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WorksheetsBlack History Night at McBride Middle School Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In October of 2001, this song became Whitney Houston's seventh certified Platinum single.
"I Will Always Love You"
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
"I'm Every Woman"
"The Star Spangled Banner"
He was the first black quarterback elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Randall Cunningham
Warren Moon
Fritz Pollard
Rodney Peete
Which of these actors was NOT in the epic Civil War movie, "Glory?"
The grill promoted by this former champion boxer has sold over 100,000,000 units.
George Foreman
Mike Tyson
Muhammad Ali
Sugar Ray Leonard
This mathematician was responsible for making sure that NASA's early manned flights made it home safely.
Bessie Coleman
Mae Carol Jemison
Madam C.J. Walker
Katherine Johnson
Robert L. Johnson, the first African-American billionaire, made much of his fortune from ownership in what company?
The BET Network
Bank of America
Netflix
Ford Motors
Harpo Studios makes TV shows, and is owned by this Hollywood figure.
Whoopi Goldberg
Halle Berry
Jada Pinkett Smith
Oprah Winfrey
This legendary civil rights pioneer (and the most photographed American of the 1800s) was
John Lewis
Martin Luther King Jr.
Frederick Douglass
James Farmer
She was Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, AND a member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.
Michelle Obama
Condoleezza Rice
Shirley Chisholm
Carol Moseley Braun
Considered one of the greatest track athletes of all time, she was also known for her wild fashion sense (and those nails!)
Lisa Leslie
Florence Griffith Joyner
Simone Biles
Crystal Dunn
After his mother passed away, Otis Boykin worked hard to improve this device, saving countless millions of lives.
the pacemaker
the Iron Lung
the wheelchair
the Fit Bit
She would go on to graduate from Princeton and Harvard University before becoming First Lady.
Queen Latifah
Michelle Obama
Shirley Chisholm
Maxine Waters
Now with more than $1 billion in sales, engineer Lonnie Johnson's invention was originally called the "Power Drencher."
Lookout Dumper
Water Blaster
Major Wetter
Super Soaker
Echoing a former fellow astrophysicist, Neil DeGrasse Tyson ends his radio show with this catchphrase.
"Keep Looking Up!"
"The truth is out there."
"May the force be with you."
"Live long and prosper."
The Tree of Hope- perhaps the world's most famous tree stump- is rubbed for good fortune by performers in this place.
Radio City Music Hall
The Chicago Theatre
The Fox Theatre
The Apollo Theater
When Michelle and Barack Obama went on their first date, it was to see the movie, "Do the Right Thing," by this famous filmmaker.
Spike Lee
Samuel L. Jackson
John Singleton
Tyler Perry
Kamala Harris is a US senator from which state?
New York
Ohio
Florida
California
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?
544
645
715
836
Which of these TV series starring LeVar Burton had the largest viewing audience per episode?
This Saginaw, Michigan native has won more tennis singles titles than anyone- man or woman- in history.
Venus Williams
Serena Williams
Arthur Ashe
Althea Gibson
