Question 1 of 25.

What sheroic woman served in many capacities in the Union Army, including as a spy?

1. Amanda Kelly
2. Cathay Williams
3. Harriet Tubman
4. Isabella Baumfree

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman, with her ability to arrange clandestine meetings, scout routes without drawing attention to herself and think on her feet, was able to serve as a spy for the Union Army; she even received $100.00 in Secret Service funds as compensation.

Question 2 of 25.

What were the famous Tuskegee Airmen also known as?

1. “Red Bombers”
2. “The Red Tails”
3. “The Brown Tails”
4. “Brown Bombers”

“The Red Tails”

The famed Tuskegee Airmen, a company of Black bombers who flew during WW II, were also known as “The Red Tails” because of the red paint that was on the tail wings of their planes.

Question 3 of 25.

In what year was the US Military desegregated?

1. 1948
2. 1938
3. 1942
4. 1958

1948

The military was desegregated in 1948 with the passing of Executive order 9981 by President Harry S. Truman.

Question 4 of 25.

What African American was honored with the Medal of Honor in 1918 for heroic acts he performed fifty years earlier?

1. John L. Canley
2. Paul Bucha
3. Drew Dennis Dix
4. Sammy L. Davis

John L. Canley

John Canley received the Medal of Honor in October of 2018 for his heroic actions in 1968 in the Vietnam War.

Question 5 of 25.

What year were the Buffalo Soldiers formed?

1. 1942
2. 1866
3. 1898
4. 1963

1866

African American regiments formed in 1866, in Fort Leavenworth KS, including the 24th and 25th Infantry, became known as Buffalo Soldiers.

Question 6 of 25.

Who was the 1st female pilot in the Armed Forces?

1. Vernice Armour
2. Bessie Coleman
3. Sarah Deal
4. Cathay Williams

Vernice Armour

Vernice Armour, a former United States Marine Corps officer, was the first African American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and the first African American female combat pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces. She flew her first mission in 2003

Question 7 of 25.

Which of the following was NOT a name given to one of the most renowned units of African American combat troops, the highly decorated 369th Infantry Regiment (15th New York National Guard Regimen)?

1. Rainbow Division
2. Black Rattlers
3. Men of Bronze
4. Harlem Hellfighters

Rainbow Division

Most popularly known as the Harlem Hellfighter, the 369th Infantry Regiment was never known as the Rainbow Division. In fact, this 15th New York National Guard Regimen, was refused permission to participate in the farewell parade of New York’s National Guard, known as the “Rainbow Division,” because “black is not a color in the rainbow.”

Question 8 of 25.

Who is the only African American to earn two Medals of Honor?

1. Vernon Baker
2. James Elder Madison
3. Robert Augustus Sweeney
4. Henry Johnson

Robert Augustus Sweeney

Robert Augustus Sweeney, a sailor in the United States Navy, is one of only nineteen servicemen, and the only African American, to receive the Medal of Honor twice, both for peace-time actions; one in 1881, the second in 1883.

Question 9 of 25.

Who was the first Black female cadet Brigade Command Sgt. Major of West Point?

1. Araminta Ross
2. Isabella Baumfree
3. Cathay Williams
4. Emily Perez

Emily Perez

2nd Lt. Emily Perez became the first Black female cadet Brigade Command Sgt. Major of West Point as part of the "Class of 9/11." At the age of 23, she also became the first female graduate of West Point to die in the Iraq War, the first West Point graduate of the "Class of 9/11" to die in combat, and the first female African-American officer to die in combat.

Question 10 of 25.

Who was the first African American killed during a war on American soil?

1. John Brown
2. Vernon Baker
3. Crispus Attucks
4. Denmark Vesey

Crispus Attucks

Crispus Attucks is considered to be the first casualty of the American Revolution having been killed in the original skirmish, The Boston Massacre, 1770.

Question 11 of 25.

Which is the first war in the U.S. in which African Americans fought as part of the military?

1. The Spanish American War
2. The French and Indian War
3. The Revolutionary War
4. The Civil War

The Revolutionary War

African Americans served the U.S. military in every war since and including the Revolutionary War.

Question 12 of 25.

Approximately how many Black soldiers fought in World War II?

1. 1 million
2. 5 million
3. 500,000
4. 16 million

1 million

Among the 16 million U.S. soldiers who fought in World War II, approximately 1 million of them were African American.

Question 13 of 25.

Who was the 1st African American four star general in the U.S. Army?

