Black History Month Trivia 7th Grade

When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?

• 1963

• 1926

• 1923

• 1957

When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?

• September 1955

• January 1958

• December 1955

• November 1955

What is the name of a famous spider, often spoken about in African stories?

• Anansi

• Okonkwo

• Asisi

• Bob

Nelson Mandela was the president of which country?

• South Africa

• Uganda

• Cameroon

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

• Missy Elliot

• Lauryn Hill

• Nicki Minaj

• Whitney Houston

As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes...

• Hip-hop and Poetry

• Theatre and Modern Dance

• Ballet and Poetry

• Music Appreciation and Film

 

Who was the Supreme Court's first African American justice?

• Jackie Robinson

• Barack Obama

• Clarence Thomas

• Thurgood Marshall

What was the largest Civil Rights protest in America?

• The March on Birmingham in 1955

• The March on Washington in 1963

• Civil Rights Movement 1967

• The March on Savannah 1952

What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Mapp vs. Ohio

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Gideon vs. Wainwright

Who were the first group of students that integrated a high school located in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957?

• The Little Rock Nine

• The Selma Marchers

• The Freedom Riders

• The Southern Leadership Conference