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WorksheetsLindop African American History
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Harlem Renaissance arts educator Augusta Savage was what type of artist?
a)
Painter
b)
Singer
c)
Dancer
d)
Sculptor
2.
Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.
a)
Basketball
Basketball Player
Basketball Player
b)
Tennis Player
c)
Track Star
d)
Football Player
3.
Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?
a)
Traffic light, gas mask
b)
Traffic light, cars
c)
Gas mask, stop sign
4.
Who is the first African-American President of the United States of America?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Barack Obama
c)
George Washington
5.
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?
a)
Play major league football
b)
Play major league baseball
c)
Hit a home run at Yankees Stadium
6.
What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
a)
James Del Rio
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Harriet Tubman
7.
What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker, provide?
a)
Food distribution
b)
Investment advice
c)
Beauty products
8.
Who was George Washington Carver?
a)
He was the founder of potato chips
b)
He was the first president of the United States of America
c)
was an American botanist and inventor.
9.
Who was Mary McCleod Bethune?
a)
Advisor to four presidents
b)
division administrator of National Youth Administration
c)
all of these
d)
none of these
10.
Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to:
a)
Mayor of a Major U.S. City
b)
the House of Representatives
c)
the U.S. Senate
d)
School Superintendent
11.
During which battle did Dorie Miller distinguish himself to win the Navy Cross medal?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Pearl Harbor Attack
c)
Battle of Normandy
12.
How did the underground railroad get its name?
a)
Most of the route was underground
b)
Escaping slaves were transported on a secretive rail line
c)
A slave owner was baffled about how his slave escaped
13.
Who was the first African-American woman to run for the presidential nomination?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Shirley Chisholm
14.
Why was February chosen as the month to recognize the history and contributions of African Americans?
a)
It coincides with the birthdays of Fredrick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln
b)
It is the shortest month of the year
c)
February is the holy month of Ramadan
15.
Who created “Negro History Week” and when did it become “Black History Month”?
a)
Charles G. Woodson, 1926
b)
Woody Charles, 1936
16.
Who was the first African-American man to become the World Heavyweight Champion?
a)
Calvin Johnson
b)
Joe Louis
c)
Beyonce
d)
Jack Johnson
17.
Who was the fastest runner in the Berlin Olympics?
a)
Usain Bolt
b)
Helen Stephens
c)
Jesse Owens
18.
Who created Ebony and Jet magazine?
a)
Oprah Wimfrey
b)
John H. Johnson
19.
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
20.
Richard Theodore Greener was the first African-American graduate from _____.
a)
Yale
b)
Harvard
c)
Princeton
d)
Columbia
21.
What President delivered the "Emancipation Proclamation" in 1863, which helped to free the slaves?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
James Polk
d)
Teddy Roosevelt
22.
Who refused to give up their seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Dora the Explorer
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Minnie Mouse
d)
Jacqueline Kennedy
23.
What famous African American delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?
a)
Martin Luther King
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Lebron James
d)
Malcolm X
24.
What university did First Lady Michelle Obama graduate from?
a)
Northwestern University
b)
Yale University
c)
Princeton University
d)
Allegheny College
25.
"He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and Irish home rule."
What overall conclusion can we draw about Frederick Douglas from the text above?
What overall conclusion can we draw about Frederick Douglas from the text above?
a)
He liked to talk to presidents.
b)
His time was precious.
c)
He was dedicated to education and helping others.
d)
He loved to lecture.
26.
Inventor Henry Blair obtained patents in the 1800s for:
a)
the corn planter
b)
the cotton planter
c)
neither
d)
both
27.
The bestselling, award-winning book, The Color Purple was also a hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg. The author is:
a)
Alice Walker
b)
Steven Spielberg
c)
Richard Wright
d)
Terry McMillian
28.
Matthew Henson was with the first expedition to reach what destination?
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
Alaska
d)
Greenland
29.
Who founded Motown Records with artist including the Jackson 5, the Supremes, and Stevie Wonder.
a)
Berry Gordy
b)
John Johnson
c)
Smokey Robinson
d)
Diana Ross
30.
Proviso East student and assassinated chairman of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party
a)
Paul Roberson
b)
Fred Hampton
c)
Jesses Jackson
d)
Frederick Douglass
31.
This legislation provided Equal Employment, Public Accommodation, Desegregation of Education, Voting Rights, and more for African Americans
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
32.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in what city in 1929?
a)
Chicago, Illinois
b)
Oakland, California
c)
Atlanta, Georgia
d)
Montgomery, Alabama
33.
Regarded as one of the leading heavyweight boxers having won the title in 1964, 1974 and 1978.
a)
Sugar Ray Leonard
b)
Muhammad Ali
c)
George Foreman
d)
Joe Frazier
34.
In 1947, he became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century
a)
Hank Aaron
b)
Allen Iverson
c)
Reggie Jackson
d)
Jackie Robinson
35.
A combined total of 19 Olympic and World Championships, the most decorated American gymnast is
a)
Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas
b)
Debbie Gibson
c)
Shannon Miller
d)
Simone Biles
36.
Benjamin Banneker assisted in the survey of what major US city?
a)
New York, New York
b)
Chicago, Illinois
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
Dallas, Texas
37.
Indian leader who became a model for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s peaceful movement?
a)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b)
John Lewis
c)
Mahatma Gandhi
d)
Thurgood Marshall
38.
What famous march helped influence the Voting Rights Acts passed in August 1965?
a)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
b)
Birmingham Campaign
c)
Sit-in at a Katz Drug Store in Oklahoma City
d)
March on Selma
39.
___ ____ was a system of laws that enforced racial discrimination in the United States.
a)
Jim Crow
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Racial Equality
40.
Who was the first Black American female national security advisor?
a)
Carol Moseley Braun
b)
Condoleezza Rice
c)
Shirley Chisholm
d)
Madam C. J. Walker
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