1. What year did President Ronald Reagan sign the bill that established January 20 as a federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
2. What was the name of the Spanish ship that was captured by Africans bound for slavery in 1839?
3. What is Mae C. Jemison’s claim to fame?
4. Kenneth Gibson became the first black mayor of which eastern city in 1966?
5. Who was the first black person awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in fostering an armistice between warring Arabs and Israelis?
6. This female athlete made history when she became the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in track and field. What is her name?
7. Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
8. Who was the first African-American to win a Pulitzer Prize?
9. Who broke major league baseball’s "color line" when he played with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and was named "Rookie of the Year" in 1947?
10. In what city did Jesse Owens win four Olympic gold medals?

Answers

1. 1983.
2. Amistad.
3. She was the first African-American woman in space.
4. Newark, New Jersey.
5. Ralph Bunche.
6. Wilma Rudolph.
7. Lyndon B. Johnson.
8. Gwendolyn Brooks.
9. Jackie Robinson.
10. Berlin, Germany.