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Black History Month Trivia Contest

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In addition to the United States, identify the other countries below that devote a month to celebrate African-Americans in history.

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Germany

c)

Canada

d)

India

2.

The original name given to Savannah State University was...

a)

Georgia State University Industrial College

b)

Savannah State College

c)

Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youths

d)

Industrial College of Georgia

3.

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American female to...

a)

Teach in France

b)

Fly around the world

c)

Graduate from Harvard University

d)

Receive her pilots license

4.

Sam Harris was the first African-American male...

a)

Teacher of the year for Liberty County

b)

Superintendent of Liberty County Schools

c)

Principal at Bradwell Institute

d)

Math teacher at Bradwell Institute

5.

HBCU stands for ...

a)

Historically Better College and University

b)

Helping Blacks in College and Universities

c)

Historically Black College and University

d)

Historically Below Common Universities

6.

The first Historically Black College & University, Cheyney University, was founded in ______.

a)

1908

b)

1978

c)

1837

d)

1492

7.

This court case ruled that it was unconstitutional to prohibit marriage at the state and local levels.

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Loving v. Virginia

c)

Schenck v. United States

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

8.

First African-American First Lady of the United States

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Winnie Mandela

c)

Zora Neal Hurston

d)

Michelle Obama

9.

This tennis player has won more singles titles (tennis), than any man or woman in US Open.

a)

Venus Williams

b)

Author Ash

c)

Coco Gauff

d)

Serena Williams

10.

Dr/Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to...

a)

Travel into space

b)

Fly around the world

c)

Pilot an aircraft

d)

Run for President of the United States

11.

Madam C.J. Walker was one of the first woman ______________

a)

Millionaires

b)

Billionaires

c)

Trillonaires

d)

Gazillionares

12.

In 1972 Chisholm did something spectacular. What did she do?

a)

She was the first woman and first African American to run for the presidency of the United States

b)

She was the first Democrat to run for the presidency of the United States

c)

She was the first Asian American to run for the vice presidency in the United States

13.

Ida B. Wells was a founding member of this organization.

a)

CORE

b)

NAACP

c)

NOW

d)

SCLC

14.

Who said it?


"Those that don't got it can't show it. Those that got it, can't hide it."

a)

Lena Horne

b)

Bob Marley

c)

Alice Walker

d)

Zora Neal Hurston

15.

Who said it?


"Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation."

a)

Lena Horne

b)

Coretta Scott King

c)

Alice Walker

d)

Winne Mandela

16.

The Gullah Coast stretches from_____ to ______?

a)

SC to Florida

b)

South Carolina

c)

NY, to SC

d)

Florida

17.

How were some traditions that were passed down in the Gullah/Geechee culture?

a)

Via language, Irish dancing, and singing.

b)

language, agriculture, and spirituality.

c)

language, gauchos, and drinking tea.

d)

language, salsa dancing, and folktales.

18.

The enslaved Africans brought with them knowledge of...

a)

how to make tools needed for rice harvesting including fanner baskets for winnowing rice.

b)

How to make tools to make a vineyard.

c)

How to play Minecraft.

19.
The "Divine Nine" is an informal name for whom or what in U.S. college/university Greek life?
a)
The nine historically African-American Greek-letter organizations 
b)
The first nine sororities to have ever been founded
c)
 The nine fundamental tenets of all fraternities and sororites
d)
The first nine U.S. presidents to have been members of a fraternity
20.

In the United States, Black History Month is designated or the month of________________ however, we celebrate and benefit from contributions of African-Americans everyday.

a)

January

b)

March

c)

February

d)

September