Test your knowledge of black history

Who did Los Angeles residents elect as their first African-American mayor? What record company was named Hitsville USA? When is Kwanza observed?

We're nearing the end of Black History Month, and if you've been paying attention, you probably have this type of information down cold.

And if you answered Thomas Bradley, Motown and Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, you're on the fast track to champion of the Black Heritage Trivia Game.

The game, produced by GEEBEE Marketing Inc., is available at select Wal-Mart stores, including the Glen Ellyn and Elgin locations. It retails for $19.99.

See how well you do on these sample questions:

1. What were the black soldiers who helped protect pioneers during the settlement of the American West called?

2. The Amistad mutiny took place in what year?

3. What was Malcolm X's given name?

4. Which U.S. president signed the bill that made Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday?

5. How long did the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott last: six weeks, six months or more than a year?

6. What U.S. Supreme Court ruling declared that school segregation is unconstitutional?

7. Who was the first African American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player award?

8. Who was the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize: Ralph Bunche, Martin Luther King Jr. or Malcolm X?

9. Who was the first black woman nominated for an Academy Award for best actress?

10. What was the first hit song for Motown?

Answers: 1. Buffalo Soldiers. 2. 1839. 3. Malcolm Little. 4. Ronald Reagan. 5. More than a year. 6. Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. 7. Jackie Robinson, in 1949. 8. Ralph Bunche. 9. Dorothy Dandridge. 10. "Shop Around" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.