Since February is considered Black History Month, we thought we would post a quiz about the “first” African Americans to achieve notable accomplishments. To test your knowledge about African American achievers, click below. The answers will be posted on Tuesday.
1. Who was the first African-American U.S. Senator?
2. Who was the first African-American man to win the Academy Award?
3. Who was the first African-American woman to win the Oscar?
4. Who was the first African-American woman to become a State Representative?
5. Who was the first African-American millionaire?
6. Who was the first African-American to ever vote in the U.S.?
7. Who was the first African-American to go into space?
8. Who was the first African-American to fly solo around the world?
9. Who was the first African-American billionaire?
10. Who was the first African-American person to run for U.S. President?
11. Who was the first African-American man to win an Emmy?
12. Who was the first African-American woman to win an Emmy?
13. Who was the first African-American to win the Nobel Prize?
14. Who was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize?
15. Who was the first African-American to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery?
Bonus: Can you name all the achievers in the caption above (without “Googling”???
narmer
February 5, 2008
1 Martin Luther King
2 Michael Jordan
3 Condelezza Rice
4 Lena Horne
5 Jesse Owens
6 Colin Powell
7 Oprah Winfrey
( without Googling)
Anonymous
February 4, 2008
5. Madame C. J. Walker