1. Roscoe Robinson Jr
2. Colin Powell
3. Leslie C. Smith
4. Benjamin O. Davis Jr

Roscoe Robinson Jr

In 1982, Roscoe Robinson Jr. became the first African American to be promoted to four star general of the U.S. Army (Daniel “Chappie” James was promoted to four star general in the Air Force in 1975).

Question 14 of 25.

In what year was the 99th Pursuit Squadron, which later came to be known as the Tuskegee Airmen, formed?

1. 1945
2. 1940
3. 1941
4. 1943

1941

On March 19, 1941, the U.S. War Department established the 99th Pursuit Squadron, which, along with a few other squadrons formed later, became better known as the Tuskegee Airmen.

Question 15 of 25.

What film featured the 54th Union regiment composed of African-American soldiers and starred Denzel Washington?

1. "Glory"
2. "Mutiny"
3. "A Soldier Story"
4. "The Tuskegee Airmen"

"Glory"

Glory is the 1989 film, starring Denzel Washington, about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the Union Army's second African-American regiment in the American Civil War.

Question 16 of 25.

Who was the first African American to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor?

1. William Harvey Carney
2. Chad Lundsford
3. Christopher Kyle
4. Colin Powell

William Harvey Carney

William Harvey Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously in 1900 for his bravery in saving the regimental colors (American Flag) during the Civil War at the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.

Question 17 of 25.

What formerly enslaved woman pretended to be a man and served in the U.S. army?

1. J Gayle Gaymon
2. Ruth Navarro
3. Cathay Williams
4. Liberty Law

Cathay Williams

Cathay Williams, the only documented woman Buffalo Soldier, deceived soldiers and officers and served in the 38th Infantry from 1866-1868. She went by the name of William Cathay.

Question 18 of 25.

As of 2020, How many black four-star generals have served in the US military?

1. 9
2. 8
3. 6
4. 10

10

As of 2020, just 10 black men have ever gained four-star rank-- five in the Army; four in the Air Force and one in the Navy.

Question 19 of 25.

As of 2020, who has served as the highest ranking African American woman in the military?

1. Nadja Y. West
2. Nancy C. Leftenant
3. Clara Adams-Ender
4. Mildred C. Kelly

Nadja Y. West

Nadja Yudith West is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and the 44th U.S. Army Surgeon General and former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. West is also the first Army black female lieutenant general and the highest ranking woman to have graduated from the United States Military Academy.

Question 20 of 25.

What political position was held by Colin Powell, retired four star general, during the Bush administration?

1. Speaker of the House
2. Secretary of defense
3. Attorney General
4. Secretary of State

Secretary of State

Colin Powell, retired four-star general, served from 2001-2005 as the 65th Secretary of State under President George W. Bush.

Question 21 of 25.

Who was the first black general in the Air Force?

1. Chesty Puller
2. Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr
3. George Bush
4. Daniel “Chappie” James

Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. was the first African American United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen.

Question 22 of 25.

Which president of the United States, issued the executive order that officially ended segregation in the armed forces?

1. Harry S Truman
2. Theodore Roosevelt
3. John F. Kennedy
4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Harry S Truman

Signed by Harry S. Truman in 1948, Executive Order 9981, called for the abolishment of segregation throughout the armed services.

Question 23 of 25.

Who was the first Black woman to graduate from the US Army Ranger school?

1. Janina Simmons
2. Kristen Griest
3. Shaye Haver
4. Amanda Kelley

Janina Simmons

Janina Simmons became the first female African-American soldier to complete the U.S. Army Ranger School course in April 2019.

Question 24 of 25.

When Abraham Lincoln issued the first Medals of Honor during the Civil War, how many African Americans were awarded Medals?

1. 16
2. 21
3. 1
4. 25

25

Twenty-five African Americans earned the Medal of Honor during the Civil War, including seven sailors of the Union Navy, fifteen soldiers of the United States Colored Troops, and three soldiers of other Army units.

Question 25 of 25.

Who was the first African-American to be awarded the Navy Cross for bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor?

1. Stacey Milner
2. Robert Milley
3. Sean Miller
4. Doris "Dorie" Miller

Doris "Dorie" Miller

Doris, Dorie" Miller, originally from Waco TX, served as a cook on the battleship West Virginia but proved to be a hero when, with no experience or training, he gunned down several Japanese aircraft carriers. In 2020, the U.S. Navy recognized him by naming a CVN-81 aircraft carrier after Miller

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