Black History Assignment 2/2

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

What basketball player was the first to score 100 points in a single game?

• James Brown

• Michael Jordan

• Jesse Owens

• Wilt Chamberlain

Who was the first African-American woman to host a television program for 25 years and now owns her own network?

• Aretha Franklin

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

• Madame C.J. Walker

Who was the first African-American President of the United States of America?

• Colin Powell

• Dr. George Washington Carver

• Barack Obama

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

• Michael Jordan

• Jackie Robinson

• Muhammad Ali

• Charley Pride

Who is the only African-American honored by a national holiday and gave a famous speech "I Have A Dream" during the March on Washington?

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Barack Obama

• Reverend Jesse Jackson

• Muhammad Ali

Why did Rosa Parks go to jail in 1955 ?

• She trash talked two white men
• She refused to give up her seat 
• She killed a white woman

I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana.  I became a pop singer.  My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies.  I earned the nickname "King of Pop".

• Frederick Douglass
• Michael Jackson
• Booker T. Washington
• Michael Jordan

I was a poet who became a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance.  My poems tell about African Americans and often contain jazz rhythms and dialect.

• Langston Hughes
• Jessie Owens
• Ruby Bridges
• Marcus Garvey

Which performing artist pictured in this photo sang "I'm Every Woman" with singer Chaka Khan?

• Celine Dion
• Whitney Houston
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Mae Jemison