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WorksheetsJFK,LBJ,Civil Rights Quiz
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What supreme court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
a)
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
b)
Marbury vs. Madison
c)
Brown vs. Board of Education
d)
Miranda vs. Arizona
2.
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Lyndon Johnson
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Jimmy Carter
3.
Who became the leader of the Civil Rights Movement during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Lyndon Johnson
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
4.
Where did nine African American students try to integrate a high school?
a)
Little Rock, AR
b)
New Orlean, LA
c)
Memphis, TN
d)
Jackson,MS
5.
How did President Eisenhower help the Little Rock Nine to attend school?
a)
He sent them home
b)
He sent guard dogs to protect them
c)
He sent the US Army to protect them
d)
He told them to follow the governor's orders
6.
Who was appointed the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Eleanor Roosevelt
7.
Who assassinated John F. Kennedy during a parade on November 22, 1963?
a)
James Earl Ray
b)
Rupert Murdoch
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Lee Harvey Oswald
8.
Who refused to get out of their seat in order to let a white man take their place in a bus?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
9.
What building did members of the KKK bomb on 16th street in Birmingham, killing four children?
a)
a restaurant
b)
a church
c)
an all black school
d)
a movie theater
10.
What all white university does James Meredith become the first African American to enroll in?
a)
Mississippi State
b)
Alabama
c)
Ole Miss
d)
Auburn
11.
What health problem did Nixon have
a)
Cancer
b)
Scoliosis
c)
Altziemers
d)
Addison's Disease
12.
What island did the Bay of Pigs invasion take place on
a)
Cuba
b)
Japan
c)
Hawaii
d)
Greenland
13.
How close was the Nixon-JFK popular vote
a)
Total Blowout
b)
very close
c)
sort of close
d)
50/50
14.
What trait did Nixon pick up during the TV debates
a)
Lazy Shave
b)
Negatvie Nelly
c)
Silly Sally
d)
Happy Gilmore
15.
Who became the first African American Supreme Court Justice
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Clarence Thomas
c)
Aretha Franklin
d)
MLK jr.
16.
Who was Kennedy married to?
a)
Jaqueline
b)
Meredith
c)
Ashley
d)
Michelle
17.
How long was Kennedy president?
a)
about 3 years
b)
1 year
c)
4 years
d)
never
18.
How many children did Kennedy have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
0
19.
Where was Kennedy killed?
a)
Alabama
b)
Texas
c)
Georgia
d)
Washington
20.
Who did Kennedy run against in the election?
a)
JOhnson
b)
Nixon
c)
Obama
d)
Reagan
21.
What color heart did Kennedy earn?
a)
pink
b)
orange
c)
purple
d)
yellow
22.
What did Kennedy die from?
a)
assassination
b)
sickle cell
c)
cancer
d)
the flu
23.
Bay of ____
a)
cows
b)
pigs
c)
horses
d)
reindeer
24.
When did Kennedy become president?
a)
1980
b)
1961
c)
1960
d)
1970
25.
How much later did Johnson become president?
a)
a few hours
b)
a few days
c)
a few months
d)
a year
26.
What branch of the armed forces did JFk serve in?
a)
navy
b)
Army
c)
coast guard
d)
marines
27.
Who was in the car with JFK when he was killed?
a)
wife and secret service
b)
cousin
c)
his brother and parents
d)
vice president
28.
what were the first 1000 days of kennedys presidency called?
a)
1000 day plan
b)
1000 day reign
c)
1000 days of camelot
d)
1000 days to remember
29.
whats was Lee harvey oswalds politcal party?
a)
Democrat
b)
facist
c)
independent
d)
Marxist
30.
what was LBJ's first elected position?
a)
U.S senate
b)
Vice president
c)
house of rep
d)
mayor
31.
What college did John F. Kennedy graduate from?
a)
Yale
b)
Harvard
c)
Princeton
d)
Cornell
32.
Which of these jobs did young Lyndon B. Johnson not do?
a)
Picked cotton
b)
Shined shoes
c)
Washed dishes
d)
Sewed clothing
33.
What did Lyndon B. Johnson want for Americans?
a)
An Amazing Society
b)
A Wonderful Society
c)
A Great Society
d)
A Specatacular Society
34.
What was John F. Kennedy's thesis called?
a)
Why England Slept
b)
When England Slept
c)
Where England Slept
d)
Why America Slept
35.
