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Black History Month Quiz

Authored by Tanya Woods

History

8th Grade

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Black History Month Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is known as the father of black history?

Martin Luther King Jr.

Malcolm X

Carter G. Woodson

Frederick Douglass

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was Negro History Week launched?

1926

1915

1976

1916

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the group originally choose the second week of February for Negro History Week?

To celebrate Valentine's Day

To include the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

To coincide with a historical event

To honor a famous leader's death anniversary

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation?

Abraham Lincoln

Martin Luther King Jr.

Malcolm X

Frederick Douglass

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which year did President Gerald Ford officially declare February as Black History Month?

1916

1976

1915

1926

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the civil rights workers do during the civil rights movement?

Wrote a book on civil rights

Started a political party

Opened freedom schools

Organized a protest march

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the director of the African American Studies Program at the University of Florida?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. David A. Canton

Dr. Frederick Douglass

Dr. Malcolm X

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