Black History Month Quiz!

Black History Month Quiz!

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History

6th Grade

Easy

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Connor Brown

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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I was a prominent African-American scientist and inventor. I am best known for the many uses I devised for the peanut. Who am I?

George Washington Carver

Percy Julian

Ben Carson

MIchael Jackson

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

Harriet Tubman

Michelle Obama

Oprah Winfrey

Shirley Chisholm

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

Charley Pride

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thurgood Marshall

Colin Powell

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which civil rights activist is famous for his "I Have A Dream Speech" on August 28th, 1963?

Malcolm X
Roy Wilkins
Bayard Rustin
Martin Luther King Jr.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Why was February chosen as the month to recognize the history and contributions of African Americans?

It coincides with the birthdays of Fredrick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

It is the shortest month of the year
February is the holy month of Ramadan

The March on Washington and Civil Rights Act occurred and were passed in February

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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I was a former slave and abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights.  I published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star.  I became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln.

Frederick Douglass

John Lewis

Booker T. Washington
Michael Jordan

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates this:

The signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

US Supreme Court ruling "separate but equal" education

The service of black troops during the US Civil War

The emancipation of African American slaves in the US

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