What year did John F. Kennedy leave the navy?
a)
1940
b)
1945
c)
1950
d)
1942
36.
Who established the Peace Corps?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Donald Trump
37.
Where did Kennedy orignally attend College?
a)
Harvard University
b)
Princeton University
c)
Monsters University
d)
UCLA
38.
When did Kennedy marry Jacqueline?
a)
1949
b)
1951
c)
1953
d)
1955
39.
What hosptial was Kennedy treated at after his Navy accident?
a)
Decatur General
b)
National Naval Hospital
c)
Saratoga Naval Hospital
d)
Chelsea Naval Hospital
40.
When was Kennedy elected to the House of Representatives?
a)
1944
b)
1945
c)
1946
d)
1947
41.
When was the Korean War fought?
a)
1920-1923
b)
1960-1963
c)
1940-1943
d)
1950-1953
42.
When was Kennedy elected to the Senate?
a)
1952
b)
1953
c)
1954
d)
1955
43.
Kennedy had what disease?
a)
Alzheimer's
b)
Addison's
c)
Downs Syndrome
d)
Sickle Cell Anemia
44.
What did the Freedom Riders use for transportation?
a)
Greyhoud Buses
b)
Bikes
c)
Their legs
d)
Cars
45.
Where did Bloody Sunday occur?
a)
Selma
b)
Montgomery
c)
Decatur
d)
Birmingham
46.
What did the Little Rock Nine attempt to do after the Brown decision?
a)
Violently protest
b)
Do nothing
c)
Make a mix tape
d)
Go to an all-white school
47.
What prestigious award did Martin Luther King Jr. recieve?
a)
pulitzer
b)
civil rights
c)
nobel peace
d)
oscar
48.
Who sent troops to escort the Little Rock Nine?
a)
Kennedy
b)
Johnson
c)
Eisenhower
d)
Faubus
49.
What state were the Little Rock Nine in?
a)
Alabama
b)
Mississippi
c)
Georgia
d)
Arkansas
50.
Who was the governor of Arkansas during the Little Rock Nine?
a)
George Wallace
b)
David Wallace
c)
Orval Faubus
d)
Jefferson Davis
51.
In what month did the LittleRock Nine attempt to enter the school
a)
August
b)
September
c)
October
d)
January
52.
What did Lyndon B. Johnson do as a child to make money?
a)
Pick cotton
b)
hustle people
c)
fight
d)
sell candy bars
53.
Where did JFK graduate from?
a)
Alabama
b)
TCU
c)
Harvard
d)
Alabama A&M
54.
Where did Lyndon B. Johnson attend college?
a)
TCU
b)
Auburn
c)
Texas State
d)
LSU
55.
What was JFK's father?
a)
Ambassador to Britian
b)
President
c)
Prison Guard
d)
Mail man
56.
Who is believed to have assassinated John F. Kennedy?
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
Jacqueline Kennedy
d)
Bob Duncan
57.
What was the vehicle JFK was riding in when assassinated?
a)
Lincoln Convertible
b)
Camaro Convertible
c)
Corvette convertible
d)
mini van
58.
who was also harmed during the JFK assassination?
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
John Connally
c)
no one
d)
Bob Duncan
59.
There are many consipiracy theories surrounding JFK's death. Who is theorized to being behind the assassination?
a)
conspiracy theories are a joke
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
John Connally
d)
Bob Duncan
60.
what was the freedom summers effect?
a)
Crazy stuff
b)
Bad stuff
c)
Lame stuff
d)
it pushed the issue of equal voting rights for all colors so that leadership could change color.
61.
What does S.C.L.C. stand for?
a)
Squirrels in my pants
b)
Salamanders crave less connections
c)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
d)
sue christina loud cats
62.
When was Mrs. Rosa Parks being fingerprinted in Montgomery?
a)
Yesterday
b)
Tomorrow
c)
her sabbath
d)
1956
63.
Where did Thurgood Marshal Graduate with honors?
a)
Lincoln University
b)
Tarzan school
c)
Terabithia
d)
Harvard
64.
What was Kennedys thesis called
a)
The trajedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise
b)
Why England Slept
c)
Why Japan Wept
d)
Why England Wept
65.
What invasion did Kennedy order into Cuba
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
Bay of worms
c)
Bay of parrots
d)
Bay of Dogs
66.
when did the little rock nine become famous?
a)
1951
b)
1789
c)
1435
d)
1957
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