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Black History Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and Irish home rule."
What overall conclusion can we draw about Frederick Douglas from the text above?
a)
He liked to talk to presidents.
b)
His time was precious.
c)
He was dedicated to education and helping others.
d)
He loved to lecture.
2.

What famous event took place during the March on Washington?

a)

African Americans were given full voting privileges

b)

The Black Panthers were founded

c)

Martin Luther King gave his most famous speech I Have a Dream

3.

What is My Name

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Barack Obama

4.

What is my name?

a)

Fredrick Douglass

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

5.

What is my name?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Trump

6.

What is my name?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Oprah Winfrey

7.

This African-American inventor created this product and developed over 400 uses for it. What is it?

a)

peanut butter

b)

mayonnaise

c)

milk

d)

orange juice

8.

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

a)

First African American elevated to U.S. Supreme Court .

b)

Served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, 1st African American Woman to hold this position.

c)

First African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University

Co-Founder of the NAACP.

d)

First African American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

9.

________ was the first African-American woman to reach billionaire status.

a)

Mae C. Jemison

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Coretta Scott King

d)

Zora Neale Hurston

10.

American scientist, educator, humanitarian, and former slave who developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans; his discoveries greatly improved the agricultural output and the health of Southern farmers.

a)

George Washington Carver

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Dr. Bernard Anthony Harris, Jr.

d)

Malcolm X

11.

A National leader of the civil rights movement, leading boycotts and staging protests against segregation in the South.

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

12.

She escaped from slavery to the north. She would go back to the south to help other slaves escape through the ¨Underground Railroad¨. She led about 300 people to freedom and is known as the conductor of the ¨Underground Railroad¨.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Michelle Obama

13.

She was the first child picked to integrate schools. She was the only child in her class because many white parents did not want their children going to an integrated school.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Ruby Bridges