[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:
| Name | Date of Birth |
| Alicia Keys | January 25, 1981 |
| Amiri Baraka | October 7, 1934 |
| Arna Bontemps | October 13, 1902 |
| Arthur Ashe | July 10, 1943 |
| Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. | December 18, 1912 |
| Charles Drew | June 3, 1904 |
| Chuck Berry | October 18, 1926 |
| Colin Powell | April 5, 1937 |
| Countee Cullen | May 30, 1903 |
| Dorothy Height | March 24, 1912 |
| Edward W. Brooke | October 26, 1919 |
| Fannie Lou Hamer | October 6, 1917 |
| Guion Bluford | November 22, 1942 |
| Gwendolyn Brooks | June 7, 1917 |
| Hank Aaron | February 5, 1934 |
| Jackie Robinson | January 31, 1919 |
| James Baldwin | August 2, 1924 |
| Jesse Jackson | October 8, 1941 |
| Jesse Owens | September 12, 1913 |
| Jimi Hendrix | November 27, 1942 |
| John Coltrane | September 23, 1926 |
| John Henrik Clarke | January 1, 1915 |
| John Hope Franklin | January 2, 1915 |
| Katherine Dunham | June 22, 1909 |
| Kenneth B. Clark | July 14, 1914 |
| Lorraine Hansberry | May 19, 1930 |
| Mae Jemison | October 17, 1956 |
| Malcolm X | May 19, 1925 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | January 17, 1929 |
| Marvin Gaye | April 2, 1939 |
| Maya Angelou | April 4, 1928 |
| Muhammad Ali | January 17, 1942 |
| Quincy Jones | March 14, 1933 |
| Ralph Bunche | August 7, 1904 |
| Reggie Jackson | May 18, 1946 |
| Romare Bearden | September 2, 1911 |
| Rosa Parks | February 4, 1913 |
| Shirley Chisholm | November 30, 1924 |
| Toni Morrison | February 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.
Another Correct answer not on this list is: Romare Bearden
Commenting more correct answers as i come across them. Another correct answer is Katherine Dunham
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
You’re welcome.
Name missing from your list: Gwendolyn Brooks – June 7, 1917
Chuck Berry missing
Gwendolyn Brooks
I had the choice of Gwendolyn Brooks v. Amiri Bakara (Gwendolyn is the correct answer).
Gwendolyn Brooks born 07 Jun, 1917
Gwendolyn Brooks June 7, 1917