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Black History Night at McBride Middle School Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In October of 2001, this song became Whitney Houston's seventh certified Platinum single.

a)

"I Will Always Love You"

b)

"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"

c)

"I'm Every Woman"

d)

"The Star Spangled Banner"

2.

He was the first black quarterback elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

a)

Randall Cunningham

b)

Warren Moon

c)

Fritz Pollard

d)

Rodney Peete

3.

Which of these actors was NOT in the epic Civil War movie, "Glory?"

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

The grill promoted by this former champion boxer has sold over 100,000,000 units.

a)

George Foreman

b)

Mike Tyson

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

Sugar Ray Leonard

5.

This mathematician was responsible for making sure that NASA's early manned flights made it home safely.

a)

Bessie Coleman

b)

Mae Carol Jemison

c)

Madam C.J. Walker

d)

Katherine Johnson

6.

Robert L. Johnson, the first African-American billionaire, made much of his fortune from ownership in what company?

a)

The BET Network

b)

Bank of America

c)

Netflix

d)

Ford Motors

7.

Harpo Studios makes TV shows, and is owned by this Hollywood figure.

a)

Whoopi Goldberg

b)

Halle Berry

c)

Jada Pinkett Smith

d)

Oprah Winfrey

8.

This legendary civil rights pioneer (and the most photographed American of the 1800s) was

a)

John Lewis

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

James Farmer

9.

She was Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, AND a member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Condoleezza Rice

c)

Shirley Chisholm

d)

Carol Moseley Braun

10.

Considered one of the greatest track athletes of all time, she was also known for her wild fashion sense (and those nails!)

a)

Lisa Leslie

b)

Florence Griffith Joyner

c)

Simone Biles

d)

Crystal Dunn

11.

After his mother passed away, Otis Boykin worked hard to improve this device, saving countless millions of lives.

a)

the pacemaker

b)

the Iron Lung

c)

the wheelchair

d)

the Fit Bit

12.

She would go on to graduate from Princeton and Harvard University before becoming First Lady.

a)

Queen Latifah

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Shirley Chisholm

d)

Maxine Waters

13.

Now with more than $1 billion in sales, engineer Lonnie Johnson's invention was originally called the "Power Drencher."

a)

Lookout Dumper

b)

Water Blaster

c)

Major Wetter

d)

Super Soaker

14.

Echoing a former fellow astrophysicist, Neil DeGrasse Tyson ends his radio show with this catchphrase.

a)

"Keep Looking Up!"

b)

"The truth is out there."

c)

"May the force be with you."

d)

"Live long and prosper."

15.

The Tree of Hope- perhaps the world's most famous tree stump- is rubbed for good fortune by performers in this place.

a)

Radio City Music Hall

b)

The Chicago Theatre

c)

The Fox Theatre

d)

The Apollo Theater

16.

When Michelle and Barack Obama went on their first date, it was to see the movie, "Do the Right Thing," by this famous filmmaker.

a)

Spike Lee

b)

Samuel L. Jackson

c)

John Singleton

d)

Tyler Perry

17.

Kamala Harris is a US senator from which state?

a)

New York

b)

Ohio

c)

Florida

d)

California

18.

On April 4, 1974, Hank Aaron beat Babe Ruth's all-time home run record. How many home runs did he have to hit in order to beat Babe Ruth's record?

a)

544

b)

645

c)

715

d)

836

19.

Which of these TV series starring LeVar Burton had the largest viewing audience per episode?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

This Saginaw, Michigan native has won more tennis singles titles than anyone- man or woman- in history.

a)

Venus Williams

b)

Serena Williams

c)

Arthur Ashe

d)

Althea Gibson