What subject did Mae Jemison, the first woman in space, study?
Engineering
Physics
Medicine
Astronomy
Who was the first president to officially recognize Black History Month?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald Ford
Thomas Edison
John Quincy Adams
Why was the month of February chosen for Black History Month ?
Because no one liked the other months
It's the month of Frederick Douglass & Abraham Lincoln's birthday
Madam C.J. Walker, first female millionaire, made her fortune on what kind of product?
Typewriters
Microchips
Textbooks
Hair Care
Black History Month began as "Negro History Week" ?
False
True
Martin Luther King, Sr. was born with a different name.
False
True
Frederick Douglass was appointed Marshal of the District of Columbia.
False
True
Which of these people are celebrated during Black History Month ?
Barack Obama
Michael Jackson
Bessie Coleman
All of the above
Who was the mastermind behind Black History Month ?
No one
Carter G Woodson
George Washington
Martin Luther King Jr