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Black History Trivia Finale

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the first Negro History Week celebrated?

a)

1926

b)

1968

c)

1972

d)

1954

2.

What percent of the US is considered Black according to the 2010 Census?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

21

d)

30

3.

Which of the following women was the first African-American female millionaire?

a)

Madam CJ Walker

b)

Ida B Wells

c)

Shirley Chisolm

d)

Mary Jackson

4.

Which of the following women was the first African-American woman elected to Congress in 1968?

a)

Ida B Wells

b)

Shirley Chisolm

c)

Madam CJ Walker

d)

Mary Jackson

5.

Which of the following inventors was responsible for the refrigeration units in trucks and long-haul trains?

a)

Fredrick Jones

b)

Elijah McCoy

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Benjamin Banneker

6.

Which university was the first Historically Black University/College?

a)

Cheyney University

b)

Lincoln University

c)

Morehouse University

d)

Wilberforce Unversity

7.

Which of the following women were not part of the US Space Race in the 1950/60s?

a)

Mary Jackson

b)

Dorothy Vaughn

c)

Octavia Spencer

d)

Katherine Johnson

8.

Which of the following athletes was the first African-American to win four Olympic gold medals?

a)

Earl Lloyd

b)

Willie O'Ree

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Jesse Owens

9.

(Not previously asked) In what year did the first president designate February to be Black History month?

a)

1954

b)

1968

c)

1976

d)

1980

10.

(Not previously asked) When was the ban on interracial marriage officially overturned?

a)

1889

b)

1921

c)

1957

d)

1967