60 Juneteenth Trivia Questions And Answers (2023)
Juneteenth, also commonly known as Freedom Day, is the oldest known celebration of freedom from slavery in America. There are lots of fun facts and history about this holiday. Enjoy discovering them in our list of 60 Juneteenth trivia questions and answers.
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1. The holiday Juneteenth is also commonly referred to as what?
2. What is the date that Juneteenth is celebrated on?
3. In what year did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?
4. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
5. Which U.S. President signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday?
6. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the end of what?
7. Which state was the first to celebrate Juneteenth as an official state holiday?
8. Juneteenth recognizes the news of slavery’s end reaching Texas and other southwest states in what year?
9. Who first introduced legislation to the U.S. House of Representatives recognizing Juneteenth as a holiday?
10. What year did the Emancipation Proclamation first become effective?
11. Which U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
12. The Confederate States of America is made up of how many states?
13. In what year did Juneteenth first become recognized as a state holiday?
14. Who began Juneteenth by enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas?
15. How many enslaved people were estimated to be living in Texas in 1865?
16. Which war prompted the end of slavery in the United States?
17. In what city in Texas did General Gordon Granger announce the end of slavery?
18. What is the name of the official order given by General Gordon Granger announcing that slavery had ended?
19. What is the period that occurred after the announcement by General Gordon Granger, in which former slaves left Texas for other states known as?
20. In what year were the last slaves freed due to resistance by slave owners?
21. What flavor of soda is associated with celebrating Juneteenth?
22. What is the name of the American abolitionist who was born into slavery but escaped with her infant daughter in 1826?
23. What was the holiday originally called until it became commonly known as Juneteenth in the 1890s?
24. What symbol is on the Juneteenth flag?
26. Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since which other federal holiday was adopted in 1983?
27. What are the colors on the Juneteenth flag?
28. The bursting star depicted on the Juneteenth flag represents what?
29. Which U.S. state was the last to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday?
30. What is the name of the slave who incited, and was ultimately hanged for, the rebellion known as the Southhampton Insurrection?
31. In what year did the last U.S. state finally recognize Juneteenth as a holiday?
32. In what year was the Juneteenth flag created?
33. What is the name of the former slave who founded the abolition journal “The North Star”?
34. In what year was the first issue of the antislavery newspaper “The North Star” published?
35. What is the name of the former slave who became the first person of color to graduate from the “United States Military Academy” at West Point?
36. In the early years of celebrating Juneteenth, what color of food did former slaves eat to symbolize the struggles they endured for their freedom?
37. What was the name of the 10 acres of land purchased by a group of former slaves used to celebrate Juneteenth in the 1870s?
38. Who designed the original Juneteenth flag?
39. In what year was the text “June 19, 1865” added to the Juneteenth flag?
40. In what year did Apple add Juneteenth into the iOS calendar as a United States holiday?
41. Which state was formed during the American Civil War?
42. Approximately how many enslaved people were there in the United States in 1860?
43. What is the name of the state and local laws established to enforce racial segregation after slavery ended?
44. Approximately how many former slaves fought in the American Civil War?
45. How many black soldiers won Congressional Medals of Honor for their bravery and service during the Civil War?
46. Which Amendment in the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in America?
47. Which two Union border states still practiced slavery until the abolition in 1865?
48. In what year was the Constitutional Amendment that abolished slavery passed by Congress?
49. Who is the famously known female abolitionist who is known for helping hundreds of slaves escape to freedom?
50. What is the name of the famous network of routes and safe houses used to aid slaves in escaping to free states and countries?
51. In what year did Harriet Tubman escape and gain her own freedom from slavery?
52. In which U.S. city is “Emancipation Park” located?
53. How many years after Juneteenth did the flag get created?
54. How many states, out of the 36 in 1865, ratified the 13th Amendment?
55. What year is considered the start of slavery in the United States?
56. The first captives brought to America for slavery were brought to which colony?
57. According to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, how many Africans were brought to the New World during the slave trade?
58. What is the name of the sea journey taken by slave ships during the slave trade?
59. How many slaves are estimated to have been led to freedom via the Underground Railroad?
60. Who is the Boston-based illustrator who “fine-tuned” the original Juneteenth flag design and created the version we see today?
61. Juneteenth marks the day when enslaved African Americans in which U.S. state found out they were free?
62. What proclamation, issued during the Civil War, declared that all slaves in Confederate territory were to be set free?
63. The Emancipation Proclamation was officially effective on which date?
64. Why did news of the Emancipation Proclamation take so long to reach Texas?
65. What are some traditional foods served during Juneteenth celebrations?
66. How is Juneteenth traditionally celebrated?
67. What is the significance of the color red in Juneteenth celebrations?
68. What does the term “Juneteenth” combine?
69. What is the Juneteenth anthem?
70. Who wrote the Juneteenth anthem?
71. Juneteenth celebrations often include readings from which historic figure’s speeches?
72. What is the name of the period that followed the Civil War, during which the Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union and enslaved people were freed and made citizens?
73. What organization has been instrumental in promoting Juneteenth nationally since 1994?
74. Why is strawberry soda a traditional Juneteenth drink?
75. When was the 13th Amendment ratified?
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