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Black History

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Black history month started as what?

a)

Negro History month

b)

Negro History Week

c)

Negro History day

d)

Negro Hanging Day

2.

In what year did Black History Month began?

a)

1776

b)

1826

c)

1949

d)

1976

3.

February was chosen because of these 2 great figures

a)

Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jack Johnson and Frederick Douglas

c)

Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr

d)

Carter G. Woodson And Martin Luther King Jr

4.

The NAACP was founded in what year?

a)

1908

b)

1899

c)

1921

d)

1981

5.

In 1854 the person became the first black lawyer?

a)

John Mercer Langston

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Thurgood Marshall

6.

This woman was the first black woman elected to House of Representatives?

a)

Madam C.J. Walker

b)

Shirley Chisholm

c)

Hattie McDaniel

d)

Oprah Winfrey

7.

First Professional Black Baseball Player?

a)

Satchel Paige

b)

Larry Doby

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Sam Jones

8.

First Black Billionaire?

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Michael Jordan

c)

Jay Z

d)

Robert Johnson

9.

When was Martin Luther King shot?

a)

April 4, 1968

b)

April 4, 1962

c)

April 4, 1967

d)

April 4, 1969

10.

Malcolm X was born?

a)

Malcolm Johnson

b)

Malcolm Little

c)

Malcolm Thompson

d)

Malcolm Freeman

11.

Remember This House was an unfinished Manuscript that was turned into an Academy award Nominated documentary named?

a)

I am not your Negro

b)

Judge this House

c)

A House to Remember

d)

The House that wouldn't be forgot

12.

He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz?

a)

James Brown

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Miles Davis

d)

Gil Evans

13.

Cassius Clay is the real name of what famous boxer?

a)

Iron Mike Tyson

b)

Sugar Ray Robinson

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

Joe Frazier

14.

The word "jazz" is a slang term that at one point referred to what?

a)

A sexual Act

b)

How people danced

c)

People in Louisiana

d)

A musical instrument

15.

Wally Amos is famous for ?

a)

Chocolate Chip cookies

b)

Acting

c)

Talent Agent

d)

Cupcakes

16.

Before becoming a professional musician, Chuck Berry studied to be a?

a)

Lawyer

b)

Doctor

c)

Hairdresser

d)

Accountant

17.

Johnnie Cochran achieved nationwide fame for his role in trial?

a)

R Kelly

b)

Mike Tyson

c)

Al Green

d)

O.J Simpson

18.

Ella Fitzgerald, known for having a remarkable three-octave range, got her start at?

a)

Kings Theatre

b)

Radio City Music Hall

c)

The Globe Theatre

d)

Apollo Theatre

19.

What is the name of Billie Holiday song about Black lynching in the south?

a)

Strange Fruit

b)

Life on a Rope

c)

Drop them down

d)

Swing Lo

20.

Michael Jackson, co-wrote the single "We Are the World" with Motown legend?

a)

Diana Ross

b)

Lionel Richie

c)

Stevie Wonder

d)

Smokey Robinson

21.

Rapper Jay-Z reportedly developed his stage name as a reference to?

a)

New York's J/Z subway lines

b)

New York's J/Z L Train

c)

New York's J/Z Train Station

d)

New York's J/Z Bus system

22.

FUBU stands for?

a)

Fight Us, By Us

b)

For Us, By Us

c)

For U, Beyond U

d)

Fame Up, Ball Up

23.

Alicia Keys was accepted into what University on a full scholarship

a)

Columbia

b)

Howard

c)

Yale

d)

Harvard

24.

Sharon Pratt Kelly becomes the first African-American woman to lead a major city in the United States when she is elected mayor of?

a)

Cleveland, Ohio

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Oakland, California

25.

In what year did Carole Ann-Marie Gist is the first African-American to win the Miss USA pageant.

a)

1990

b)

1999

c)

1994

d)

1991

26.

In what year did Rodney King get beaten by three officers. The brutality is captured on videotape and three officers are tried for their actions.

a)

1990

b)

1993

c)

1991

d)

1994

27.

Mae Carol Jemison is the first African-American woman to do what?

a)

Travel in Space

b)

Be appointed to the Supreme court

c)

Become Admiral in the Navy

d)

Live to 112

28.

In what year did Halle Berry and Denzel Washington Win Oscars?

a)

2003

b)

2002

c)

2001

d)

2004

29.

What year did Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana?

a)

2004

b)

2005

c)

2006

d)

2003

30.

In what year did slavery start in North America?

a)

1691

b)

1722

c)

1619

d)

1776

31.

By 1860 North America had almost how many slaves?

a)

10 million

b)

7 million

c)

2 million

d)

4 million

32.

In what year did law pass to no longer import slaves?

a)

1860

b)

1890

c)

1808

d)

1790

33.

Known for the underground railroad.

a)

Alice Coachman

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Coretta Scott King

34.

In what year was the Civil War started?

a)

1861

b)

1892

c)

1789

d)

1901

35.

What year did Lincoln Emancipate slaves?

a)

1862

b)

1860

c)

1863

d)

1864

36.

In the spring of 1943, graduates of the first all–Black military aviation program was called what?

a)

Tuskegee Flying Coons

b)

Tuskegee Squabs

c)

Tuskegee Airmen

d)

Tuskegee Devil Dogs

37.

Racial segregation in public schools ended in what year?

a)

1961

b)

1954

c)

1950

d)

1960

38.

In what year did Rosa Parks refused to move seats?

a)

1956

b)

1951

c)

1955

d)

1957

39.

What are the famous words of Martin Luther King Jr?

a)

I Want Equality

b)

We Need Freedom

c)

I Have A Dream

d)

Can We All Get Along

40.

Malcom X was shot in what year?

a)

1965

b)

1959

c)

1972

d)

1969

41.

Black Power movement was in what era?

a)

60's

b)

50's

c)

80's

d)

70's

42.

What black female ran for president in 1972?

a)

Shirley Chisholm

b)

Tamron Hall

c)

Ruth E. Carter

d)

Condoleezza Rice

43.

Oprah Winfrey Launches Syndicated Talk Show in what year?

a)

1988

b)

1987

c)

1989

d)

1986

44.

In what year was the L.A Riots?

a)

1993

b)

1991

c)

1994

d)

1992

45.

Million Man March was Lead by this famous Rapper?

a)

Snoop Dogg

b)

Jay Z

c)

LL Cool J

d)

Ice Cube

46.

Who became the 44th President

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Hillary Clinton

d)

Colin Powell

47.

Trayvon Martin was shot in what year?

a)

2011

b)

2012

c)

2010

d)

2013

48.

This man was choked to death and sparked a national protest movement that is still rocking the nation?

a)

Rodney King

b)

Trayvon Martin

c)

George Floyd

d)

Oscar Grant

49.

Black men are killed at what rate compared to white?

a)

Twice

b)

Triple

c)

Quadruple

d)

Equal

50.

How man unarmed black men was killed in 2019

a)

7

b)

12

c)

8

d)

20

51.

Lewis Latimer developed this which is used in the light bulb?

a)

carbon filament

b)

Glass

c)

Conductors

d)

Contact wires