Black History Month (week 3)

Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940. She overcame a childhood disability to become an Olympic Track & Field athlete in two different Olympic games. She won four Olympic medals for her outstanding speed at the 100 meter and 200 meter distances.

In which Olympics did she win three gold medals?

• 1956 Melbourne

• 1960 Rome

• 1964 Tokyo

• 1968 Mexico City

George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was an important scientist and inventor. He helped farmers grow crops that wouldn’t deplete the soil.

What crop did he promote and research the most?

• Cotton

• Wheat

• Soy Beans

• Peanuts

Thurgood Marshall was born in 1908. He was a lawyer who became the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, serving from 1967-1991.

Before he was a Supreme Court Justice, he successfully argued which case in front of the Court?

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Loving v. Virginia

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Guion Bluford was born in 1942. He served as a military officer, fighter pilot, and was a NASA astronaut. He was the first Black astronaut in space.

Before becoming an astronaut, in which branch of the military did he serve?

• Army

• Navy

• Air Force

• Marines

Evelyn Boyd Granville was born in 1924. She was the second Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics from a university in the United States. While working for IBM, she also did a great deal of work for NASA.

From which university did she earn her Ph.D.?

• Harvard University

• Columbia University

• Princeton University

• Yale University

Maya Angelou was born in 1928. She was a famous author best known for her poetry and memoirs, and plays. 

Which poem did she recite at the 1992 inauguration of President Bill Clinton?

• “And Still I Rise”

• “On the Pulse of Morning”

• “The Heart of a Woman”

• “Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now”

Barack Obama was born in 1961. He served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009-2017. He was the first Black president of the U.S.

The Barack Obama Presidential Center is located in which city?

• Boston

• Honolulu

• Chicago

• Philadelphia

Alice Ball was born in 1892. She was a chemist who developed the most effective treatment for leprosy in the early 20th Century.

She was the first woman and the first Black person to earn a master’s degree from which university?

• University of Hawaii

• University of Texas

• University of Arizona

• University of Alabama

Serena Williams was born in 1981. She won more major singles titles (“Grand Slams”) than any male or female tennis player in the modern era.

Which of the Grand Slam Tournaments was the first she ever won?

• Australian Open

• French Open

• Wimbledon

• U.S. Open