What year did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place?
a) 1955
b) 1963
c) 1968
d) 1947
Answer: a) 1955
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was sparked by the arrest of whom?
a) Malcolm X
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Rosa Parks
d) Thurgood Marshall
Answer: c) Rosa Parks
The bus boycott in Montgomery aimed to protest which discriminatory practice?
a) Segregated water fountains
b) Racial profiling
c) Segregated buses
d) Restricted voting rights
Answer: c) Segregated buses
The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted for approximately how long?
a) 6 days
b) 6 weeks
c) 6 months
d) 6 years
Answer: c) 6 months
Which city saw the Greensboro sit-ins as a protest against segregated lunch counters?
a) Atlanta
b) Memphis
c) Birmingham
d) Greensboro
Answer: d) Greensboro
The Greensboro sit-ins began in which year?
a) 1959
b) 1964
c) 1960
d) 1955
Answer: c) 1960
What organization was responsible for organizing the Greensboro sit-ins?
a) NAACP
b) SNCC
c) SCLC
d) CORE
Answer: b) SNCC
The sit-ins aimed to combat racial segregation in which type of establishment?
a) Schools
b) Buses
c) Restaurants
d) Theaters
Answer: c) Restaurants
The 1963 Birmingham Children’s Crusade involved what group of activists?
a) Adults
b) College students
c) Children and teenagers
d) Religious leaders
Answer: c) Children and teenagers
The Birmingham Children’s Crusade was met with what kind of response from authorities?
a) Cooperation and support
b) Violent repression
c) Negotiation and compromise
d) Ignored completely
Answer: b) Violent repression
The Albany Movement was a campaign against segregation in which state?
a) Alabama
b) Georgia
c) Mississippi
d) South Carolina
Answer: b) Georgia
The Albany Movement faced challenges due to what factor?
a) Lack of media coverage
b) Widespread public support
c) Strong government backing
d) Internal divisions and disagreements
Answer: d) Internal divisions and disagreements
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place in which year?
a) 1956
b) 1963
c) 1968
d) 1972
Answer: b) 1963
The March on Washington is famous for which iconic speech by Martin Luther King Jr.?
a) “I Have a Dream”
b) “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”
c) “Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You”
d) “We Shall Overcome”
Answer: a) “I Have a Dream”
The Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 were a crucial part of advocating for what right?
a) Voting rights for African Americans
b) Access to education
c) Desegregation of public transportation
d) Equal job opportunities
Answer: a) Voting rights for African Americans
The Bloody Sunday incident occurred during which of the Selma to Montgomery marches?
a) First march
b) Second march
c) Third march
d) Final march
Answer: a) First march
The Selma to Montgomery marches prompted the passing of which significant legislation?
a) Civil Rights Act of 1964
b) Voting Rights Act of 1965
c) Equal Pay Act of 1963
d) Fair Housing Act of 1968
Answer: b) Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Memphis Sanitation Strike, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, was sparked by what incident?
a) A police shooting of an unarmed black man
b) A factory explosion
c) A discriminatory hiring policy
d) A sanitation worker’s death due to unsafe conditions
Answer: d) A sanitation worker’s death due to unsafe conditions
The Memphis Sanitation Strike aimed to improve what aspect of the workers’ conditions?
a) Access to education
b) Housing rights
c) Voting rights
d) Fair wages and working conditions
Answer: d) Fair wages and working conditions
The American Indian Movement’s occupation of Alcatraz Island protested against what issue?
a) Land rights and treaty violations
b) Immigration policies
c) Religious freedom
d) Environmental pollution
Answer: a) Land rights and treaty violations
The American Indian Movement’s occupation of Wounded Knee aimed to raise awareness about what?
a) Lack of access to healthcare
b) Cultural appropriation
c) Police brutality
d) Violations of tribal sovereignty
Answer: d) Violations of tribal sovereignty
The United Farm Workers’ Delano grape strike advocated for the rights of which group of workers?
a) Factory workers
b) Coal miners
c) Farm laborers
d) Teachers
Answer: c) Farm laborers
Cesar Chavez was a prominent leader in which civil rights movement?
a) African American Civil Rights Movement
b) Women’s Suffrage Movement
c) LGBTQ+ Rights Movement
d) Latino Civil Rights Movement
Answer: d) Latino Civil Rights Movement
The Montgomery Bus Boycott served as a catalyst for what broader civil rights movement?
a) Women’s Suffrage Movement
b) LGBTQ+ Rights Movement
c) Disability Rights Movement
d) African American Civil Rights Movement
Answer: d) African American Civil Rights Movement
Which boycott specifically focused on economic empowerment within the black community?
