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Black History Month: Test Your Knowledge of Black History!
by Char McCargo Bah |
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The Black History questions are split into two categories: African History and African American History. THE ANSWERS WILL BE POSTED ONLY ON FEBRUARY 28TH AND WILL NOT BE POSTED BEFORE THAT TIME. Test your knowledge on African and African American History! African History: 1. Question: Which East African Country is called the "cradle of humanity?" 2. Questions: This southwest Africa country is rich in oral history and is the second sub-Saharan producer of oil after Nigeria. Their capital is one of the oldest towns and ports in sub-Saharan. One of their major tribes usually traces their ancestry through the maternal line. Name this southwest country and the tribe that traces their ancestry through maternal line? 3. Question: The original settlers of Namibia did not have a chief or political hierarchy. Decisions were made by the entire group including women and men. Name the original Namibia tribe? 4. Question: Which African country is considered the most populous Nation? 5. Question: Which Africa country is named for the Portuguese name meaning "lion mountains?" 6. Question: The Italians used Eritrea before WWII as a base to invade what African county? 7. Question: All people of this East African country came from the same tribe and speak the same language. Name this East African country? 8. Question: In what African country did the British explorers Stanley and Livingstone gave rise to the famous phrase, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" 9. Question: The name Sudan is based on the Arabic expression "bilad as-Sudan." What does this mean in English? 10. Question: Who were the ancient Ethiopians? What were they called? And, what does that mean in today's terms? African American History: 1. Question: Who wrote the poem, "The Colored Soldiers?" 2. Question: In what year did Congress ratify the 13th Amendment 1863, 1865 or 1876? 3. Question: In what city was "Resurrection City" erected? 4. Question: What was the name of the first Black radio network? 5. Question: What area was considered for use as a separate State for Blacks in 1890? 6. Question: What Black woman refused to leave the white section of a train heading to Woodstock from Memphis in the 1800s? 7. Question: Who was the first Black wounded in the Civil War? 8. Question: The first monument erected on public land in the nation's capital honored what Black person? 9. Question: What job did William Still hold in the underground Philadelphia Railway? 10. Question: Who invented toilets for railway cars? 11. Question: In what year was the first Negro formally admitted to the Bar? 12. Question: George Washington Carver died at Tuskegee in what year? 13. Question: When did the U.S. Government Printing Office begin to capitalize the "n" in Negro? 14. Question: What were laws restricting the rights and movements of Blacks called? 15. Question: How long was the "North Star" published? 16. Question: What is the most common Black family surname in America? 17. Question: Who was the first Black Catholic bishop in the U.S.? 18. Question: Who was the founder of the "Negro Historical Society of New York?" 19. Question: What is the surname of American's first oldest documented Black family? 20. Question: What Civil Rights organization was born out of the Montgomery boycott? 21. Question: How many Blacks set sail for Africa on the "Mayflower of Liberia" in 1820? 22. Question: In what year did "The Continental Congress" bar Blacks from the American Revolutionary Army? 23. Question: In what city was Sojourner Truth born a slave? 24. Question: In which year did Alex Haley win the Pulitzer Prize? 25. Question: How many whites established the New England Anti-Slavery Society in 1832? 26. Question: What Southern City did Denmark Vesey plan to capture? 27. Question: Which was the first State to abolish slavery? 28. Question: Name the slave who won her freedom by suing her master for restraining her liberty? 29. Question: In what year was the first abolitionist society formed: 1775, 1783 or 1892? 30. Question: How many all Black regiments were in the Union Army? 31. Question: What State abolished slavery on July 4, 1827? 32. Question: What slave was granted his freedom in 1786 for spying on the British fortifications at Lafayette? 33. Question: What was the national Black lynching count in 1893? 34. Question: What benevolent association founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1727 opposed slavery? 35. Question: What was the name of the first formal protest made against slavery in the colonies? 36. Question: How long did the Scottsboro case last? 37. Question: What was the name of the Spanish ship captured by slaves under the leadership of Cinque in 1839? 38. Question: On what day of the week did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat? 39. Question: In what State was the Ku Klux Klan formed? 40. Question: In what year did Fisk University open, 1866, 1868 or 1892? Char McCargo Bah, professional genealogist/historian |
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