African American History Month 1. What was the nickname for the all-Black 332d Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps, which escorted Allied bombers through European airspace on 1,578 missions during World War II? 2. Who developed the first major African American-sponsored shopping center, Progress Plaza, in Philadelphia, Pa. 3. The hymn, Lift Evry Voice and Sing, by James Weldon Johnson, was meant to celebrate whose birthday? 4. A pitcher in the Negro Baseball League for 25 years, developer of the bat-badger, jumpball, and drooper, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971--name him. 5. Besides being a movie director, composer, author and semi-pro basketball player, he was a photographer for Life magazine from 1948 to 1972. 6. Having worked as an elevator operator for four dollars weekly, he achieved fame upon publication of Lyrics of Lowly Life in 1896. 7. In what year did amateur night at New Yorks famous Apollo Theater begin? 8. Who holds the record of 100 points scored in a single NBA game? 9. Despite a 1792 discriminatory law against Blacks in the new U.S. military, which of the countrys armed forces began to enlist free blacks in the 1790s? 10. What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame C. J. Walker provide? 11. What tennis champion and golfer earned her place in the Black Hall of Fame in 1974? 12. This graduate of Yale Law School was appointed commissioner and chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by President Ronald Reagan in 1982. 13. In this tribute to 1960s R&B groups, Robert Townsend acted in and directed this movie--name it. 14. Who founded the first major African American national union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters? 15. Who won the Ladies World Figure Skating Championship in 1986? 16. Name an African American enterprise that you patronize. 17. A scholar of West Indian dance and culture, she also, originated the role of Georgia Browne in the 1940 Broadway musical, Cabin in the Sky. 18. In what field was 44% of the doctorate degrees awarded in 1995 to African Americans, according to the National Research Council? 19. Who founded the National Negro Business League? 20. At age 76, this former slave and eminent scientist narrated a 1940 documentary dramatizing his struggles and successes to a young boy pondering the options for the future. ANSWERS TO QUIZ 1. The Tuskegee Airmen 2. Leon Howard Sullivan 3. Abraham Lincoln 4. Satchel Paige 5. Gordon Parks 6. Paul Lawrence Dunbar 7. 1934 8. Wilt Chamberlin 9. U.S. Navy 10. Hair styling process for African American women 11. Althea Gibson 12. Clarence Thomas 13. The Five Heartbeats 14. A. Philip Randolph 15. Debi Thomas 16. [You provide] 17. Katherine Dunham 18. Education 19. Booker T. Washington 20. George Washington Carver
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