Notable Achievements in Black History Quiz
Test your knowledge on African American pioneers with questions about Nobel Prize winners, firsts in literature, politics, and more!
#1
Who was the first African American to serve as the President of the United States?
Barack Obama
Martin Luther King Jr.
Frederick Douglass
Malcolm X
#2
Who was the first African American to win a Nobel Prize?
Martin Luther King Jr.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Rosa Parks
Booker T. Washington
#3
Who was the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire?
Oprah Winfrey
Madam C.J. Walker
Harriet Tubman
Maya Angelou
#4
Who was the first African American to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Constance Baker Motley
Hattie McDaniel
#5
Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
Gwendolyn Brooks
Alice Walker
#6
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Morgan Freeman
Sidney Poitier
Denzel Washington
Forest Whitaker
#7
Who was the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
Wilma Rudolph
Florence Griffith Joyner
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Allyson Felix
#8
Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Ralph Bunche
Desmond Tutu
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