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Biography Trivia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She refused to obey the bus driver order to give up her seat in the "colored section" to a white passenger and an activist in the civil rights movement.

a)

Ella Baker

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Irene Morgan

2.

He was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who was the first person to walk on the Moon.

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

John Glenn

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Buzz Aldrin

3.

She was called the Queen of Tejano music, an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer.

a)

Selena Ramirez

b)

Selena Gomez

c)

Jennifer Lopez

d)

Selena Quintanilla

4.

He was an American rapper and actor and sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

a)

The Notorious B.I.G.

b)

Tupac Shakur

c)

Sean Combs

d)

Snoop Dogg

5.

She is an American singer and actress and began her career the Broadway musical 13, before playing the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious, and in the spin-off Sam & Cat.

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

Selena Gomez

c)

Ariana Grande

d)

Beyonce

6.

He was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his death in 1968. He is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, tactics his Christian beliefs and nonviolent activism.

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Ralph Abernathy

d)

John Lewis

7.

She is an American singer and actress & appeared on the children's television series Barney & Friends and played Alex Russo on the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place. As of 2018, she is the most followed Instagram user in the world.

a)

Jennifer Lopez

b)

Selena Gomez

c)

Ariana Grande

d)

Rihanna

8.

She is a singer, songwriter and actress from Saint Michael, Barbados and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with 250 million records sold worldwide.

a)

Nicki Minaj

b)

Selena Gomez

c)

Beyonce

d)

Rihanna

9.

She is an American singer-songwriter and one of the leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life. She is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums.

a)

Katy Perry

b)

Pink

c)

Adele

d)

Taylor Swift

10.

He was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation and discrimination that existed in South Africa from 1948 to the 1990s.

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Desmond Tutu

d)

Jacob Zuma

11.

He is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers and is regarded as one of the greatest NBA players of all time and has won 3 NBA championships.

a)

Kobe Bryant

b)

James Harden

c)

LeBron James

d)

Kevin Durant

12.

He is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Washington Nationals and was selected 1st overall in the overall pick in the 2010 MLB draft.

a)

Clayton Kershaw

b)

Bryce Harper

c)

Mike Trout

d)

Ryan Zimmerman

13.

She is an American lawyer and writer who was the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She is married to the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African American First Lady.

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Melania Trump

c)

Hilary Clinton

d)

Laura Bush

14.

She was a British actress, model, dancer and humanitarian. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She devoted much of her later life to UNICEF an organization that provides assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

a)

Marilyn Monroe

b)

Grace Kelly

c)

Audrey Hepburn

d)

Elizabeth Taylor

15.

He was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Also called the "King of Pop", he was one of the most popular entertainers in the world, and was the best-selling music artist during the year of his death.

a)

Prince

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Stevie Wonder