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Black History Month

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first woman in any field to earn a doctorate from MIT?

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Kimberly Bryant

c)

Shirley Ann Jackson

d)

Valerie Thomas

2.

Guion Bluford Jr. was the first African-American man to....

a)

go skydiving

b)

travel into space

c)

become an IBM Fellow

d)

graduate from Harvard

3.

Kimberly Bryant founded Black Girls Code, a non-profit that introduces girls from underrepresented communities to computer programming

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Who was a NASA mathematician, and the focus of the film Hidden Figures

a)

Katherine Johnson

b)

Amanda Spann

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Kerry Washington

5.

Amanda Spann used her knowledge of coding to

a)

Create a foundation for modern video games, web design, animation and graphics

b)

Join IBM in 1956 and design software as a computer programmer

c)

Create a designer dress with Tyra Banks

d)

Create the App Accelerator, a program that helps businesses with no technical training build their own apps

6.

Mark Dean is an inventor and computer engineer who helped create the color computer monitor (screen)

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What does the acronym HBCU stand for?

a)

Historically Black Colleges and Unicycles

b)

Historical Brownie Cupcakes

c)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

d)

History Because of You

8.

The Top 5 HBCUs With The Best STEM Programs are North Carolina A&T, Morgan State University, Hampton University, Howard University, and Florida A&M.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

HBCU's are colleges and universities that only African-Americans can attend.

a)

True- HBCUs allow segregation

b)

False- HBCUs do not allow segregation, but were created to be America’s First Representation of Diversity and Inclusion

10.

Which of the following is an HBCU in Charlotte, NC?

a)

Johnson C. Smith University

b)

Hampton University

c)

North Carolina A&T

d)

UNCC

11.

The Divine Nine refers to which of the following?

a)

Nine of the first American states

b)

The nine Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs) that were founded to ensure the inclusion of African Americans due to the racism faced at many universities during the early 1900s.

c)

The first nine African-American men allowed to play in the NBA

d)

Nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities

12.

Vice President Kamala Harris is a member of the following Sorority

a)

Delta Sigma Theta

b)

Zeta Phi Beta

c)

Alpha Kappa Alpha

d)

Alpha Kappa Psi

13.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. are also known as the

a)

Sensational Seven

b)

Fantastic Four

c)

Divine Nine

d)

Terrific Ten

14.

Who was a mathematician, and one of the first African-American women to earn a PhD in mathematics (from Yale University in 1949)?

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Beyonce'

c)

Evelyn Boyd Granville

d)

Angela Bassett

15.

Clarence “Skip” Ellis and John Henry Thompson are both...

a)

known for inventing the 3D television and working for NASA

b)

similar because they earned many awards including the Goddard Space Flight Center Award and the NASA Equal Opportunity Medal

c)

computer scientists who created computer programming languages

d)

members of the NFL Hall of Fame

16.

Where is North Carolina A&T State University?

a)

Greensboro, NC

b)

Charlotte, NC

c)

Washington DC

d)

Richmond, VA

17.

Morgan State University is located in...

a)

Philadelphia, PA

b)

Baltimore, MD

c)

Fayetteville, NC

d)

Hampton, VA

18.

Hampton University is an HBCU in Raleigh, NC

a)

True- It is in downtown Raleigh

b)

False- It is in Hampton, VA

19.

Which HBCU did Vice President Kamala Harris attend?

a)

Lincoln University

b)

Cheyney University

c)

Spelman College

d)

Howard University

20.

Florida A&M University is located in Tallahassee, FL

a)

True

b)

False