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WorksheetsBlack History Month Trivia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What HBCU did Jesse Jackson graduate from?
a)
Tuskegee
b)
North Carolina A&T
c)
Morehouse
d)
Howard
2.
Who recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”?
a)
Jamie Foxx
b)
Stevie Wonder
c)
James Brown
d)
Alicia Keys
3.
What university did First Lady Michelle Obama graduate from?
a)
Harvard
b)
Princeton
c)
Yale
d)
Spelman
4.
When was Central State University founded?
a)
1917
b)
1887
c)
1897
d)
1907
5.
When was Tyler Perry born (month, date, and year)?
a)
Sept. 13, 1968
b)
Sept. 13, 1967
c)
Sept. 13, 1965
d)
Sept. 13, 1969
6.
Who wrote the book “Bang”?
a)
Nina Simone
b)
Toni Morrison
c)
Sharon G. Flake
d)
Zora Neale Hurston
7.
Who was the first African-American astronaut?
a)
Mae C. Jemison
b)
Guion Bluford
8.
Who was Hattie McDaniel and what prestigious award did she win?
a)
Scientist who won a Nobel Prize in Physics
b)
Singer who won a Grammy for Best Song
c)
Athlete who won an Olympic Gold Medal
d)
Actress who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress
9.
When and where was President Obama born?
a)
Aug. 4, 1961 in Honolulu, HI
b)
Aug. 5, 1961in Honolulu, HI
c)
Aug. 6, 1961in Honolulu, HI
d)
Aug. 7, 1961in Honolulu, HI
10.
How long was Coleman A. Young the mayor of the city of Detroit?
a)
30 years
b)
20 years
c)
1 year
d)
25 years
11.
How many children did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King have together?
a)
6
b)
2
c)
None
d)
4
12.
Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?
a)
Soccer Star
b)
Track and Field Star
c)
Basketball Star
d)
Baseball Star
13.
What rapper, turned actor starred in the movies “Are We There Yet and Are We Done Yet”?
a)
Ice T
b)
Ice Cube
14.
What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie Ray?
a)
Jamie Foxx
b)
Martin Lawrence
c)
Will Smith
d)
Denzel Washington
15.
What HBCU did Oprah Winfrey attend?
a)
North Carolina A&T
b)
Tennessee State U
c)
Tuskegee
d)
Fisk
16.
When was radio personality Steve Harvey born (month, date, and year)?
a)
January 17, 1957
b)
February 17, 1957
c)
March 17, 1957
d)
April 17, 1957
17.
Who created “Negro History Week” and when did it become “Black History Month”?
a)
Charles G. Woodson, 1926
b)
Woody Charles, 1936
18.
Who was the first African-American man to become the World Heavyweight Champion?
a)
Calvin Johnson
b)
Joe Louis
c)
Beyonce
d)
Jack Johnson
19.
When did Tiger Woods win the Masters golf tournament?
a)
1990
b)
2001
c)
1997
d)
1994
20.
Who was the first African- American on a United States postage stamp?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Barak Obama
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Booker T. Washington
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