Black History Basic Quiz

Which Black Muslim ministerwas born in Omaha, Nebraska?

• Tupac

• Jackie Robinson

• Malcolm X

• Beyonce

Name this famous Black tennis player.

• Serena Williams

• Janet Jackson

• Bessie Coleman

• Althea Gibson

This famous playwright and poet has a school named after him in East Orange.

• Johnny Cochran

• Langston Hughes

• Benjamin Banneker

• Denzel Washington

Which famous reggae artist was born in Jamaica?

• Mob Barley

• Chris Brown

• Rihanna

• Bob Marley

Bessie Coleman was the first Black woman _______.

• aviator

• doctor

• carpenter

• teacher

Which is NOT true about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

• He had 4 children.

• He spoke at the March on Washington.

• He died of old age.

• He graduated from Morehouse University.

​ Who was Jackie Robinson?

• The first Black man to play baseball in the major leagues.

• The first Black man to play golf in the major leagues.

• The first Black man to play football in the major leagues.

• The first Black man to play soccer in the major leagues.

What was Muhammad Ali's name when he was born?

• James Mercer

• Malcolm Little

• Cassius Clay

• Michael Jackson

Who was the first Black woman in outer space?

• Debbie Allen

• Ruby Bridges

• Shirley Chisholm

• Mae C. Jemison

Muhammad Ali refused to fight _________.

• in the Civil War.

• in the Vietnam War.

• in the Revolutionary War.

• in the war for his mind.