Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What year did Rosa Parks make history in Montgomery, Alabama?

• 1980

• 1955

• 1960

• 1970

What organization was Rosa Parks an active member of?

• WHO

• UNICEF

• NAACP

• UNESCO

What was the reason for the buses being segregated in those days?

• Separate sections for elderly and young passengers

• Separate sections for men and women

• Separate sections for adults and children

• Separate sections for white and black passengers

Who was the bus driver who demanded Rosa Parks to move from her seat?

• James Blake

• David Brown

• John Smith

• Michael Johnson

What was the name of the young pastor who led the boycott of the city's buses?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Nelson Mandela

• Mahatma Gandhi

When did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that bus segregation was unconstitutional?

• February 14, 1957

• November 13, 1956

• December 20, 1956

• January 1, 1957

Who was the first person to be arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus?

• Rosa Parks

• Viola White

• Claudette Colvin

• Harriet Tubman

What award did Rosa Parks receive in 1996 for her work in civil rights?

• Pulitzer Prize

• Nobel Peace Prize

• Congressional Gold Medal

• Presidential Medal of Freedom

When did Rosa Parks die?

• October 24, 2005

• January 1, 2006

• November 30, 2005

• December 25, 2005