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Black History Month Trivia Game

Authored by Philip Perry

History

12th Grade

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Black History Month Trivia Game
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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Before it was known as Black History Month, the celebration began as ____ ____ ____ and was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator and publisher.

African-American History Month

Negro Spirituals Day

Negro History Week

African Diaspora Week

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

President Gerald Ford

President Jimmy Carter

President Abraham Lincoln

President Ronald Reagan

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

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In addition to the United States, identify the other countries below that devote a month to celebrate African-Americans in history. (Multiple Select Question)

United Kingdom

Germany

Canada

India

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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Who was the first U.S. woman to become a self-made millionaire?

Oprah Winfrey

Madam C.J. Walker

Beyonce

Harriet Tubman

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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I was the first African American allowed to play major league baseball.  I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 10 years.

Harriet Tubman
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks
Jackie Robinson

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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Who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?

Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois

Summer Lee of Pennsylvania

Mia Love of Utah

Shirley Chisholm of New York

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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This man was an iconic jazz trumpeter and bandleader in the 1920’s. He developed a style of playing jazz, as an instrumentalist and a vocalist, that is still influencing musicians today.​​​ His music is still heard today on television and radio and in films.​

Louie Armstrong

Jesse Jackson

Arthur Ashe

Booker T. Washington

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