These Black History Month trivia questions can help people of all ages celebrate this important time of the year. Learn about all the great African-American leaders of our time.
Our Black History Month quiz will challenge your knowledge and fill you with new facts. Children can learn about interesting African-American history.
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Black History Month Trivia Questions
1. What month is Black History Month celebrated in America?
Reveal Answer
February
2. What other country celebrates Black History Month in February?
Reveal Answer
Canada
3. What month is Black History Month celebrated in the U.K.?
Reveal Answer
October
4. Who is known as the “Father of black history”?
Reveal Answer
Carter G. Woodson
5. February was chosen for Black History Month because it contained the birthday of Frederick Douglass and who else?
Reveal Answer
Abraham Lincoln
6. In what year did Black History Month become established?
Reveal Answer
1926
7. Which U.S. state was the first to abolish slavery in 1777?
Reveal Answer
Vermont
8. Which Amendment in the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
Reveal Answer
The 13th
9. Who was the first black President elected in America?
Reveal Answer
Barack Obama
10. Who is the most well-known civil rights activist in America?
Reveal Answer
Martin Luther King Jr.
11. Who was the first black person to serve on the Supreme Court?
Reveal Answer
Thurgood Marshall
12. Who was the first black woman to become First Lady in America?
Reveal Answer
Michelle Obama
13. Who is known as the “First Lady of Civil Rights”?
Reveal Answer
Rosa Parks
14. Rosa Parks had a vital role in which boycott?
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
15. What is the name of the anti-slavery newspaper published by Frederick Douglass in the 19th century?
Reveal Answer
The North Star
16. Harriet Tubman, who helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad, was nicknamed what?
Reveal Answer
Moses
17. Who is the author of the novel “The Color Purple”?
Reveal Answer
Alice Walker
18. In what year was the 13th Amendment ratified?
Reveal Answer
1865
19. Who was the first black woman to become Secretary of State in America?
Reveal Answer
Condoleezza Rice
20. In what year was Maya Angelou born?
Reveal Answer
1928
21. Who was the first female African American pilot?
Reveal Answer
Bessie Coleman
22. In what year was the Journal of Negro History founded?
Reveal Answer
1916
23. Who was the first black athlete to play for a major baseball league?
Reveal Answer
Jackie Robinson
24. What is the name of the black power political organization founded in 1966?
Reveal Answer
Black Panther Party
25. Which black female activist was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted List in 1970?
Reveal Answer
Angela Davis
26. What is the name of the largest political rally in U.S. history?
Reveal Answer
March on Washington
27. Which civil rights activist publicly denounced the Vietnam War in his “Beyond Vietnam” speech?
Reveal Answer
Martin Luther King Jr.
28. Madame C.J. Walker was the first black woman to become a millionaire after she invented a line of what?
Reveal Answer
Cosmetics
29. What is the name of the 2016 film based on the true story of three black female mathematicians who worked at NASA?
Reveal Answer
Hidden Figures
30. What is the name of the legislation that outlawed racial discrimination during voting?
Reveal Answer
Voting Rights Act
31. What holiday celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in America?
Reveal Answer
Juneteenth
32. Who was the first black woman elected as Vice President of America?
Reveal Answer
Kamala Harris
33. In what year did interracial marriage become legal in America?
Reveal Answer
1967
Excellent questions!!