Black History Month 2023 Trivia Questions and Answers

For Black History month, we hosted a trivia game that challenged your knowledge of Black trivia. Each day there was a new question and participants had a chance to be entered into our giveaway. The giveaway has now been closed! Congrats to Julia C. on winning over $1500 in prized from Black-owned brands.

 

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See all the questions and answers below:

  1. In what season, did the first Black woman win Big Brother?

  1. Season 10
  2. Season 17
  3. Season 23
  4. Season 6

  1. Which of the following celebrities does not have a EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony)?

  1. Jennifer Hudson
  2. Whitney Houston
  3. John Legend
  4. Whoopi Goldberg

  1. When legendary Micheal Jordan retired from the NBA, how many NBA championships did he win?

  1. 6
  2. 10
  3. 3
  4. 7

  1. Stevie Wonder wrote his version of Happy Birthday because:
  1. He wanted to give the first one more soul
  2. He wanted highlight MLK Day becoming a national holiday
  3. He wanted to celebrate Juneteenth
  4. He wanted to have a special song to sing to his children

  1. What year did President Barack Obama win a Nobel Peace Prize?
  1. 2008
  2. 2004
  3. 2009
  4. 2011

  1. Which one of the following items was not invented by a Black inventor?

  1. Traffic light signal
  2. Refrigerated truck
  3. Ice cream scooper
  4. Clothes washer

  1. How many GRAMMY nominations does Beyonce have?

  1. 79
  2. 27
  3. 58
  4. 16

  1. In what year did Juneteenth become federally recognized?

  1. 1980
  2. 2021
  3. 1999
  4. 1863

  1. Who was the first African American woman to win 5 GRAMMYs in one year?

  1. Beyonce
  2. Lauryn Hill
  3. Whitney Houston
  4. Missy Elliott

  1. What was the first Historically Black College University?

  1. Howard University
  2. Wiley College
  3. Tuskegee University
  4. Cheyney University

  1. This rappers real name is Belcalis Almanzar.
  1. Yung Miami
  2. Cardi B
  3. Lil Kim
  4. Foxy Brown

  1. Who is not a cast member of Living Single?
  1. Synclaire
  2. Maxine
  3. Hillary
  4. Regine

  1. True or False: Marsai Martin is the youngest executive producer in history.

True
False
  1. True or False: Simone Biles was the first Black gymnast to win Individual All-Around at the Olympics.

True
False
Answer: Gabby Douglas
  1. What was the longest-running TV show featuring a mostly Black cast?

  1. The Jeffersons
  2. The Cosby Show
  3. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  4. A Different World

  1. HBCUs are the pillars of Black education. As of 2022, how many HBCUs are there?

  1. 52
  2. 26
  3. 76
  4. 101

  1. The first French-trained Black chef, James Hemings, popularized all but which of the following dishes in America?

  1. French fries
  2. Macaroni & cheese
  3. Gelato
  4. Meringue

  1. Before becoming an actress, Vanessa Wiilliams stole our hearts when she was crowned:

  1. Miss USA
  2. Miss America
  3. Miss Universe
  4. Miss NY

  1. Who was the first Black woman to host her own TV show?

  1. Oprah Winfrey
  2. Wendy Williams
  3. Della Reese
  4. Whoopi Goldberg

  1. The youngest speaker at the March on Washington, he later served more than 30 years as a U.S. Congressman.
  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  2. Roy Wilkins
  3. John Lewis
  4. Walter Reuther


  1. Who was the first black woman to create and star in a scripted series for HBO?
  1. Zendaya
  2. Michaela Coel
  3. Issa Rae
  4. Jurnee Smollett

  1. Where was Black Wall Street located?
  1. Chicago, IL
  2. Tulsa, OK
  3. Philadelphia, PA
  4. Baltimore, MD

  1. Who wrote the memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”? 
  1. Zora Neale Hurston
  2. Phyllis Wheatley
  3. Shirley Graham Du Bois
  4. Maya Angelou

  1. On what date is Juneteenth observed?
  1. June 7
  2. June 11
  3. June 19
  4. June 23 

  1. The first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize was:
  1. Nas
  2. Jay-Z
  3. Kanye West
  4. Kendrick Lamar
  1. Who was the first Black female member of Congress?
  1. Shirley Chisholm
  2. Barbara Jordan
  3. Katie Hall
  4. Eva Clayton
  1. The first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, lasted how many days?
  1. 157 days
  2. 381 days
  3. 402 days
  4. 513 days

  1. The first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature was:
  1. Toni Morrison
  2. Ida B. Wells
  3. Bell Hooks
  4. Alice Walker

  1. Black History Month received nation recognition in:
  1. 1973
  2. 1974
  3. 1975
  4. 1976
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