Black History Month Review

What month is Black History Month?

• March
• January
• February
• October

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

• Ruby Bridges

• Hattie McDaniel

• Aretha Franklin

• Oprah Winfrey

I am known as "Air Jordan," "His Airness;". I was named "the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century," by ESPN. Who am I?

• Louis Armstrong

• Michael Jackson

• Michael Jordan

• Josh Gibson

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

• Colin Powell

• Dr. George Washington Carver

• Barack Obama

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

What African-American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?

• Rosa Parks

• Aretha Franklin

• Wilma Rudolph

• Oprah Winfrey

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

• Michael Jordan

• Jackie Robinson

• Muhammad Ali

• Charley Pride

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?

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Barack Obama

• Reverend Jesse Jackson

• Muhammad Ali

Who was John Henry?

• He was a Chinese immigrant who became a famous singer.

• He was a slave, built the transcontinental railroad, and was known as a hero.

• He worked in the coal mines and became rich.

• He was an outlaw who robbed trains.

Who created laser technology to help treat patients with cataracts?

• Jerry Lawson

• Dr. Patricia Bath

• Dr. Marie Maynard

• Dr. Harold Amos

Who was on of the Little Rock Nine that bravely endured a lot of mistreatment to integrate Central High?

• Elizabeth Eckford

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Shirley Chisholm

• Oprah Winfrey