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Black History Easy Quiz

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Muhammad Ali do?
a)
boxing
b)
tennis
c)
football
2.
Who was Madam C.J. Walker?
a)
American's first woman self-made millionaire
b)
politician 
c)
runway model
3.
Who was Bessie Coleman?
a)
a swimmer
b)
an aviator
c)
a judge
4.
Where was Barack Obama born?
a)
Atlanta, Georgia
b)
Honolulu, Hawaii
c)
Knoxville, TN
d)
San Diego, California
5.

The first licensed African-American female pilot was named...

a)

Amelia Earheart

b)

Jeannie Leavitt

c)

Bessie Coleman

d)

Harriet Quimby

6.

True or False:

Martin Luther King Jr improvised the most iconic part of his “I Have a Dream” speech

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Cells taken from her body without her knowledge were used to form the HeLa cell line, which has been used extensively in medical research since that time.

a)

Henrietta Locks

b)

Hernrietta Richmond

c)

Ophrah Winfrey

d)

Henrietta Lacks

8.

Where was George Washington Carver's laboratory?

a)

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama

b)

Atlanta Ga

c)

Richmond Va

d)

Seattle Wa

9.

Lewis Latimer prepared the drawings for what invention patented by Alexander Graham Bell?

a)

Television

b)

Telegram

c)

Telephone

10.

Who developed a drug used to treat glaucoma, an eye disease?

a)

Dr. Julian Percy

b)

Dr. Percy Julian

c)

Dr. Peter Julian

11.

Who convinced doctors to use blood plasma for transfusions?

a)

Dr. Charles Drew

b)

Dr. James Drew

c)

Dr. Drew Charles

d)

Dr. Drew Green

12.
The president named this person to be the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.
a)
Mae Jemison
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Thurgood Marshall
13.
 This person started a newspaper called "The North Star."
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Jackie Robinson
14.
This person refused to give up a seat on the bus. That led to a 382-day bus boycott by black people in Montgomery, Alabama.
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Mae Jemison
c)
Sojourner Truth
15.
Because this person led so many slaves to freedom, he or she was sometimes called by the nickname Moses.
a)
Frederick Douglass 
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Harriet Tubman
16.

Who was a plant scientist?

a)

Dr. Charles Drew

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

Dr. Mae Jemison

d)

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

17.

Who invented a hair softener and straightening comb?

a)

Sara Breedlove Walker

b)

Dr. Mae Jemison

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Kimberly Bryant

18.

Who created more than 300 products from peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes?

a)

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

John Albert Burr

d)

Norbert Rillieux

19.

Who invented the automatic stop sign, better known as the traffic light?

a)

Jewell Plummer Cobb

b)

Garrett A. Morgan

c)

Benjamin Banneker

d)

Ernest Everett Just

20.
Who was the First African American President
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Oprah Winfrey
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Barack Obama
21.
What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in 1800s led by Harriet Tubman?
a)
The Underground Railroad
b)
The Pony Express
c)
The Righteous Road
d)
The Fleet to Freedom
22.
Which civil rights activist is famous for his "I Have A Dream Speech" on August 28th, 1963?
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Roy Wilkins
c)
Bayard Rustin
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
23.
I refused to give up my seat on the bus December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama.  This started a city-wide bus boycott.
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Jackie Robinson
24.
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, what did MLK organize?
a)
Sit-ins
b)
March on Washington
c)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
25.
The celebration of Black History month began as "Negro History Week"
a)
False
b)
True
26.
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
27.
I was the first African American to attend an all-white elementary school in the South.  For my protection, I had to be escorted by U.S. Marshals to and from William Frantz Elementary School that first day.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Jessie Owens
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Ruby Bridges
28.
I was a scientist who made hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans.  Some of these products included adhesives, dyes, and rubber substitute.
a)
George Washington Carver
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Sarah E. Goode
d)
Sojourner Truth
29.
Who is considered the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"?
a)
Oprah Winfrey
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
30.
Where did Martin Luther King give his famous "I have a Dream" speech?
a)
Las Vegas, California
b)
New York, New York
c)
Atlanta, Georgia
d)
Washington, D.C.
31.
This person invented peanut butter________.
a)
George Washington
b)
George Crum
c)
George Micheal
d)
George Washington Carver
32.
Who invented the blood bank?
a)
Dr. Charles Richard Drew
b)
Dr. Charles Otis
c)
Dr. Marc Hannah
d)
Dr. Thomas Morgan
33.

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

a)

Ernie Banks

b)

Larry Doby

c)

Satchel Paige

d)

Jackie Robinson

34.
"The time is always right to do what is right." This is a very famous quote by who?
a)
Jimi Hendrix
b)
Beyonce 
c)
Oprah Winfrey
d)
Martin Luther King 
35.
In 1964 who was sent to Robben Island Prison as punishment for crimes against the South African State?
a)
Nelson Mandela
b)
Colin Powell
c)
Frederick Douglas
36.

Barack Obama was our first African American president. Choose the most secure password for him.

a)

president

b)

oval44pres

37.

