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WorksheetsBlack History Quiz Bowl
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 37mins
Dr. Carter G Woodson is known as holding what title
Dr. Benjamin Carson
The Father of Black History
A Freedom Rider
The Nobel Peace Prize Winner
For what purpose was the United Negro College Fund Founded?
Equal rights for African Americans
To help Egypt and Israel end the war
To help more black people go to college
Voting Rights
Who is known as the "Father of Gospel Music"?
Thomas Dorsey
Charley Pride
James Brown
Berry Gordy Jr.
Who is the Founder of the United Negro College Fund?
J. Douglas Wilder
Bill Russel
W.H. Richardson
Dr. Fredrick D. Patterson
Who is the first African-American to perform open heart surgery?
Dr. Martin Luther King
Dr. Benjamin Carsen
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Reverend Jesse Jackson
Who is named the "Queen of Soul"?
Shirley Chisholm
The Supremes
The Temptations
Aretha Franklin
Who was the first African-American pilot to fly for a commercial airline; what was the name of the airline?
Captain Daniel Williams for Provident
Captain Dave Harris for American Airlines
Captain David Talley for Southwest Airlines
Captain Albert Gray for Wofford Airlines
Who was the first African American to integrate Wofford College?
Douglas Jones
Cardiss Collins
Albert Gray
Bernard A. Harris
Who was the first African-American to walk in space?
Bernard A Harris
NASA
Ralph Bunche
Dr. Mae Jemison
Who was the first African American to preside over a national political convention and when?
Cardiss Collins at the 1892 Democratic National Convention
John Roy Lunch at the 1884 Republican National Convention
On what date was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
April 14, 1904
April 4, 1902
April 4, 1968
April 14, 1986
What African-American doctor performed history making surgery by separating twins joined at the head in 1987?
Dr. Benjamin Carson
Dr. Charles Drew
Dr. Mae Jemison
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
What African American woman refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man?
Rosa Parks
Ruby Bridges
Barbara Maxton
Wilma Rudolph
What African-American woman was the first to become a U.S. judge?
Barbara Maxton
Shirley Chisholm
Jane Bolin
Jan Matzelinger
What African American woman introducted and initiated Gamma Phi Delta Sorority Inc. to Spartanburg?
Katherine Dunham
Sarah Boone
Barbara Maxwell
Barbara Maxton
Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?
Jackson Hewit
Jackie Robinson
James Brown
Jamie Foxx
Who founded Ebony and Jet magazines?
John H. Johnson
Booker T. Washington
W.H. Richardson
Dr. Washington
Who helped to keep the alive African dance tradition alive?
Madame C.J. Walker
Sarah Boone
Ernie Davis
Katherine Dunham
Who became the first black woman millionaire and invented hair care products for black women?
Tyra Banks
Madame C.J. Walker
Madame Diane Sawyer
Madame Paul Mitchell
Who was the first African-American woman astronaut?
Louise Armstrong
Dr. Mae Jemison
Diane Carmichael
Bernadette A. Harris
Who was the first African American woman lawyer?
Charlotte Ray
Lydia Annette
Charlie Chapman
Judge Judy
Who was the first African-American woman to become First Lady of the United States?
Hillary Clinton
Shirley Chisholm
Michelle Obama
Jane Bolin
Who was the first African-American head coach in major league sports?
Ernie Davis
Dale Earnhart Jr.
Jackie Robinson
Bill Russel
Who was the first African-American Country Music Star?
Darius Rucker
Donald Glover
Gerald Gillum
Charley Pride
What two singing groups created the "Motown Sound"?
Madame C.J. Walker and The Greats
The Supremes and the Jackson 5
The Temptations and the Supremes
The Jackson 5 and the Temptations
What was the largest civil rights protest in America?
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech Boycott in 1969
The March on Washington in 1963
The March on Montgomery in 1963
The Montgomery Boycott in 1968
What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
Michelle Obama
Harriet Tubman
Shirley Chisholm
Rosa Parks
What was the total number of slaves that escaped to freedom using the Underground Railroad?
50,000
500,000
5,000
55,500
What year did the Voting Rights Act become law?
1985
1965
1964
1968
What was the first state to declare Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a legal holiday?
Iowa
Illinois
Idaho
Indiana
Where did the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. take place?
Detroit, Michigan
Chicago, Illinois
Memphis, Tennessee
Montgomery, Alabama
Who invented the elevator?
G.F. Grant
L.C. Bailey
Alexander Miles
P.B. Downing
Who invented the wooden golf tee?
L.C. Bailey
Lewis Latimer
G.F. Grant
P.B. Downing
Who invented the mailbox?
G.F. Grant
Sarah Boone
L.C. Bailey
P.B. Downing
Who invented the folding bed?
L.C. Bailey
Lewis Latimer
Loraine Hansberry
Leon Sullivan
Who invented the incandescent light bulb in 1881?
Lewis Latimer
Lorald Dangmaster
Jan Matzelinger
John Standard
Who invented the refrigerator on July 14, 1891?
John Snow
John Standard
Richard Langcaster
John H. Johnson
Who invented the ironing board in 1892?
Sarah Boone
Serena Douglas
Sandra Baker
Sawyer Hilton
Who invented the traffic signal?
Morgan Gentry
Garrett Morgan
Garrett Lindsay
Gentry Lewis
Who invented the shoe making machine?
Karen Manson
Nikolas Freeholmes
James Dillard
Jan Matzelinger
Who invented the baby carriage?
W.H. Richardson
Granville T. Woods
Booker T. Washington
L.C. Bailey
Which African American coach was the first to win a superbowl game, what team did he coach?
Miles Davis of the Chicago Bulls
Ernie Davis of the Chicago Bears
Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts
Tarrence Colsom of the Philadelphia Eagles
What does P.U.S.H. stand for?
