WorksheetsBlack History Month 6th Grade Challenge!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What HBCU did Jesse Jackson graduate from?
a)
Tennessee State University
b)
Morehouse University
c)
North Carolina A & T
d)
Howard University
2.
Who recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”?
a)
Little Richard
b)
James Brown
c)
Jimi Hendrix
d)
Tupac Shakur
3.
What university did First Lady Michelle Obama graduate from?
a)
Northwestern University
b)
Yale University
c)
Princeton University
d)
Allegheny College
4.
When was Tyler Perry born (month, date, and year)?
a)
January 4, 1977
b)
December 20, 1964
c)
June 10, 1975
d)
September 13, 1969
5.
1. Who wrote the book “Bang”?
a)
Sharon G. Flake
b)
Maya Angelou
c)
Walter Dean Myers
d)
Christopher Curtis
6.
How many children did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King have together?
a)
Two
b)
Three
c)
Four
d)
Five
7.
What rapper, turned actor, starred in the movies “Are We There Yet and Are We Done Yet”?
a)
Dr. Dre
b)
Ice-T
c)
Ice Cube
d)
Snoop Dogg
8.
What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie, "Ray"?
a)
Redd Foxx
b)
Jamie Fox
c)
Denzel Washington
d)
Idris Elba
9.
What HBCU did Oprah Winfrey and our very own Dean Myers attend?
a)
Tennessee State University
b)
Central State University
c)
North Carolina A & T
d)
Alabama State University
10.
When was radio personality Steve Harvey born (month, date, and year)?
a)
September 13, 1969
b)
September 24, 1955
c)
August 4, 1961
d)
January 17, 1957
11.
Who created “Negro History Week” which later became “Black History Month”?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Carter G. Woodson
d)
William Phillip Randolph
12.
Who was the first African-American man to become the World Heavyweight Champion?
a)
Joe Louis
b)
Muhammad Ali
c)
Jack Johnson
d)
Walt Frazier
13.
Who was Hattie McDaniel and what prestigious award did she win?
a)
She was the first African American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize.
b)
She was the first African American actress to win an Emmy Award.
c)
She was the first African American singer to win a Grammy Award.
d)
She was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award.
14.
Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?
a)
She is the first WNBA scoring champion.
b)
She is the first African American to win Wimbleton and the US Open Tennis Tournaments.
c)
She is an Olympic Champion in Track and Field.
d)
She was the only female athlete to ever play in the World Series.
15.
How long was Coleman A. Young the mayor of the city of Detroit?
a)
He was mayor for 5 years.
b)
He was mayor for 10 years.
c)
He was mayor for 15 years.
d)
He was mayor for 20 years.
16.
When was Central State University founded?
a)
1887
b)
1890
c)
1911
d)
1929
17.
When and where was President Obama born?
a)
President Obama was born on January 10, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois.
b)
President Obama was born on December 30, 1963 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
c)
President Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
d)
President Obama was born on December 20, 1964 in Jackson, Michigan.
18.
Who was the first African-American astronaut?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Mae Jemison
c)
Benjamin Carson
d)
Guion Bluford
19.
When did Tiger Woods first win the Masters golf tournament?
a)
1996
b)
1997
c)
1998
d)
1999
20.
Who was the first African- American on a United States postage stamp?
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Alex Haley
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Sojourner Truth
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