WorksheetsBlack History Month - Bellwork Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who created Black History Month?
Carter G Woodson
Barack Obama
George Foreman
Denzel Washington
What was the creator of Black History Month's occupation?
Historian
Scholar
Educator
Publisher
All of the answers are correct
What year was Black History Month created?
1976
1942
1926
2009
Why is Black History Month in February?
It is tied to Valentine's Day
It coincides with the birthdays of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln
It coincides with a day that Martin Luther King spoke on
It coincides with the signing of a proclamation that was signed by Abraham Lincoln
Why was John Mercer Langston important?
He was along side Martin Luther King during many of his speeches
He was the first black man to become a lawyer and was one of the first African Americans elected to public office in America
He took part in the freeing of slaves in the south
He was part of the Harlem Renaissance
In what state did John Mercer Langton pass the bar exam to become a lawyer?
Mississippi
Louisiana
Indiana
Ohio
Who was John Mercer Langston's famous nephew?
Langston Hughes, famed poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Kobe Bryant, famous basketball player
Sidney Poitier, famous actor
Rev. Jesse Jackson, famous preacher and civil rights activist
Who was the first African American Woman to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
Cicely Tyson
Dorothy Dandridge
Daihann Carroll
What was the movie that boasted the first African American Academy Award winner?
Gone with the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Citizen Kane
Casablanca
What television channel did Robert Johnson create?
BET
OWN Television
CNBC
ESPN
Where was Robert Johnson born and in what year?
California - 1946
New York - 1946
Mississippi - 1946
Europe - 1946
This African American was the first black billionaire?
Bill Cosby
Robert Johnson
Sammie Davis Jr
Jay Z
What method did Onesimus contribute to American medicine?
Came up with the Corona Vaccine
Introduced the African method of inoculation against smallpox.
Introduced the polio vaccine
First African American to graduate from medical school
What does Onesimus mean?
medicine
useful, helpful or profitable
guidance of medicine
healer
Who is Bessie Coleman?
First African American female submarine pilot
First African American female pilot
First African American surgeon
First African American female medical student
Who was the first female African American neurosurgeon?
Bessie Coleman
Cecily Tyson
Alexa Canady
Oprah Winfrey
What did Garrett Morgan invent?
Stop Signs
First computer floppy disk
First USB thumbdrive
3-way traffic signal
Who organized the SNCC - Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee in 1961?
Bessie Coleman
Alexa Canady
Shirley Chisiom
Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer co-founded which Democratic Party?
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Louisiana Freedom Democratic Party
Texas Freedom Democratic Party
Alabama Freedom Democratic Party
Fannie Lou Hamer led 17 volunteers to vote in 1962. They were fined $100 dollars because their bus was too much of what color?
red
green
blue
yellow
What current role does Kamala Harris play in the United States Government?
Secretary of State
US Attorney General
Vice President
Speaker of the House
Who was the first African American female elected to the United States Congress?
Kamala Harris
Bessie Coleman
Alexa Canady
Shirley Chislom