People's Union of Slave Holders
Peoples United States Humaniarians
People Undivided to Serve Humanitary
People United to Serve Humanity
What basketball player was the first to score 100 points in a single game?
Walt Whitman
Michael Jordan
Ernie Davis
Wilt Chamberlain
What African American educator from Maysville, SC, founded the Bethune-Cookman College (in Florida) and the National Council of Negro Women, Inc.?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary Bethune Cookman
Mary McLeod Cookman
Mary McLeod Bethune-Cookman
What African-American from Greenville, S.C. founded P.U.S.H. and he ran for President of the U.S. in 1988, but of course lost?
Reverend James Jackson
Reverend Jesse Jackson
Reverend Jesse James
Reverend John Standard
What African-American led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association championships?
Wilt Chamberlain
Michael Jordan
Lebron James
Jackie Robinson
Which President of the U.S. signed the Voting Rights Act in 1965?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Nixon
James Madison
Who was the first African-American to become Chairman and CEO of Fannie Mae and to lead a Fortune 500 company?
Tony Fisher
Franklin Raines
Cardiss Collins
Douglas Jones
Who was the first African-American to become police chief of Spartanburg?
Franklin Raines
Tony Fisher
Douglas Jones
Cardiss Collins
Who was the first African-American to graduate from Wofford College?
Cardiss Collins
Tony Fisher
Franklin Raines
Douglass Jones
Who was the first African-American to serve on the board of General Motors?
Cardiss Collins
Ralph Bunche
Leon Sullivan
Albert Gray
Who was the first African-American to hold a Democratic Leadership position in the House of Representatives?
John Roy Lunch
Cardiss Collins
What African American woman was the first to write a broadway play?
Ethel Waters in the 1939 play "Mamba's Daughters"
Lorraine Hansberry and the play was "Raisin in the Sun"
Who was the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award; for what movie was the award given, and in what year was it awarded.
Ethel Waters in the 1939 movie "Mamba's Daughters"
Sidney Poitier for the movie "Lillies of the Field" in 1963
Who was the first African-American actress to star in a broadway play; what was the name of the play; in what year did she play the role?
Ethel Waters in the 1939 play "Mamba's Daughters"
Lorraine Hansberry and the play was "Raisin in the Sun" in 1963
Who was the first African American woman to host a television program for 25 years and now owns her own network?
Barbara Walters
Ellen Degeneres
Oprah Winfrey
Sunny Williams
Who was the first African-American woman to win a Tony Award for best leading actress?
Phylicia Rashad
Vanessa Williams
Lorraine Hansberry
Ethel Waters
Who was the first African-American woman to win the title of "Miss America"?
Wilma Ren Williams
Serena Williams
Sunny Williams
Vanessa Williams
What is the first private university founded for black students through the Methodist Episcopal Church?
Provident Hospital
Tuskegee University
Bethune-Cookman College
Wilberforce University
What African American won an Academy Award for playing the role of Ray Charles in the movie, "Ray"?
James Charles
James Brown
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Bigg
What did Marian Wright Edelman start, to raise money for poor and disabled children and their families?
No Child Left Behind
Children Without Defense and Funding
Children's Finance Advisor
The Children's Defense Fund
What does C.O.R.E. stand for?
Congress of Racial Equality
Congressional Office of Republican Efficiency
Congress of Race and Education
Contact for Racial Equalness
What famous speech took place at the March on Washington?
Richard Nixon's inauguration speech
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Presidential Campaign Speech
John F Kennedy's Funeral
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech"
What holiday did Professor Maulana Karenga create?
Christmas
Kwanza
Ramadan
Hanukkah
What is the name of the first black owned U.S. hospital that Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founded and trained black doctors and black nurses, and where is it located?
Presidential Hospital of Detroit
Provident Hospital in Cincinnati
Providential Hospital of Congress
Provident Hospital in Chicago
Who was responsible for more than 300 peanut products created from the peanut, including soap and ink; 118 products from the sweet potato, including flour, shoe polish, and candy; 75 products from the pecan, and many other products from cotton, dyes, and wood shavings?
Benjamin Button Carver
George Washington
Dawson Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
Who is the only boxer to win the heavyweight championship three times?
John Cena
Malcolm X
Muhammad Ali
Dwayne Johnson
Who is the only black woman to run for President of the U.S. (1972) and was re-elected for Congress six times?
Shirley Chisholm
Wynona Douglas
Ethel Waters
April Tyese Thomas
Who was the first African-American female to integrate Spartanburg High School?
Wynona Douglas
Rudolph Dawkins
Ethel Waters
Shirley Chislholm
Who was the first African-American to hold the title of "Miss Dornam High School"?
April Tyese Thomas
Vanessa Williams
Serena Williams
April Tyrell Thurman
Who was the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace prize?
Paul Bunyan
Ralph Polo
Ralph Bunche
Grape Bunches
Who was the first African-American in space; what was the name of the shuttle; what month, date and year did the shuttle fly?
Guion S. Bluford, on August 30, 1983, flew aboard the space shuttle the Challnger at the Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Bulganin on August 19, 1930, flew aboard the space shuttle the Apollo and the Lincoln Space Center
Who was the first African-American male to become mayor of Spartanburg?
Talley "James" Patch
Patch "Tally" James
James "Patch" Tally
John Jacob Jinglehymer Schmidt
What two African-Americans became mayors of two large cities and what were the cities that they mayored?
Theodore Roosevelt of Deleware & Conway Calloway of San Antonio
Cardiss Collins of Chicago & Renae Golden of Spartanburg
Harry Pace of Motown & Mason Denton of Hot Springs
Thomas Bradley of Los Angeles & Coleman Young of Detroit
