Black History Month Quiz Questions And Answers, What Is This Years Theme For Black History Month?

Black History Month

The Black History Month has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and recently has been observed in Ireland, and also in the United Kingdom. It is seen as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African people. Black History Month is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada, while in Ireland, and the United Kingdom it is observed in the month of October. It was first celebrated in London in 1987 in the United Kingdom. To know about Black History month quiz questions and answers, scroll down further.

Black History Month Theme

In the UK, Black History Month was first started in October 1987, as part of African Jubilee Year. This year Black History Month’s theme is “Proud to Be”, for which Black History Month UK magazine says “inspired by the 2020 Black Lives Matter events”. People nowadays are being encouraged to share what they are proud of on social media. Catherine Ross, editor at Black History Month UK, said: “It’s been a challenging time for many black and brown people, with so much in the media about racism, inequality and injustice.” And she added that, “We wanted the theme of Black History Month 2021 to focus on celebrating being black or brown, and to inspire and share the pride people have in their heritage and culture, in their own way, in their own words.”
“By asking people to share what they are Proud to Be we can share both individual stories and the vast richness of diversity that black and brown people bring to the UK. Black Lives Matter means people being able to live life to the fullest without having to compromise who they are. Everyone deserves the right to be Proud to Be everything they are and want to be in life.” says Catherine.

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Black History Month Quiz Questions And Answers

Question 1: Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates this:

Ans: The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S.

Question 2: What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

Ans: CORE-Congress of Racial Equality

Question 3: At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?

Ans: Department store seamstress

Question 4: Which of these influential authors became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Ans: Toni Morrison

Question 5: Before he was elected president of the United States, Barack Obama served as a U.S. senator of which Midwestern state?

Ans: Illinois

Question 6: In addition to his influential campaigns to become president of the United States, in 1984 and 1988, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is known for his leadership roles with which civil rights organizations?

Ans: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, People United to Save Humanity (Operation PUSH), Rainbow Coalition

Question 7: In 1960, four African American college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter.

Ans: Woolworth's

Question 8: In 1968 she became the first African American woman elected to Congress:

Ans: Shirley Chisholm

Question 9: Members of what labor union helped to build the nation’s black middle class and civil rights movement?

Ans: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

Question 10: Who was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966?

Ans: Stokely Carmichael.