Third Grade--Black History Quiz Bowl

Who is W.E.B. DuBois?

• The Father of the United States

• The Father of the US Constitution

• The Father of Black History

• Civil Rights Leader

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

• President Barack Obama

• President Richard Nixon

• President Donald Trump

• President Gerald Ford

What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• New York

• California

Who is Kamala Harris?

• The first elected Black female President of the United States.

• The first elected white female Vice President of the United States.

• The first elected Black female Vice President of the United States.

• The first appointed Black male President of the United States.

Black History Month first began as

• Negro History week

• National Black week

• American Black History week

• Black History month

Who was the first Black lawyer in the state of Maryland?

• Edward Garrison Draper

• James Albright

• Jesse Jackson

• Rosa Parks

_______ is the co-creater of IBM's personal computer.

• James Turner

• Mark E. Dean

• Samuel L. Jackson

• Denzel Washington

The Three-Light Traffic signal was invented by _________ in _____.

• Thomas Edison, 1910

• Benjamin Franklin, 1950

• Garrett Morgan, 1923

• Thomas Jefferson, 1776

Refrigerated Trucks were invented by ________ in _____.

• Garrett Morgan, 1923

• Benjamin Franklin, 1776

• Frederick McKinley Jones, 1940

• Warren McLendon, 1995

Home Security System was co-invented by ________ in _____.

• Watson Security, 1959

• Mary Van Brittan Brown, 1966

• Mary Jane Girl Solo, 1966

• James Turner White, 1975