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WorksheetsBlack History Month - Trivia
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 44th President of the United States was _________
a)
Barack Obama
b)
George Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Ronald Reagan
2.
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
3.
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
4.
What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie, "Ray"?
a)
Redd Foxx
b)
Jamie Fox
c)
Denzel Washington
d)
Idris Elba
5.
I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana. I became a pop singer. My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies. I earned the nickname "King of Pop".
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
6.
I was an abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights. I published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star. I became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
7.
I escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849. I helped hundreds of slaves travel north on the Underground Railroad. I also helped John Brown recruit solders for the raid on Harpers Ferry.
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
8.
I worked for racial equality. Many heard my "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Rosa Parks
9.
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
10.
I was a poet who became a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. My poems tell about African Americans and often contain jazz rhythms and dialect.
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Jessie Owens
c)
Ruby Bridges
d)
Marcus Garvey
11.
I was the first African American allowed to play major league baseball. I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 10 years.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Jackie Robinson
12.
I won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. This made Hitler mad because he assumed the Germans were superior.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Ruby Bridges
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Jessie Owens
13.
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
14.
Who was the first black heavyweight champion?
a)
Jack Johnson
b)
Muhammad Ali
c)
Floyd Maywether
d)
Joe Frazier
15.
The rights of citizens to social equality, freedom, and political freedom
a)
civil rights
b)
heritage
c)
equality
d)
segregation
16.
Valued items, qualities, and customs that are passed down from one generation to the next
a)
heritage
b)
laborer
c)
prejudice
d)
integrity
17.
Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.
a)
Basketball player
b)
Tennis player
c)
Track star
18.
Which performing artist pictured in this photo sang "I'm Every Woman" with singer Chaka Khan?
a)
Celine Dion
b)
Whitney Houston
c)
Whoopi Goldberg
d)
Mae Jemison
19.
Who was the First African American President
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Oprah Winfrey
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Barack Obama
20.
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
21.
What war between the North and South was fought over the future of slavery in America?
a)
The Civil War
b)
The Revolutionary War
c)
The Spanish-American War
d)
World War II
22.
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)
Freedom to partake in any activity that whites could
23.
The Supreme Court declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in this case
a)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
b)
Marbury v Madison
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
24.
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
a)
Ernie Banks
b)
Ty Cobb
c)
Jackie Robinson
d)
Satchel Paige
25.
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
26.
Who is quoted saying "Man, if you gotta ask what jazz is, you'll never know".
a)
Ella Fitzgerald
b)
Aretha Franklin
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Frank Sinatra
27.
This term means refusing to buy a good or use a service as a punishment or form of protest
a)
Sit-In
b)
Boycott
c)
Smuggle
d)
March
28.
Who was the first African American man on a US postage stamp?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
George Washington Carver
29.
This African American female started the first African American kindergarten in Chicago.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Coretta Scott-King
30.
The celebration of Black History month began as "Negro History Week"
a)
False
b)
True
31.
Who was the first to refuse to move to the back of the bus?
"It felt like Sojourner was on one side pushing me down, and Harriet was on the other side...I couldn't get up."
"It felt like Sojourner was on one side pushing me down, and Harriet was on the other side...I couldn't get up."
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Claudette Colvin
d)
Shirley Chisholm
32.
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
33.
"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
34.
What laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?
a)
Segregation Laws
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Constitutional Laws
d)
Freedom Laws
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.
On October 1, 1989 President George HW Bush named _____________ to be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He became the 1st African American to serve in this post.
a)
Martin Luther King Sr
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Condolezza Rice
d)
Colin Powell
37.
Who was the first African American actor to receive an Oscar for Best Actor
a)
Viola Davis
b)
Densel Washington
c)
Ice Cube
d)
Halle Berry
38.
Who was the first black female representative in Congress?
a)
Shirley Chisolm
b)
Maya Angelo
c)
Cristina Bell
d)
Rosa Parks
39.
What university did First Lady Michelle Obama graduate from?
a)
Harvard
b)
Princeton
c)
Yale
d)
Spelman
40.
Who was the first African-American astronaut?
a)
Mae C. Jemison
b)
Guion Bluford
41.
Who was Hattie McDaniel and what prestigious award did she win?
a)
Scientist who won a Nobel Prize in Physics
b)
Singer who won a Grammy for Best Song
c)
Athlete who won an Olympic Gold Medal
d)
Actress who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress
42.
When and where was President Obama born?
a)
Aug. 4, 1961 in Honolulu, HI
b)
Aug. 5, 1961in Honolulu, HI
c)
Aug. 6, 1961in Honolulu, HI
d)
Aug. 7, 1961in Honolulu, HI
43.
What rapper, turned actor starred in the movies “Are We There Yet and Are We Done Yet”?
a)
Ice T
b)
Ice Cube
44.
When did Tiger Woods win the Masters golf tournament?
a)
1990
b)
2001
c)
1997
d)
1994
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