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Black History Month School-Wide Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This well-known civil rights leader is famous for his "I have a dream" speech and "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Jesse Jackson

d)

WEB Dubois

2.

_______________was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott after refusing to give up her seat.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Fannie Lou Hamer

3.

This Black female entrepreneur and activist is known for her many inventions, specifically for her creation of beauty products for African American women.

a)

Janee Michelle

b)

Madam CJ Walker

c)

Mikaila Ulmer

d)

Mary Ann Shadd

4.

_________________________ won gold medals in track in the Olympic games, destroying Adolf Hitler's attempt to prove the superiority of the "Aryan" white race.

a)

Carl Lewis

b)

Jesse Owens

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Hank Aaron

5.

_________________________ was a Democratic Senator from Chicago who was elected President of the United States in 2008.

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George W Bush

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Ronald Reagan

6.

She was the first African American female to earn her pilot's license.

a)

Bessie Coleman

b)

Ida Wells

c)

Marion Shea

7.
Who is the author who wrote" I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
a)
Alice Walker
b)
Maya Angelou
c)
June Jordan 
8.

Which of the following universities is an HBCU (Historically Black College and University)?

a)

Morehouse

b)

Louisiana State

c)

Harvard

d)

Duke

9.

This African American rapper and businessman became a billionaire in 2019.

a)

Kanye West

b)

Sean "Puffy" Combs

c)

James Brown

d)

Jay-Z

10.

______________________ was a staunch supporter of Black empowerment during the Civil Rights Movement. His autobiography is read by millions of young people still today.

a)

Carter Woodson

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Marcus Garvey

11.

Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma was a thriving community with many Black owned businesses often called ___________________________________.

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Black Wall Street

c)

Harlem Renaissance

12.

Who was the first African-American woman to host a television program for 25 years and now owns her own network?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Shirley Chisholm

d)

Madame C.J. Walker

13.

Who invented over 300 products from the peanut?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Wilt Chamberlain

d)

Dr. George Washington Carver

14.

___________________________ was the 1stAfrican American woman to serve as a Texas State Senator and the 1stAfrican American to represent Texas in U.S. House of Representatives.

a)

Barbara Walters

b)

Barbara Jordan

c)

Sheila Jackson-Lee

d)

Shirley Chisholm

15.

The ____________________________was a revolutionary political movement founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.

a)

Black Riders Liberation Party

b)

Black Panther Party

c)

African American Socialist Party

d)

Republic of New Afrika

16.

This international activist movement began in the US after the killing of Trayvon Martin as well as unarmed Black Americans by the police.

a)

#CivilRightsForAll

b)

#BlackandProud

c)

#BlackPanters

d)

#BlackLivesMatter

17.

The ____________________ Race Riot was the attack on African Americans by white mobs in 1906.

a)

Montgomery

b)

Chicago

c)

NYC

d)

Atlanta

18.

This famous Black explorer went on the Lewis and Clark expedition.

a)

Estevanico

b)

York

c)

Sally

d)

Khan

19.

This Black teenager refused to give up her seat on a city bus before Rosa Parks and was arrested for it. 8th graders read about her!

a)

Daisy Bates

b)

Jo Ann Robinson

c)

Claudette Colvin

20.

This picture represent one of the Little Rock Nine, who fought for:

a)

School desegregation

b)

Women's rights

c)

End of police brutality