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WorksheetsBlack History Trivia Challenge!
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”?
a)
Jamie Foxx
b)
Stevie Wonder
c)
James Brown
d)
Alicia Keys
2.
What university did First Lady Michelle Obama graduate from?
a)
Harvard
b)
Princeton
c)
Yale
d)
Spelman
3.
How many children did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King have together?
a)
6
b)
2
c)
None
d)
4
4.
Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?
a)
Soccer Star
b)
Track and Field Star
c)
Basketball Star
d)
Baseball Star
5.
What rapper, turned actor starred in the movies “Are We There Yet and Are We Done Yet”?
a)
Ice T
b)
Ice Cube
6.
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
7.
Who created “Negro History Week” and when did it become “Black History Month”?
a)
Charles G. Woodson, 1926
b)
Woody Charles, 1936
c)
Fredrick Douglass
d)
W.E.B. Dubois
8.
Who was the first African-American man to become the World Heavyweight Champion?
a)
Calvin Johnson
b)
Joe Louis
c)
Beyonce
d)
Jack Johnson
9.
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
10.
Which famous African-American wrote several autobiographies about his experiences with slavery.
a)
Lou Rawls
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Benjamin Banneker
d)
Clive Davis
11.
Which African-American woman flew into space with six other astronauts in 1992?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Fannie Lou Hammer
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Mae Jemison
12.
Which NFL player graduated from Fulton County's Westlake High School?
a)
Michael Jordan
b)
Matt Ryan
c)
Cam Newton
d)
Julio Jones
13.
Who was born in Atlanta, GA and wrote the famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
a)
Ronald McNair
b)
Ice Cube
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
14.
Which award did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. receive in 1964?
a)
Nobel Peace Prize
b)
Oscar
c)
Grammy
d)
Humanitarian
15.
This map includes the birthplace of the first African-American woman to be admitted into the astronaut training program. Who is she?
a)
Mae Jemison
b)
Whitney Houston
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Neil Armstrong
16.
Which of the following persons was a civil rights lawyer and teacher before pursuing a political career?
a)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Ronald McNair
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Frederick Douglas
17.
Where was Barack Obama born?
a)
Atlanta, Georgia
b)
Honolulu, Hawaii
c)
Knoxville, TN
d)
San Diego, California
18.
Which African-American male played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
Michael Jackson
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Morris Chestnut
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.
Who was the first African American man to win the mvp award?
a)
Deion Sanders
b)
Joe Montana
c)
Walter Payton
d)
Jackie Robinson
21.
Who was the first African American to win a Grammy?
a)
Ella Fitzgerald
b)
Micheal Jackson
c)
Will Smith
d)
Aretha Franklin
22.
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
23.
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
24.
Who was the main black character on the 90s sitcom,"The Fresh Prince Of Be-lair?"
a)
Will Smith
b)
Alfonso Ribeiro
c)
Ross Bagley
d)
James Avery
25.
Who was the fastest runner in the Berlin Olympics?
a)
Usain Bolt
b)
Helen Stephens
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Jackie Joyner
26.
Who is considered the greatest NBA star ever?
a)
Chris Paul
b)
Micheal Jordan
c)
Magic Johnson
d)
Lebron James
27.
Who is considered the greatest NBA star ever?
a)
Chris Paul
b)
Micheal Jordan
c)
Magic Johnson
d)
Lebron James
28.
Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
John Brown
29.
What was the nickname of the first 9 black teens to go to a white high school?
a)
Little Einstein
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Sinister 9
d)
Big Rock Nine
30.
Why did Rosa Parks go to jail in 1955 ?
a)
She trash talked two white men
b)
She refused to give up her seat
c)
She killed a white woman
31.
What team did Jackie Robinson first play on ?
a)
Mississippi State
b)
Los Angelos Dodgers
c)
Red Soxs
d)
New York Gaints
32.
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
33.
Malcolm X, who founded the Organization for Afro-American Unity in 1963, was a leading spokesman for:
a)
black rights
b)
black service
c)
black pride
d)
black freedom
34.
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
35.
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
36.
How long did America practice slavery?
a)
about 250 years
b)
about 25 years
c)
about 2500 years
37.
Serena and Venus Williams are stars in what professional sport?
a)
basketball
b)
tennis
c)
soccer
d)
volleyball
38.
Who is the black main character in a play by William Shakespeare?
a)
Romeo
b)
Othello
c)
Macbeth
39.
Like a good water gun battle? You can thank this NASA engineer for inventing the Super Soaker. (He is also from my hometown of Mobile, Al.)
a)
Lonnie G. Johnson
b)
Otis Boykin
c)
James E. Easton
d)
Michael Jackson
40.
_______ invented the pencil sharpener.
a)
John Love
b)
Carter G. Woodson
c)
Fredrick Jones
d)
Dr. Charles Drew
41.
Thomas L. Jennings was the frist African-American to receive a patent. It was for _____.
a)
a cotton spinner
b)
a dry cleaning process
c)
a printing machine
d)
the typewriter
42.
Richard Theodore Greener was the first African-American graduate from _____.
a)
Yale
b)
Harvard
c)
Princeton
d)
Columbia
43.
Jesse Owens was the first person to win four gold medals at one Olympic competition.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Prohibiting any non-white from voting
b)
Prohibiting racial discrimination when it comes to voting
c)
The right to vote at 16
d)
The right to vote when you are a criminal
45.
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
a)
The 11th Amendment
b)
The 12th Amendment
c)
The 13th Amendment
d)
The Bill of Rights
46.
Who is considered the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"?
a)
Oprah Winfrey
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
47.
What were the laws imposed by the South to suppress black citizens?
a)
Anti-Black Laws
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Ante-Bellum Laws
d)
White Laws
48.
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
a)
Condoleezza Rice
b)
Colin Powell
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Ralph J. Bunche
49.
Who was the first African American to successfully perform open heart surgery?
a)
Ben Carson
b)
Charles Drew
c)
James McCune Smith
d)
Daniel Hale Williams
50.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
It freed all slaves in the U.S.
b)
It freed slaves in Confederate states
c)
Freed slaves in border states
d)
It only freed slaves who were 35 and older
51.
Which Supreme Court case supported “separate but equal” doctrine and legalize racial segregation?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
52.
What two factors contributed the most to the "Great Migration" in S.C.?
a)
racism and job opportunities outside the state
b)
the Civil War and Reconstruction
c)
World War II and Globalization
d)
Civil Rights Movement and cheap automobiles
53.
The success and bravery of the Tuskegee Airmen helped to
a)
end segregation in the military
b)
increase pay for African-Americans
c)
end the war in Japan quickly
d)
increase racism in the military
54.
Who is given credit for creating the gas mask?
a)
Charles Drew
b)
George Carruthers
c)
Garrett Morgan
55.
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
56.
Who was the first African-American woman to run for the presidential nomination?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Shirley Chisholm
57.
Which influential black leader did W.E.B. Du Bois disagree with concerning social issues?
a)
Fredrick Douglas
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Booker T. Washington
58.
What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker, provide?
a)
Food distribution
b)
Investment advice
c)
Beauty products
59.
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.
60.
Who is the author who wrote" I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
a)
Alice Walker
b)
Maya Angelou
c)
June Jordan
61.
Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?
a)
Traffic light, gas mask
b)
Traffic light, cars
c)
Gas mask, stop sign
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