Black History Trivia Game

I was the first African American to attend an all-white elementary school in the South.  For my protection, I had to be escorted by U.S. Marshals to and from William Frantz Elementary School that first day.

• Marcus Garvey

• Jessie Owens

• Langston Hughes

• Ruby Bridges

I was the first African American allowed to play major league baseball.  I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 10 years.

• Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• Jackie Robinson

I was a scientist who made hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans.  Some of these products included adhesives, dyes, and rubber substitute.

• George Washington Carver

• Thurgood Marshall

• Sarah E. Goode

• Sojourner Truth

The president named this person to be the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.

• Mae Jemison

• Booker T. Washington

• Thurgood Marshall

 Who created “Negro History Week” and when did it become “Black History Month”?  

• Charles G. Woodson, 1926

• Woody Charles, 1936

Who is the "Father of Black History?"

• Frederick Douglass

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Carter G. Woodson

• Abraham Lincoln

Althea Gibson was a-

• Champion tennis player and golfer who broke the Color barrier in Tennis

• “Conductor” of the Underground Railroad

• Leader of the Civil Rights Movement

• Four Star General and Secretary of State

What month is Black History Month?

• March

• January

• February

• October

Who was the founder of Black History Month?

• Christopher Carter

• Carter G. Woodson

• Malcom X

• Dr. Martin Luther King

Harriet Tubman was a-

• Champion tennis player and golfer who broke the Color barrier in Tennis

• “Conductor” of the Underground Railroad

• Leader of the Civil Rights Movement

• Four Star General and Secretary of State