Black History Questionnaire

Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.

• Basketball player

• Tennis player

• Track star

The 15th Amendment which granted African Americans the right to vote, was passed on which date?

• February3, 1870

• July14, 1889

• November 19, 1910

Who is known as the father of Black History?

• Martin Luther King, JR.

• President Barack Obama

• Carter G. Woodson

• Nelson Mandela

Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?

• Traffic light, gas mask

• Traffic light, cars

• Gas mask, stop sign

Charles Drew is responsible for which of the following?

• Refrigerator

• Blood banks

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  Plastic surgery

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?

• Play major league football

• Play major league baseball

• Hit a home run at Yankees Stadium

Who was the African American singer, actress and civil rights leader who got her start singing at the Cotton Club in New York City at age 16?

• Dionne Warwick

• Lena Horne

• Lena Horne

 

What was the nickname for the all Black 332d Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps which escorted Allied Bombers through European airspace on 1,578 mission during World War II?

• Flying Blue Aces

• Tuskegee Airmen

• 92nd bomber squadron

What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker, provide?

• Food distribution

• Investment advice

• Beauty products

In what year did Harriet Tubman escape slavery?

• 1797

• 1849

• 1929