Who was this?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was the first black player in professional baseball? a. Jackie Robinson b. Miles Davis c. Willie Mays d. Barry Bonds
a. Jackie Robinson
Where is the Sunbelt located? a. Southeast b. Southwest c. Northeast d. Northwest
b. Southwest
What generation was born between 1946 and 1964? a. Millennial Generation b. Generation X c. Baby Boom Generation d. Yuppie Generation
c. Baby Boom Generation
What percentage of American households had a TV by 1960? a. 40% b. 60% c. 70% d. 90%
d. 90%
What was the name of the wartime program that invited Mexican workers to the US? a. Bracero Program b. Affirmative Action c. Agriculture Adjustment Act d. NAACP
a. Bracero Program
What was the name of the case that overturned "Separate but Equal"? a. Plessy v. Fergussen b. Brown v. Board of Education c. Roe v. Wade d. Miranda v. Arizona
b. Brown v. Board of Education
Rosa Parks was arrested because she wouldn't give her seat to a white person: a. in a taxi b. in a restaurant c. on a bus d. on an airplane
c. on a bus
In 1961, what group was attacked by white mobs for attempting to desegregate bus stations? a. NAACP b. Black Panthers c. Hippies d. Freedom Riders
d. Freedom Riders
Which city did MLK give his famous "I have a dream" speech? a. Washington D.C. b. New York c. Montgomery d. Chicago
a. Washington D.C.
What was the name of this civil rights leader? a. MLK b. Malcom X c. LBJ d. Rick James
b. Malcom X
What was the name of Rachel Carson's book about pesticides? a. The Scarlet Letter b. Fahrenheit 451 c. Silent Spring d. Three Mile Island
c. Silent Spring
What was the name of the first satellite in space in 1957? a. Laika b. Glasnost c. Myr d. Sputnik
d. Sputnik
Who was the King of Rock n' Roll? a. Elvis Presley b. Perry Cuomo c. Frank Sinatra d. Dean Martin
a. Elvis Presley
Who was the Supreme Court justice who abolished "Separate but Equal"? a. Clarence Thomas b. Earl Warren c. Thurgood Marshall d. William Rehnquist
b. Earl Warren
Who was this television star? a. Peggy Fleming b. Rita Hayward c. Lucille Ball d. Dinah Shore
c. Lucille Ball
