in the world?

Bessie Coleman Colin Powell Busta Rhymes

* Who invented hair products especially for African-American hair?

Maya Angelou Bessie Smith Madam C.J. Walker

* Who was the founder of Black Entertainment Television (B.E.T.)?

Robert L. Johnson James Brown Jr. Tavis Smiley

* Who wrote"Lift Ev'ry Voice", the Negro National Anthem?

Malcolm X James Weldon Johnson Langston Hughes

Which rap artist said, "I believe that everything you do bad, comes back to you"?

Tupac Shakur Biggie Smalls Rapper T.I.

* Who is the youngest player to score 40 points in an NBA game?

Kolbe Bryant Lebron James Kareem Abdul Jabbar

* Which welterweight boxer made $100 million in his career?

Muhammad Ali Sugar Ray Leonard Oscar de la Hoya

* Which skilled neurosurgeon led a successful operation to separate a pair of twins joined at the head?

Dr. Philip McGraw Dr. King Dr. Ben Carson

* Who was stabbed in 1958, by an African-American woman; then the next year he and his wife went to India and studied Gandhi's non-violence philosophy?

Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Ben Carson Dr. Phil

* Who broke Babe Ruth's home run record?

Henry "Hank" Aaron Jackie Robinson Derek Jeter

* Who was the first African-American in space?

Guion Bluford Mae Jamison Colin Powell

* Who invented a 3-way automatic stop sign?

Booker T. Washington Garrett A. Morgan Benjamin Banneker

* Who started Black History Month in 1926?

Rosa Parks George Washington Carver Carter Woodson