Rosa Parks refusal to give up her bus seat to a passenger helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States. Choose the most secure password.

a)

busrider

b)

rights4others

38.
Who was the first African American woman to become a wealthy business owner and "millionaire" in the 1900's?
a)
Venus Williams
b)
Michelle Obama
c)
Madame C. J. Walker
39.
Name the "first" African American to receive a Ph.D from Harvard University in 1895. 
a)
James Brown
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Barak Obama
40.
Choose the correct spelling.
a)
strugel
b)
strugle
c)
stuggle
d)
struggle
41.
Choose the correct spelling.
a)
cerage
b)
cirage
c)
courage
d)
couridge
42.
First published black poet
a)
Toni Morrison
b)
Phyllis Wheatley
c)
Maya Angelou
43.
First African American woman to go into space aboard the space shuttle Endeavor
a)
 Mae Jemison
b)
Aunt Jemima
c)
Esther Rolle
44.
Who was the 1st black president of the U.S.?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Colin Powell
c)
Marco Rubio
45.
The US 10th Cavalry Regiment was formed in September 1866. Comprising African Americans they were called _______________ by the Comanche
a)
DOG
b)
Buffalo
c)
Eagle
d)
Bear
46.
In October 1967 President Lyndon Johnson appointed this man to be a Supreme Court Judge. He is the first African American to hold this position
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Clarence Darrow
c)
Thurgood Marshal
47.
Why is February Black History Month
a)
The Harlem Renaissance festival was always held this month
b)
To commemorate the founding of the NAACP
c)
It was voted on
d)
In honor of Abe Lincoln’s and Frederick Douglass’ birthdays
48.
In 1938, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt challenged the segregation rules at the Southern Conference on Human Welfare in Birmingham, Alabama. Who was the African American educator and activist she sat next to?
a)
Booker T Washington
b)
Mary Mcleod Bethune
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Harry Belafonte
49.
He discovered hundreds of uses for previously useless foods, most notably: the peanut.
a)
Michael Steele
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Dr. Charles Drew
d)
Reggie Jackson
50.
Who recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”?
a)
Jamie Foxx
b)
Stevie Wonder
c)
James Brown
d)
Alicia Keys
51.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
A train that took you from the South to the North
b)
A system of churches and houses that hid escaped slaves
c)
A tunnel that was underground
d)
A train that went all over the United States
52.
 Who created “Negro History Week” and when did it become “Black History Month”?  
a)
Charles G. Woodson, 1926
b)
Woody Charles, 1936
53.
the ability to face fears
a)
courage
b)
prejudice
c)
opportunity
d)
equality
54.
the state of being different or varied
a)
civil rights
b)
diversity
c)
boycott
d)
discrimination
55.
of African American descent while born in the USA
a)
boycott
b)
African-American
c)
discrimination
d)
justice
56.
an opinion formed without all the facts
a)
civil rights
b)
prejudice
c)
opportunity
d)
equality
57.
isolation of black Americans from white society
a)
segregation
b)
civil rights
c)
protest
d)
boycott
58.
to object or complain
a)
prejudice
b)
protest
c)
slaves
d)
discrimination
59.
an opening or time during which to act
a)
opportunity
b)
justice
c)
prejudice
d)
discrimination
60.

During the "Triangular Trade", the Middle Passage was the name for the journey from

a)

Europe to Africa

b)

Americas to Europe

c)

Africa to the Americas

d)

Americas to Africa

61.

Which music style comes from New Orleans, Louisiana?

a)

Bluegrass

b)

Jazz

c)

Reggae

d)

Rock

62.

Condoleezza Rice became the first black female to hold what political office?

a)

U.S. Secretary of State

b)

U.S. Supreme Court Judge

c)

President of the U.S.A

63.
I became the 44th President of the United States in 2009.  I was the first African American U.S. President.  I won the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2009.
a)
Ben Carson
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Phillis Wheatley
d)
Wilma Rudolph
64.
When is Black History Month Celebrated
a)
January
b)
February
c)
March 
d)
April
65.
Who created “Negro History Week” which later became “Black History Month”?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Carter G. Woodson
d)
William Phillip Randolph
66.
He discovered hundreds of uses for previously useless foods, most notably: the peanut.
a)
Michael Steele
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Dr. Charles Drew
d)
Reggie Jackson
67.

What is the name of B.B. King’s guitar?

a)

Lucinda

b)

Lucille

c)

Mary

68.

The Guinness Book of World Records lists what Michael Jackson album as the best selling album of all times?

a)

Off the Wall

b)

Bad

c)

Thriller

69.

Who was the first African American student to attend an all white school on her own?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Rosa Parks

70.
African Americans had to ride in the back of the bus while white Americans could ride in the front of the bus. This is an example of:
a)
segregation
b)
integration
71.

Supreme Court judge

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

72.
When is Black History Month Celebrated
a)
January
b)
February
c)
March 
d)
April
73.

What is my name?

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Malcom X

74.

What is My Name

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Barack Obama

75.

What is my name?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Rosa Parks

76.

What is my name?

a)

Fredrick Douglass

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

77.

What is my name?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Trump

78.

What is my name?

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Michelle Obama

79.

What is my name?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Oprah Winfrey

80.

What is my name?

a)

Tyler Perry

b)

Simone Biles

81.
What was Rosa Parks arrested
a)
Littering
b)
Speeding
c)
Drinking from a white water fountain
d)
Refusing to move seats on a bus
82.
Who wrote the "I have a dream speech"?
a)
Thurgood  Marshall
b)
Rosa Parks 
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Dr. Martin Luther King
83.

Who is this influential man?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

JoJo

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Georgia Washington Carver

84.
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

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