Black History Month Quiz

1. What was Harriet Tubman most known for?

• Being a Train Conductor 

• Sending Slaves to freedom

• Having a Dream

• Being a President

2. Harriet Tubman was alive at the same time Ronald Reagan was alive.

• True

• False

3.  President Obama...

• Was the first African-American US president

• Served as a State Senator for Illinois 

• Worked as a civil rights lawyer before he got into politics

• All of the above

4. Which is true about the Civil Rights Act?

• It describes American citizens’ right to freedom of speech

• It was signed by President Johnson in 1964

• It describes the right for women to vote

• It is part of the English Bill of Rights

5. Which of the following is not a Beyonce song?

• Halo

• Break My Soul

• Only Girl

• Single Ladies

6. Oprah Winfrey was the first female self-made millionaire in America.

• True

• False

7. What was Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech called?

• In My Dreams

• I Have A Dream

• Teenage Dream

• Sweet Dreams

8. Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress.

• True 

• False

9. Who is Amanda Gorman?

• The first National Youth Poet Laureate

• A famous actress

• The host of a cooking show

• The owner of a nation-wide company

10. What was the March on Washington?

• A battle against George Washington

• The beginning of the month March

• An annual parade held in Seattle, Washington

• One of the largest protests for human rights and awareness of African-American struggles