Musicians Public Figures Writers Press More Notables Quiz
1. Who was the first black American to earn a Master of Surgery and Doctor of Medicine? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Billy Taylor Dr. Charles Drew Doc Perry
2. Why did photographer Robert H. McNeill take a picture of Bojangles Robinson from the wings of the Earl theater (now the Warner theater)? Bojangles gave him a backstage pass because he admired his work. McNeill was late for the performance and had to sneak in through the stage door. The theater's policy was no flash photography. Black men were not allowed to buy tickets or sit in the front of the audience.
3. Ralph Bunche won ... a Pulitzer Prize. the Nobel Peace Prize. the hearts and minds of black Americans. the first DC lottery jackpot.
4. Who of the following was a women's rights advocate? Mary Church Terrell Frederick Douglass Mary McLeod Bethune All of the above
5. Having your picture hang in the window of Addison Scurlock's studio meant you were wanted by the FBI. you had gained social status in the community. it was your birthday. you were Scurlock's most recent subject.
6. Who was the "Father of Negro History?" Carter Woodson Frederick Douglass Mary McLeod Bethune Alaine Locke
7. Who was the first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Armed Forces? Benjamin Davis Jr. Frederick Gregory Hugh Price Benjamin Davis Sr.
8. The legal strategy for challenging segregation was developed by ... Thurgood Marshall Ralph Bunche Charles Houston Both A and C
9. Who was Duke Ellington's piano teacher? Jelly Roll Morton Dr. Billy Taylor Henry Grant Davey Yarborogh
10. Which or the following poets spent part of his career in Washingon? Langston Hughes Paul Laurence Dunbar Sterling Brown All of the above