Black History

Black History

9th - 12th Grade

21 Qs

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History

9th - 12th Grade

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RI.11-12.10, RL.7.9, RI.11-12.9

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The 44th President of the United States was _________

Barack Obama
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Rosa Parks go to jail in 1955 ?

She trash talked two white men
She refused to give up her seat 
She killed a white woman

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The bestselling, award-winning book, The Color Purple was also a hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg.  The author is:

Alice Walker
Steven Spielberg
Richard Wright
Terry McMillian

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie, "Ray"?

Redd Foxx
Jamie Fox
Denzel Washington
Idris Elba

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana.  I became a pop singer.  My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies.  I earned the nickname "King of Pop".

Frederick Douglass
Michael Jackson
Booker T. Washington
Michael Jordan

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

I was an abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights.  I published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star.  I became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln.

Frederick Douglass
Michael Jackson
Booker T. Washington
Michael Jordan

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

I escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849.  I helped hundreds of slaves travel north on the Underground Railroad.  I also helped John Brown recruit solders for the raid on Harpers Ferry.

Jackie Robinson
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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