a) Montgomery Bus Boycott
b) Greensboro Sit-ins
c) Selma to Montgomery marches
d) Black Economic Empowerment Boycott
Answer: a) Montgomery Bus Boycott
What boycott was organized by LGBTQ+ activists in response to a police raid?
a) Compton’s Cafeteria Riot
b) Stonewall Riots
c) Boston Tea Party
d) Equal Rights Boycott
Answer: b) Stonewall Riots
The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) boycotted which agricultural product?
a) Tomatoes
b) Apples
c) Corn
d) Wheat
Answer: a) Tomatoes
The Detroit Walk to Freedom was a precursor to which historic event?
a) Emancipation Proclamation
b) Women’s Suffrage March
c) March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
d) Declaration of Independence
Answer: c) March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The Brooklyn College Boycott protested against what issue?
a) Segregation in schools
b) Racial profiling
c) Discriminatory housing policies
d) Low faculty salaries
Answer: d) Low faculty salaries
The Economic Boycott of South Africa aimed to end what policy?
a) Apartheid
b) Segregation in public transportation
c) Jim Crow laws
d) Discriminatory housing practices
Answer: a) Apartheid
The Grapes of Wrath campaign targeted which company?
a) Walmart
b) McDonald’s
c) Delano Farms
d) ExxonMobil
Answer: c) Delano Farms
The El Paso boycott addressed what issue?
a) Voter suppression
b) Police brutality
c) Border security
d) Racial discrimination
Answer: a) Voter suppression
The Gay-In at Sheep Meadow was part of what movement?
a) Anti-Vietnam War Movement
b) Civil Rights Movement
c) Environmentalist Movement
d) LGBTQ+ Rights Movement
Answer: d) LGBTQ+ Rights Movement
What industry was targeted by the Delano grape strike?
a) Entertainment
b) Agriculture
c) Automobile manufacturing
d) Textiles
Answer: b) Agriculture
The Farm Workers Solidarity Boycott focused on what product?
a) Grapes
b) Chocolate
c) Coffee
d) Bananas
Answer: a) Grapes
The Florida Citrus Workers Boycott targeted what company?
a) Dole
b) Sunkist
c) Coca-Cola
d) Frito-Lay
Answer: b) Sunkist
The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party boycotted what event?
a) Presidential elections
b) State fairs
c) The Academy Awards
d) National political conventions
Answer: d) National political conventions
The Women’s Economic Agenda Project (WEAP) boycott advocated for what issue?
a) Equal pay for equal work
b) Maternity leave
c) Access to birth control
d) Gender-neutral restrooms
Answer: a) Equal pay for equal work
The Black Friday Boycott addressed what issue?
a) Consumerism
b) Police violence
c) Employment discrimination
d) Environmental pollution
Answer: a) Consumerism
The United We Stand Divided We Fall boycott aimed to prevent what war?
a) Revolutionary War
b) Civil War
c) World War I
d) Gulf War
Answer: b) Civil War
The Ad Hoc Committee to End Political Repression boycott opposed what government action?
a) Taxation without representation
b) The draft
c) Mass surveillance
d) Censorship
Answer: b) The draft
The Virginia Shoe Workers boycott focused on what industry?
a) Clothing manufacturing
b) Coal mining
c) Tobacco farming
d) Footwear manufacturing
Answer: d) Footwear manufacturing
The New York PTA boycott aimed to improve what aspect of education?
a) Classroom technology
b) Teacher salaries
c) Racial integration
d) Bullying prevention
Answer: b) Teacher salaries
The Nestle Boycott protested against what unethical practice?
a) Child labor
b) Animal testing
c) Environmental pollution
d) Deceptive advertising
Answer: a) Child labor
The Red Power Movement’s boycotts advocated for what rights?
a) LGBTQ+ rights
b) Native American rights
c) Women’s rights
d) Immigrant rights
Answer: b) Native American rights
The United Auto Workers’ boycott against General Motors aimed to achieve what goal?
a) Higher gas prices
b) Better road safety regulations
c) Improved worker conditions and wages
d) Lower car prices
Answer: c) Improved worker conditions and wages
The Boston Bus Boycott protested against what issue?
a) High bus fares
b) Racial segregation on buses
c) Inadequate bus service
d) Overcrowding on buses
Answer: b) Racial segregation on buses
The Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work campaign addressed what concern?
a) Workplace safety
b) Immigration policies
c) Discriminatory hiring practices
d) Minimum wage laws
Answer: c) Discriminatory hiring practices
The Prison Divestment Campaign focused on what issue?
a) Overcrowded prisons
b) Prison labor
c) Police brutality
d) Investment in private prisons
Answer: d) Investment in private prisons
The Oregon Seafood Boycott protested against what environmental problem?
a) Air pollution
b) Deforestation
c) Overfishing
d) Water contamination
Answer: c) Overfishing
