FEBRUARY 2009 BLACK HISTORY TRIVIA

Complete the trivia questions by February 27th at 5:00 p.m. to enter your name in a drawing for a $25 Barnes and Noble gift certificate

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1. The first black major league baseball player was: • Babe Ruth • Jackie Robinson • Barry Bonds

2. Cassisus Marcellus Clay was a heavy weight boxer and winner of an Olympic gold medal who changed his name to: • Sonny Liston • Muhammad Ali • Tom Jones

3. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech: • In 1963 in Washington DC • In 1955 in Chicago • In 1975 in New York City

4. Harriet Tubman was: • The first Black woman to serve in the United States Senate • Conductor on the Underground Railroad • Gold medalist in the 400 yard dash

5. Tuskegee Airmen were: • A professional rock band in 1992 • Members of the Blue Angels • America's first Black military airmen

6. George Washington Carver: • Created about 100 products made from peanuts that were useful for the house and farm. • Invented the grocery cart • Discovered hundreds of uses for broccoli

7. Rosa Parks: • Was a tired woman with sore feet who refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger • A winner of the Noble Peace Prize • The first Black woman heart surgeon Name: 8. Louis Armstrong played the: ______• Piano • Saxophone • Trumpet Phone: ______

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9. Emancipation Proclamation is a historical document that: • Freed slaves in the Confederate States of America • Made Martin Luther King a national holiday • Gave Blacks the right to vote

10. Maya Angelou wrote the book: • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • To Kill a Mocking Bird • North by Northwest

11. Tiger Woods is a professional: • Basketball player • Golfer • Swimmer

12. The first Black President of the United States was: • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Martin Luther King Jr. • Barack Obama

13. The first Black actor to win an Academy Award was: • Will Smith • Sidney Poitier • James Earl Jones

14. The first Black Secretary of State was: • Condoleezza Rice • Thomas Jefferson • Colin Powell

15. The first Black to win four Olympic gold medals was: • Jesse Owens • George Foreman • Edward Moses

16. The Black National Anthem is: • My Old Kentucky Home • America • Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing