Black History Month Trivia; Quiz 2

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1.What is the best-selling single of all time to hit the Billboard Hot 100.

a) Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
b) I Gotta Feeling, The Black Eyed Peas
c) Blinding Lights, The Weekend
d) The Twist, Chubby Checker
e) Thriller, Michael Jackson

2. Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

a) President Gerald Ford
b) President Jimmy Carter
c) President Richard Nixon
d) President Ronald Reagan

3. Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
a) Coretta Scott King
b) Alice Walker
c) Maya Angelou
d) Michelle Obama

4. Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates this:
a) The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S.
b) The service of black troops in the U.S. Army during the Civil War.
c) The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended ‘separate buy equal’ education.
d) The signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

5. In 2015 she became the first Black woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series?
a) Viola Davis
b) Taraji P. Henson
c) Regina King
d) Kerry Washington