Famous African Americans Quiz

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Listen to the question about each person and decide which famous person it is.

  1. Which man had a dream that all people could live peacefully together?
  2. Your answer:
    George Washington Carver
    Paul Robeson
    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


  3. Who was the first woman millionaire in the United States, who made her money by inventing hair products for African Americans?
  4. Your answer:
    Sojourner Truth
    Phillis Wheatley
    Madam C.J. Walker


  5. Who invented many products like shampoo and dyes from peanuts?
  6. Your answer:
    Dr. Charles Drew
    George Washington Carver
    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


  7. Which woman fought for enslaved people as well as equal rights for women?
  8. Your answer:
    Sojourner Truth
    Harriet Tubman
    Zora Neale Hurston


  9. Which man was an actor singer athlete and great scholar?
  10. Your answer:
    Louis Armstrong
    Fredrick Douglass
    Paul Robeson


  11. Which woman started a college for African American teachers?
  12. Your answer:
    Toni Morrison
    Mary McLeod Bethune
    Maya Angelou


  13. Which man who was a former slave had over 10,000 books in his personal library?
  14. Your answer:
    Fredrick Douglass
    Paul Laurence Dunbar
    Benjamin Banneker


  15. Which woman was called the Moses of her people?
  16. Your answer:
    Sojourner Truth
    Harriet Tubman
    Ida B. Wells


  17. Which man was the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues?
  18. Your answer:
    Henry Aaron
    Jackie Robinson
    Satchel Paige


  19. Which woman wrote the collection of poems “Honey, I Love”?
  20. Your answer:
    Toni Morrison
    Lucille Clifton
    Eloise Greenfield



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