Q.1.
What year did Rosa Park's bravery start the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Rosa Parks is one of only four Americans to receive the honor of lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda.

Q.2.
Who was the first woman and the first African American to run for a major political party's presidential ticket?

Lawrence Douglas Wilder became the first African American governor in America in 1990.

Q.3.
Who was the first black artist to win a Grammy?

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. is the black person with the most Grammy awards. He collected an astonishing 80 nominations and 28 awards in a career that spanned 60 years.

Q.4.
What was the first African country to gain independence?

A whooping 17 African Countries gained independence in 1960.

Q.5.
Who was the first African American in space?

The spacecraft that carried the first African American to space was called the Orbit Challenger. The name seems like something from a sci-fi movie!

Q.6.
Who was the first African American general?

Cathay Williams became the first African American woman to enlist in the military in 1866.

Q.7.
Who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal?

Lauryn Williams is one of five athletes to have won both a summer and winter Olympic medal and was the first woman to do so.

Q.8.
Who was the first African American to win a Nobel prize?

Ralph Bruce received the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a cease-fire between Israelis and Arabs in 1948!

Q.9.
What year was slavery abolished in England and America, respectively?

The first-ever public sale of slaves was in Portugal in 1444.

Q.10.
What African countries were never colonized?

The Ethiopian calendar system is seven years behind the rest of the world!