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WorksheetsBlack History Month
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was the first woman in any field to earn a doctorate from MIT?
Kamala Harris
Kimberly Bryant
Shirley Ann Jackson
Valerie Thomas
Guion Bluford Jr. was the first African-American man to....
go skydiving
travel into space
become an IBM Fellow
graduate from Harvard
Kimberly Bryant founded Black Girls Code, a non-profit that introduces girls from underrepresented communities to computer programming
True
False
Who was a NASA mathematician, and the focus of the film Hidden Figures
Katherine Johnson
Amanda Spann
Oprah Winfrey
Kerry Washington
Amanda Spann used her knowledge of coding to
Create a foundation for modern video games, web design, animation and graphics
Join IBM in 1956 and design software as a computer programmer
Create a designer dress with Tyra Banks
Create the App Accelerator, a program that helps businesses with no technical training build their own apps
Mark Dean is an inventor and computer engineer who helped create the color computer monitor (screen)
True
False
What does the acronym HBCU stand for?
Historically Black Colleges and Unicycles
Historical Brownie Cupcakes
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
History Because of You
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.
True
False
HBCU's are colleges and universities that only African-Americans can attend.
True- HBCUs allow segregation
False- HBCUs do not allow segregation, but were created to be America’s First Representation of Diversity and Inclusion
Which of the following is an HBCU in Charlotte, NC?
Johnson C. Smith University
Hampton University
North Carolina A&T
UNCC
The Divine Nine refers to which of the following?
Nine of the first American states
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.
The first nine African-American men allowed to play in the NBA
Nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Vice President Kamala Harris is a member of the following Sorority
Delta Sigma Theta
Zeta Phi Beta
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Psi
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
Sensational Seven
Fantastic Four
Divine Nine
Terrific Ten
Who was a mathematician, and one of the first African-American women to earn a PhD in mathematics (from Yale University in 1949)?
Maya Angelou
Beyonce'
Evelyn Boyd Granville
Angela Bassett
Clarence “Skip” Ellis and John Henry Thompson are both...
known for inventing the 3D television and working for NASA
similar because they earned many awards including the Goddard Space Flight Center Award and the NASA Equal Opportunity Medal
computer scientists who created computer programming languages
members of the NFL Hall of Fame
Where is North Carolina A&T State University?
Greensboro, NC
Charlotte, NC
Washington DC
Richmond, VA
Morgan State University is located in...
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore, MD
Fayetteville, NC
Hampton, VA
Hampton University is an HBCU in Raleigh, NC
True- It is in downtown Raleigh
False- It is in Hampton, VA
Which HBCU did Vice President Kamala Harris attend?
Lincoln University
Cheyney University
Spelman College
Howard University
Florida A&M University is located in Tallahassee, FL
True
False
