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African American

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Aaliyah Haughton famous for?

a)
b)

rhythm and blue singer

c)

an athlete

d)

a professional dancer

2.

how much did bob beamon add to his long jump?

a)

17 inches

b)

8 and 1 and a half inches

c)

7 and 1

d)

5 and 1 half inches

3.

who was the 2nd player to reach 1000 career catches ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

who won the bronze medal in 2000 Olympic team?

a)

Dominique Dawes

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Halle Berry

5.

what type of teacher was Evan b. forde?

a)

science teacher

b)

math teacher

c)

biology teacher

d)

regular teacher

6.

what was the fuggees second album?

a)

"work work"

b)

"teach me how to duggie"

c)

"the score"

d)

"hip hop dont rock"

7.

what was George Gervin known for ?

a)

iceman

b)

king of the jungle

c)

NBA player

d)

pro dances

8.

what did Harriet Tubman do to free the slaves?

a)

create and underground railroad

b)

show them the way

c)

made deals

d)

sold them

9.

what was ice t a counting role on what show?

a)

law and order

b)

private eyes

c)

SUV

d)

CSI

10.

Was Jess Jackson an African american?

a)

yes!!!

b)

no

c)

maybe

d)

i dont know

11.

where did Kidd Jason go to before joining the NBA?

a)

university of California

b)

university of Texas

c)

north Carolina

d)

Washington dc

12.

what was ludacris?

a)

a teacher

b)

basketball player

c)

a rapper and actor

d)

poet

13.

who was martin Luther king Jr.

a)

he was in the role of american civil rights movement

b)

he lead to the underground railroad

c)

refuse to give up a seat for a white man.

d)

a poet and journalist

14.

what did Nelly become?

a)

hip hop superstar

b)

a professional scientist

c)

a teacher

d)

a actor

15.

when did odetta voice moved to the civil rights ?

a)

2015

b)

1899

c)

1971

d)

1960

16.

what did prince music combined?

a)

rock, pop and funk

b)

rockstar

c)

jazz,pop

d)

funky

17.

when did queen latifah began rapping in?

a)

high school

b)

middle school

c)

college

d)

interview

18.

what did Rosa parks refuse to do?

a)

lead to an underground railroad

b)

refused to give up her seat for a white man

c)

sing in front of a crowd

d)

start a musical

19.

what did seal look into?

a)

a skills teacher

b)

becoming a math teacher

c)

electrical engineering

d)

becoming an artist

20.

who was the second rap act to reach #1 on billboards

a)

tone -loc

b)

James bon

c)

miley Cyrus

d)

Kim kardashian

21.

how old was usher when he released his self-titled first album in 1994?

a)

20 years old

b)

15 years old

c)

18 years old

d)

34 years old

22.

what did vaughn mo sighed in 1999

a)

6 year 80 million deal

b)

7 year 10 million deal

c)

5 year 16 million deal

d)

80 year 900 million deal

23.

what is the highest rated talk show?

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

the Ellen show

c)

the late night show

d)

jimmy falcon show

24.

who formed a rival organization in his own muslim mosque?

a)

Malcolm x

b)

martin Luther king Jr

c)

Rosa parks

d)

Harriet tumban

25.

what year did young Jr. executive director of the national urban league?

a)

1961 to 1971

b)

1988 to 1963

c)

1965 to 2017

d)

1898 to 1900

26.

who was the son of ulysses s .?

a)

van der zee James

b)

Malcolm x

c)

langston huges

d)

tiger woods