Take our Black History Month Quiz
1. This Republican was the first black person elected to the U.S. Senate. Who was he and what state did he represent?
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2. This Havre de Grace native was raised in Canada, but returned to the U.S. to become one of the Marine Corps first black enlistees during WWII. He later played for the Negro League's Baltimore Elite Giants and in his later years was a tennis instructor at many Baltimore Clubs.
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3. The aftermath of the revolt led by this slave in 1831 led to a strengthening of the "Black Codes," which forbade slaves from gathering in groups larger than five, learning to read or write, owning property, or testifying in court.
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4. This black Air Force materials researcher invented and patented new lubricants used in high flying aircraft and NASA space missions.
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5. This Civil War soldier was the first African-American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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6. This engineer inventor patented an oiling device which allowed machines to remain in motion while being lubricated. His device revolutionized the machine industry.
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7. In 1976, this West Point grad become the first African-American to command the 82nd Airborne Division. He was also the first African American in the U.S. Army to achieve the rank of Four Star General.
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8. Born in 1885, this Baltimore County physician and entrepreneur owned the Baltimore Homestead Grays, Edgewater Beach and numerous other businesses prior to WWII.
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9. These men were the first two African-American cadets at West Point.
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10. The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 destroyed what prosperous black community? What other name has been used to describe this community?
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11. This Arbutus native is the first African-American Speaker Pro Tem of the Maryland House of Delegates.
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12. This Turner Station native completed his second mission in space in January 2001.
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Black History Month Quiz Answers
Answer 1. Hiram Revels from Mississippi
Answer 5. Sgt. William H. Carney, 54th Massachusetts Infantry
Answer 7. Major General Roscoe Robinson (U.S. Army). General Daniel "Chappie" James was the first African-American to attain the rank of Four Star General. He served with the U.S. Air Force.
Answer 8. Dr. Joseph H. Thomas
Answer 9. James Webster Smith, Henry O. Flipper
Answer 10. Greenwood. Black Wall Street
Answer 11. Delegate Adrienne A. Jones
Answer 12. Commander Robert Curbeam, Jr.
Revised November 3, 2005
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