AP Black History Bowl

Which of the following did Carver not create using peanuts?

• fertilizer

• perfume

• dyes

• plastics

Carver learned to read and write from

• Aunt Carla

• Aunt Linda

• Aunt Susan

• Aunt Missy

George Washington Carver worked at what Historically Black University?

• Tuskegee University

• Fisk University

• Howard University

• Howard University

In what state was George Washington Carver born?

• Illinois

• Michigan

• Texas

• Missouri

According to the text, what did Carver revolutionize?

• aviation

• electricity

• science

• communication

What life event helped Mary to understand more about the importance of equal right?

• Being denied the chance to become a missionary.

• Growing up poor

• Having seventeen brothers and sisters

• Going to an all black school

When did Mary's school open

• 1875

• 1955

• 1820

• 1904

Mary Bethune's opened an all girls school in what U.S. state?

• Florida

• Michigan

• California

• Illinois

What important African American organization did Mary Bethune start?

• NAACP

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

• United Negro College Fund

• National Council of Negro Women

Langston Hughes was a famous poet. One of his most famous poems was titled

• Still I Rise

• I Have a Dream

• The Negro Speaks of Rivers