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Black History

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first African American man to win the mvp award in baseball?
a)
Deion Sanders
b)
Joe Montana
c)
Walter Payton
d)
Jackie Robinson
2.

Who was the first African American to win a Grammy?

a)

Ella Fitzgerald

b)

Billie Holiday

c)

Etta James

d)

Aretha Franklin

3.
Who was the first black man to score 100 points in a basketball game?
a)
Wilt Chanmberlain
b)
Michael Jordan
c)
LeBron James
d)
Kyrie Irving
4.
Who created Ebony and Jet  magazine?
a)
Oprah Wimfrey
b)
John H. Johnson
5.
Who created B.E.T?
a)
Spike Lee
b)
Robert L. Johnson
6.
Who was the first black person to attended an all white school?
a)
Ruby Bridges
b)
Mary McLoud Bethune
c)
Linda Brown
d)
Sheyann Webb
7.
Who was the fastest runner in the Berlin Olympics?
a)
Usain Bolt
b)
Helen Stephens
c)
Jesse Owens
8.
Who was the first black heavyweight champion?
a)
Jack Johnson
b)
Muhammad Ali
c)
Floyd Maywether
d)
Joe Frazier
9.
Who spent his entire NFL career as a running back for the Chicago Bears?
a)
Robert Griffin III
b)
Micheal Vick
c)
Odell Beckham Jr
d)
Walter Payton
10.
Who is considered the greatest NBA star ever?
a)
Bill Russell
b)
Micheal Jordan
c)
Magic Johnson
d)
Lebron James
11.
Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
John Brown
12.
Who was the first black man appointed to the Supreme Court?
a)
Collin Powell
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Barrack Obama
d)
W.E.B Du. Bouis 
13.
Who can be considered the best black actor of all time?
a)
Sidney Poiteir
b)
Denzel Washington
c)
Morgan Freeman
d)
David Oyelowo
14.

Who Was the first African American woman in space?

a)

Mae Jeminson

b)

Germaine Stallworth

c)

Shalisha Gee

d)

Stephanie Wilson

15.

Which black female decided to run for president

a)

Shirley Chisholm

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Fannie Lou Hamer

d)

Michelle Obama