Which of these groundbreaking African Americans was born first? (This or That)

[1-30-2023] Microsoft Rewards Bing “This or That” Quiz Question: Which of these groundbreaking African Americans was born first?

List of 40 groundbreaking African Americans with their date of birth:

NameDate of Birth
Alicia KeysJanuary 25, 1981
Amiri BarakaOctober 7, 1934
Arna BontempsOctober 13, 1902
Arthur AsheJuly 10, 1943
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.December 18, 1912
Charles DrewJune 3, 1904
Chuck BerryOctober 18, 1926
Colin PowellApril 5, 1937
Countee CullenMay 30, 1903
Dorothy HeightMarch 24, 1912
Edward W. BrookeOctober 26, 1919
Fannie Lou HamerOctober 6, 1917
Guion BlufordNovember 22, 1942
Gwendolyn BrooksJune 7, 1917
Hank AaronFebruary 5, 1934
Jackie RobinsonJanuary 31, 1919
James BaldwinAugust 2, 1924
Jesse JacksonOctober 8, 1941
Jesse OwensSeptember 12, 1913
Jimi HendrixNovember 27, 1942
John ColtraneSeptember 23, 1926
John Henrik ClarkeJanuary 1, 1915
John Hope FranklinJanuary 2, 1915
Katherine DunhamJune 22, 1909
Kenneth B. ClarkJuly 14, 1914
Lorraine HansberryMay 19, 1930
Mae JemisonOctober 17, 1956
Malcolm XMay 19, 1925
Martin Luther King, Jr.January 17, 1929
Marvin GayeApril 2, 1939
Maya AngelouApril 4, 1928
Muhammad AliJanuary 17, 1942
Quincy JonesMarch 14, 1933
Ralph BuncheAugust 7, 1904
Reggie JacksonMay 18, 1946
Romare BeardenSeptember 2, 1911
Rosa ParksFebruary 4, 1913
Shirley ChisholmNovember 30, 1924
Toni MorrisonFebruary 18, 1931

Today’s “Microsoft Rewards Bing Quiz” has ten answers to the “This or That?” question. Each answer carries 5 points, and the wrong answer does not earn any points. Earn five points per question—up to 50 points total—when you answer correctly. So, select only the correct answers.

If you find other answers, please mention them in the comment.

9 Comments

  1. Gwendolyn Brooks vs Jimi Hendrix — Correct Answer: Gwendolyn Brooks.
    Colin Powell vs Arna Bontemps — Correct Answer: Arna Bontemps.
    Arthur Ashe vs Jesse Owens — Correct Answer: Jesse Owens
    Countee Cullen vs Quincy Jones — Correct Answer: Countee Cullen
    Edward W. Brook vs Guion Bluford — Correct Answer: Edward W. Brook
    Charles Drew vs Malcolm X — Correct Answer: Charles Drew
    James Baldwin vs Mae Jemison — Correct Answer: James Baldwin
    Martin Luther King Jr. vs Dorothy Height — Correct Answer: Dorothy Height
    John Coltrane vs Benjamin O Davis, Jr — Correct Answer: Benjamin O Davis, Jr
    Jackie Robinson vs Alicia Keys — Correct Answer: Jackie Robinson
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