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Assessment

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Fun

5th - 12th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RI.11-12.10, RL.11-12.8, RI.6.7

+23

Standards-aligned

Created by

Priscilla Davis

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1 Slide • 14 Questions

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Who is the only African-American honored by a national holiday and gave a famous speech "I Have A Dream" during the March on Washington?

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Barack Obama

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Reverend Jesse Jackson

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Muhammad Ali

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Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

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Michael Jordan

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Jackie Robinson

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Muhammad Ali

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Charley Pride

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Who was the first African-American Country Music Star?

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Colin Powell

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Wilt Chamberlain

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Charley Pride

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Jackie Robinson

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Who was the first African-American President of the United States of America?

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Colin Powell

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Dr. George Washington Carver

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Barack Obama

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Multiple Choice

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Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

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Charley Pride

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Thurgood Marshall

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Colin Powell

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I was a prominent African-American scientist and inventor. I am best known for the many uses I devised for the peanut. Who am I?

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George Washington Carver

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Percy Julian

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Ben Carson

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MIchael Jackson

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I created specialized hair products for African-American hair and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. Who am I?

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Patricia Bath

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Madam C.J. Walker

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Mary Mahoney

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Alexa Canady

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I won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, embarrassing German dictator Adolf Hitler. Who am I?

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Usain Bolt

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LeBron James

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Kobe Bryant

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Jesse Owens

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I was an actress and radio performer. I became the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940, for my supporting role as Mammy in 'Gone With the Wind.' Who am I?

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Whoopi Goldberg

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Halle Berry

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Hattie McDaniel

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Zoe Saldana

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Multiple Choice

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I was a multiple Grammy winner and "Queen of Soul" . I was known for such hits as "Respect," "Freeway of Love" and "I Say a Little Prayer." Who am I?

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Ruth Brown

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Beyonce

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Paris Jackson

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Aretha Franklin

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I became the first African-American congresswoman in 1968. Four years later, I became the first major-party black candidate to run for the U.S. presidency. Who am I?

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Marian Anderson

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Ruby Bridges

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Shirley Chisholm

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Tyra Banks

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I am a billionaire media giant and philanthropist. I am best known for hosting my own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. I also launched her own television network, OWN. Who am I?

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Michelle Jordan

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Tracey Norman

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Oprah Winfrey

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Marie Gibson

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I was known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella,"I was an American jazz and song vocalist who interpreted much of the Great American Songbook. Who am I?

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Aretha Franklin

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Ella May

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Ella Fitzgerald

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Hattie McDaniel

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I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?

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Ruby Bridges

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Hattie McDaniel

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Aretha Franklin

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Oprah Winfrey

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