Historical Struggles for Equal Rights Quiz

Test your knowledge on social justice movements with questions about civil rights, suffrage, LGBTQ+ rights, and more.

#1

Which movement aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in the United States?

Women's Suffrage Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Gay Rights Movement
Labor Rights Movement
#2

Who is known as the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule?

Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
B. R. Ambedkar
#3

Which historic event led to the creation of the Declaration of Sentiments, a document advocating for women's rights?

French Revolution
American Revolution
Seneca Falls Convention
Industrial Revolution
#4

Who was the African American woman known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Coretta Scott King
#5

Which suffragist leader was arrested and force-fed during a hunger strike while advocating for women's right to vote in the UK?

Susan B. Anthony
Emmeline Pankhurst
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Alice Paul
#6

The Stonewall riots, considered a catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, took place in which city?

San Francisco
New York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
#7

The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is most famous for which civil rights leader's 'I Have a Dream' speech?

Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lewis
Jesse Jackson
#8

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in national elections?

New Zealand
United States
United Kingdom
Sweden
#9

Who was the leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom, known for her militant tactics?

Susan B. Anthony
Emmeline Pankhurst
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Alice Paul
#10

Which organization, founded by Martin Luther King Jr., aimed to achieve civil rights for African Americans through nonviolent protest?

Black Panthers
NAACP
SCLC
CORE
#11

Who was the first openly gay elected official in the United States, assassinated in 1978?

Harvey Milk
Larry Kramer
Sylvia Rivera
Marsha P. Johnson
#12

The suffrage movement in the United States culminated in the ratification of which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote?

14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
19th Amendment
#13

Who was the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) during the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa?

Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Steve Biko
Winnie Mandela
#14

Who wrote the book 'The Feminine Mystique', often credited with sparking the second-wave feminism movement?

Gloria Steinem
Betty Friedan
Simone de Beauvoir
Audre Lorde
#15

Which Native American activist led the occupation of Alcatraz Island to protest the government's treatment of Native Americans?

Dennis Banks
Russell Means
John Trudell
Winona LaDuke
#16

Which country was the first to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide?

Canada
Netherlands
Sweden
Belgium

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