WorksheetsYou be the Teacher: Black Lives Matter
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was Motown Records founded?
a)
Los Angeles, California
b)
Chicago, Illinois
c)
Detroit, Michigan
2.
What was Muhammed Ali’s birthname?
a)
Cassius Clay
b)
Miles Davis
c)
Marcus Rashford
3.
Who was the first African-American woman to win a grammy award?
a)
Athea Gibson
b)
Nina Simone
c)
Ella Fitzgerald
4.
In what state was Emmett Till murdered?
a)
Alabama
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Arizona
d)
Mississippi
5.
Who wrote the speech “I Have a Dream”?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
James Earl Ray
c)
Malcom X
d)
Rosa Parks
6.
What started the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955?
a)
The
arrest of Purple Parks
b)
The
arrest of Oprah Winfrey
c)
The
arrest of Red Rose Parks
d)
The
arrest of Rosa Parks
7.
In what state is Harlem located?
a)
Illinois
b)
New Jersey
c)
New York
8.
"Heebie Jeebies" and "What a Wonderful World" were two songs performed by what New Orleans artist?
a)
Frank Sinatra
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Nat King Cole
9.
When did the Harlem Renaissance begin?
a)
In the 1920s
b)
In the 1890s
c)
In the 1940s
10.
Who was the founder of the organization rainbow/PUSH?
a)
Jesse Jackson
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Malcom X
d)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
11.
What is an epidemic?
a)
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
b)
a teacher or scholar in a university or other institute of higher education.
c)
something occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
12.
What was Ronald Reagan before he bacame president?
a)
A lawyer
b)
An actor
c)
An entrepreneur
d)
A teacher
13.
Where was Michael Brown killed?
a)
Ferguson, MO
b)
Sanford, FL
c)
San Francisco, CA
d)
Boston, MA
14.
How many percent more likely are black people to be killed by police officers than white people?
a)
5 times more likely
b)
3 times more likely
c)
4 times more likely
d)
10 times more likely
15.
How old was Trayvon Martin when he was shot?
a)
7
b)
17
c)
27
d)
37
16.
Who was a famous African-American artist during the 19th century?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Henry Ossawa Tanner
c)
Michael Mikes
17.
What was Harriet E. Wilson?
a)
A dancer
b)
A singer
c)
A writer
18.
What are the blues?
a)
A genre of music
b)
A dance
c)
A painting style
19.
How did the Ku Klux Klan originate?
a)
As a "joke".
b)
After a riot.
c)
As a response to the Emancipation Proclamation.
20.
The N.W.A started out as a trio. Who were the three founding members?
a)
Ice cube, Dr Dre and Eazy-e
b)
Ice Cube, Mc Ren and Eazy –e
c)
Yella, Dr Dre and Mc Ren
21.
What was Morgan Freemans dream job?
a)
To be a policeman.
b)
To be a pilot.
c)
To play in a blues band
22.
Where was Serena Williams born?
a)
Michigan
b)
California
c)
Nevada
23.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
A contract to abolish slavery.
b)
A machine to harvest cotton and tobacco.
c)
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the U.S.A.
24.
When did the Civil War begin
a)
1961
b)
1761
c)
1861
25.
Who were the opposing forces in the Civil War?
a)
Canada and New York
b)
The Union and the Confederates
c)
The U.S.A. and Great Britain
26.
African Americans decided to move north in order to:
a)
become better farmers.
b)
escape the Ku-Klux-Klan.
c)
find better jobs.
27.
Why was Booker T. Washington so successful in reaching out to people?
a)
Because he was acquainted with a great deal of the black population.
b)
Because he was acquainted with a great deal of the white population.
c)
Because he was a great entertainer.
28.
What is Rosa Parks famous for doing?
a)
Refusing to give up her seat to a white male.
b)
Protesting against animal abuse.
c)
First African American to produce curtains.
d)
First woman to be elected president.
29.
Name of the sculpture?
a)
The Uprising
b)
Hands Up
c)
Raise Up
d)
People Standing against the Wall
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