Question 1

Which Civil Rights activist was famously assassinated in 1965 and was known for his phrase, “By any means necessary”?

Accepted Answer

Malcolm X

Question 2

Who is known as the “Godfather of Soul”?

Accepted Answer

James Brown

Question 3

Which director is known for his collaborations with actor Daniel Kaluuya in films like “Get Out” and “Us”?

Accepted Answer

Jordan Peele

Question 4

Which filmmaker helmed the groundbreaking superhero film “Black Panther”?

Accepted Answer

Ryan Coogler

Question 5

Who is the first Black actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in “Monster’s Ball”?

Accepted Answer

Halle Berry

Question 6

Which actor starred as the titular character in the film “Malcolm X”?

Accepted Answer

Denzel Washington

Question 7

“The Color Purple”, a novel which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was written by?

Accepted Answer

Alice Walker

Question 8

Which African-American athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, challenging Hitler’s Aryan supremacy beliefs?

Accepted Answer

Jesse Owens

Question 9

Who was the first African-American NBA player?

Accepted Answer

Earl Lloyd

Question 10

Who famously said, “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear”?

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks

Question 11

What state was Barack Obama senator of before his presidency?

Accepted Answer

Illinois

Question 12

At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?

Accepted Answer

17

Question 13

In what year was interracial marriage legalized in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

1967

Question 14

What was the first widely distributed label to be owned, operated, and marketed to African Americans?

Accepted Answer

Black Swan Records

Question 15

Why was Black History Month placed in February?

Accepted Answer

It was the month of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln & Fredrick Douglas

BHM Trivia

2) Who is known as the “Godfather of Soul”?