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People who made the difference

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the 1950s coloured people...

a)

could live without restrictions

b)

had to live separate lives from white people

2.

Rosa Parks refused...

a)

to attend an all-black school

b)

to give her seat to a white man on the bus

c)

to give her seat to a white man on the train

d)

to attend an all-white school

3.

Rosa Parks is famous because...

a)

she was the first black girl to attend an all-white school

b)

she broke the segregation laws

c)

she had the famous speech "I have a dream"

d)

she painted a famous painting

4.

Ruby Bridges is famous because...

a)

she was the first black girl to attend an all-white school

b)

she broke the segregation laws

c)

she had the famous speech "I have a dream"

d)

she painted a famous painting

5.

Martin Luther King is famous because...

a)

he was the first black girl to attend an all-white school

b)

he broke the segregation laws

c)

he had the famous speech "I have a dream"

d)

he painted a famous painting

6.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted...

a)

more than a year

b)

less than a year

c)

a year

7.

Who won the Nobel Prize for peace in 1965?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Rosa Parks

8.

Who was killed in 1968?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Rosa Parks

9.

When did black people have right to vote?

a)

1955

b)

1965

c)

1960

d)

1968

10.

Where did Ruby live?

a)

Alabama

b)

New Orleans

c)

Washington

d)

Memphis

11.

Who took Ruby to school?

a)

Her parents

b)

Her father and 4 federal marshals

c)

Her mother and 4 federal marshals

d)

4 federal marshals

12.

What happened to Ruby's father while she was at school?

a)

He lost his job

b)

He was killed

c)

He was poisoned

d)

He left his family

13.

Which American president awarded Ruby?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George Bush

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Donald Trump

14.

Did Rosa Parks go to prison?

a)

Yes, she did

b)

No, she didn't