Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In what decade did historian Carter G. Woodson establish "Negro History Week," precursor to Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson launched "Negro History Week" the second week in February 1926. Woodson chose the second week in February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
- Multiple Choice
2. What U.S. Corn Belt city is home to the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation?
Rowena Moore established the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation in 1971 on the civil rights leader's birth site at 3448 Evans Street in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Multiple Choice
3. In what month is Black History Month celebrated in Ireland and the United Kingdom?
While Black History Month is celebrated in February in the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom celebrate Black History Month in October.
- Multiple Choice
4. What 1980s television star is the first Black actress to win a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play?
Juanita Hall was the first Black winner at the Tony Awards in 1950, but it was for the musical "South Pacific" (1949). The first black actor to win a Tony for a lead performance in a play is Phylicia Rashad, who took home the award in 2004's revival of "Raisin in the Sun" (1959).
- Multiple Choice
5. Educators and students from _______________ established the first Black History Month in February 1970.
Black students and teachers at Kent State University in Ohio first proposed a Black History Month in 1969 and officially established the celebration in February 1970.
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