Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?
February is the traditional month of the African harvest
Birth month of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
February is when the civil war ended
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in February
Who was the famous abolitionist who escaped from slavery in Maryland and wrote a book about it?
David Walker
Frederick Douglas
William Still
John Brown
What invention did John A. Burr design and create?
The gas mask
The traffic light
The rotary lawn mower
Hair straightening cream
Which black inventor created the clothes dryer?
Otis Boykin
Garrett Morgan
George T. Sampson
Thomas Elkins
Who once used the gas masks they invented to save miners trapped by noxious fumes?
John Burr
Garrett Morgan
Lonnie Johnson
Mariam Croak
Which of the following accomplishments did Harriet Tubman NOT do?
Underground Railroad conductor
First African American elected Mayor of Rochester NY
Civil War Spy
Established a nursing home for African Americans
What has Lonnie Johnson accomplished
All of these things
U.S. Air Force and NASA veteran
Invented the Super Soaker
Helped test fly the Stealth Bomber
What does the acronym HBCU stand for?
Howard, Bowie, Coppin, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
Health, Beauty, Chivalry and Understanding
Historical Black Caucus and Unity
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
What was the "Six Triple Eight"?
Code name for the African American Civil War spy group
The secret Under Ground Railroad group
The Internet Protocol developed by Mariam Croak
the first all-female, all-Black military battalion in WWII
Which black inventor created the automatic gear shift in cars?
George T. Sampson
Otis Boykin
Thomas Elkins
Richard Spikes
Which black inventor created the modern toilet?
Richard Spikes
George T. Sampson
Thomas Elkins
Otis Boykin
Which of the following is NOT true about Mariam Croak?
Invented Voice Over Internet Protocol
Died in 2019
Born in 1955
Vice President of Engineering at Google