Youth Civil Rights Trivia Quiz 2012 (10-18 years)
1: Brown v. Board of Education is a landmark civil rights case. It ruled that:
A: Separate schools for blacks and whites are constitutional, as long as they are equal.
B: Women should be allowed to attend college, just like men.
C: Separate schools for blacks and whites are unconstitutional.
D: Teachers cannot hit students.
2: During the Civil War, what leader of the Underground Railroad served as a spy for the Union Army:
A: Horace Greeley B: Sojourner Truth
C: Harriet Tubman D: Scarlett O’Hare
3: The Safe School law passed in 2007 prohibits what activity in schools?
A: Bullying B: Cell Phones
C: Flash mobs D: Chewing tobacco
4: What is not a protected class status under the Iowa Civil Rights Act?
A: Race B: Religion
C: Sexual Orientation D: Political Affiliation
5: What is the Iowa state motto?
A. “Equality before the law.”
B. “Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.”
C. “Labor omnia vincit.”
D. “Go Hawks!”