Black History Month (week 3)

Black History Month (week 3)

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9 Qs

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Black History Month (week 3)

Black History Month (week 3)

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9th - 12th Grade

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JESSICA WILKINSON

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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”

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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