African American History Questions
1. The 1920's was a peak period for African American musical and literary innovations. What popular phrase was used to explain the African American's creative life during this period?
2. What organization was formed in 1909 to secure the constitutional rights for African Americans with an emphasis on abolishing segregation, discrimination in housing, education, employment, and voting, etc?
3. January 15, 2009 marked the 80th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King. What year was he born?
4. The 44th president of the United States was born on August 4, 1961. What is his full name and what is the name of the state in which he was born?
5. He was an American basketball player who led the Los Angeles Lakers to win five championships. He later became a successful businessman (entrepreneur) with a chain of movie theaters and is an HIV/AIDS activist. What is his name?
6. She was an American playwright whose "A Raisin In the Sun" was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. What is her name?
7. He was the first African American to serve as mayor of New York City. He served from 1990-1994. What is his name?
8. She was the first African American woman to be elected to the United States Congress. She became a candidate for the president of the United States in 1972. What is her name?
9. She is known as the "Queen of Soul" and was selected to sing at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. What is her name and what was the song that she sang?
10. She was an American poet whose works dealt with the everyday life of urban blacks. She was the first African American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize (1949). In 1968, she was named the poet laureate of Illinois. What is her name?
1. This military hero served America as a general in the Persian Gulf War.
2. A. Phillip Randolph founded what organization?
3. In 1983, Guion S. Bluford was the first black to represent America where?
4. Jazz Artist Who received the Grammy Award for female vocalist of the year in 1962?
5. The city that Jean Baptist Point de Sable founded was?
6. Oliver Lewis was a black what? (What was his profession?)
7. Dr. Charles Hale established what organization?
8. "La Tribune" the first black daily newspaper was published in what city?
9. The word "Negro" comes from which languages?
10 In 1848, William Alexander Leidesdorff became the first black American what?
11. Isabella Baumfree was the real name of whom?
12. Debi Thomas was a champion what?
13. Joel Chandler Harris created this
famous "uncle" who spun tales about animals to entertain a little white
boy on a plantation?
1. The C.M.E. Church was founded in what year?
2. The C.M.E. Headquarters is located in which city and state?
3. Which board of the church has the primary responsibility for church property?
4. Name the five conferences in the CME Church?
5. How many Episcopal Districts are there in the CME Church?
6. Who was assigned as the Bishop of the Third Episcopal DISTRICT IN 1981?
7. Who is the International President of the Woman's Missionary Council?
8. In what year will the next General Conference be held?
9. Which board has the responsibility for preparing the Lord's Supper?
10. Name the two Bishops that were elected at the last general conference?
Bonus Point: Name all ten active Bishops
