Group Presentation Questions

Which person was born on September 18, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi?

• Jackie Robinson

• Elizabeth Coleman

• Ruby Nell Bridges

• James Langston Hughes

Which person became the first African American to play major league Baseball?

• Jackie Robinson

• George Washington Carver

• Jesse Owens

• Benjamin Banneker

Which person raced against horses for money?

• George Washington Carver

• James Langston Hughes

• Jackie Robinson

• Jesse Owens

Which person was known for his simple and powerful poetry and was also in a jazz band?

• James Langston Hughes

• Jackie Robinson

• George Washington Carver

• Benjamin Banneker

Which person built an entire clock made out of wood?

• Jesse Owens

• Benjamin Banneker

• Elizabeth Coleman

• Jackie Robinson

Which person became the first African American woman to earn her pilot license and fly a plane?

• Elizabeth Coleman

• Ruby Bridges

• Jackie Robinson

• George Washington Carver

Which person was born in slavery in Missouri?

• Jackie Robinson

• George Washington Carver

• Jesse Owens

• James Langston Hughes

Which person played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947- 1956?

• Ruby Nell Bridges

• Elizabeth Coleman

• Jesse Owens

• Jackie Robinson

Which person won four gold medals in the Olympic Games because he ran track and ran super fast?

• Jackie Robinson

• Ruby Bridges

• Jesse Owens

• George Washington Carver

Which person was the first African American child to attend an ALL WHITES school?

• Elizabeth Coleman

• Ruby Nell Bridges

• James Langston Hughes

• Benjamin Banneker