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WorksheetsBlack History Trivia
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Condoleezza Rice became the first black female _______.
a)
U.S. secretary
b)
U.S. Supreme judge
c)
presidential candidate
2.
What did Muhammad Ali do?
a)
boxing
b)
tennis
c)
football
3.
Who was the first black woman to become elected?
a)
Shirley Chisholm
b)
Hillary Clinton
c)
Condoleezza Rice
4.
Who is Angela Davis?
a)
an activist
b)
an athlete
c)
a director
5.
Who was Bessie Coleman?
a)
a swimmer
b)
an aviator
c)
a judge
6.
Who was Madam C.J. Walker?
a)
American's first woman self-made millionaire
b)
politician
c)
runway model
7.
When did Black History Month start?
a)
1945
b)
1976
c)
2017
8.
Who was the first African American to enter space? Hint: (His last name is the title of a popular book series.)
a)
Wilma Rudolph
b)
Guion Bluford
c)
Melvin Brooks
9.
Denzel Washington is a what?
a)
actor
b)
politician
c)
singer
10.
Who are Effie, Deena, & Lorrell? (Hint: Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson played them in a movie.)
a)
the Supremes
b)
the Dreamgirls
c)
TLC
11.
What war was fought as a result of slavery?
a)
the Civil War
b)
American Revolution
c)
World War I
12.
Where did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat to a passenger?
a)
on a Birmingham bus
b)
on an Atlanta bus
c)
on a Montgomery bus
13.
Where was Barack Obama born?
a)
Atlanta, Georgia
b)
Honolulu, Hawaii
c)
Knoxville, TN
d)
San Diego, California
14.
Which singer was married to Bobby Brown and starred in the "The Body Guard."
a)
Mary J. Blige
b)
Keisha Cole
c)
Whitney Houston
d)
Sarah Jacobs
15.
Which NFL player became the first quarterback to throw 30 touchdowns in 2015?
a)
Michael Vick
b)
Cam Newton
c)
Peyton Manning
d)
Michael Jackson
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Who was arrested in 1944 in Virginia for refusing to give up her seat on an interstate Greyhound bus?
a)
Irene Morgan
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Rosa Morgan
20.
I am an abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights. I published an anti slavery newspaper called The North Star. I became a consultant to president Abraham Lincoln. Who am I?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
George Washington Carver
21.
When the 15th amendment passed in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the United States?
a)
Voting Rights
b)
Citizenship
c)
Equal Protection Under the Law
d)
5 Acres of Land
22.
What laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?
a)
Segregation Laws
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Constitutional Laws
d)
Freedom Laws
23.
Like a good water gun battle? You can thank this NASA engineer for inventing the Super Soaker.
a)
Lonnie G. Johnson
b)
Otis Boykin
c)
James E. Easton
d)
Michael Jackson
24.
_______ invented the pencil sharpener.
a)
John Love
b)
Carter G. Woodson
c)
Fredrick Jones
d)
Dr. Charles Drew
25.
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
26.
Jesse Owens was the first person to win four gold medals at one Olympic competition.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
What team did Jackie Robinson first play on ?
a)
Mississippi State
b)
Los Angelos Dodgers
c)
Red Soxs
d)
New York Gaints
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