Black History Month Quiz

Why do we celebrate Black History Month? (Choose two)

• We celebrate it because we feel like it.

• We celebrate it because it sounds interesting.

• We celebrate it because it is a way of remembering people and events in the history of African American accomplishments.

• We celebrate it because Presidential Proclamation 5443 stated that the purpose of Black History Month is make all Americans aware of African American's struggle for freedom and equal rights.

• We celebrate it because we have nothing else to do.

How old was Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet Laureate, when she spoke at President Biden's Ignauguartion?

• 20 years old

• 21 years old

• 22 years old

• 23 years old

• 25 years old

What women led slaves to freedom in the Underground Railroad?

• Oprah

• Rosa Parks

• Ruby Bridges

• Harriet Tubman

Who created Black History Month?

• Carter G Woodson

• Barack Obama

• George Foreman

• Denzel Washington

_______________was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott after refusing to give up her seat.

• Rosa Parks

• Michelle Obama

• Georgia Washington

____________ was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his assassination in 1968.

• Mae C. Jemison

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Martin Luther King

True or False: Barack and Michelle Obama are still helping people today.

• True

• False

What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in 1800s led by Harriet Tubman?

• The Underground Railroad
• The Pony Express
• The Righteous Road
• The Fleet to Freedom

Who is this female African American and her sister who are both professional tennis players? (Choose two)

• Sloane Stephens

• Taylor Townsend

• Serena Williams

• Venus Williams

• Coco Gauff

American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.

• Mae C. Jemison

• Marie Maynard Daly

• Shirley Ann Jackson

• Alice Ball

• Katherine G. Johnson