WorksheetsBlack History
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
What was the nickname for the all Black 332nd Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps which escorted Allied Bombers through European airspace on more than 1,500 missions during World War II?
Flying Blue Aces
Tuskegee Airmen
92nd bomber squadron
What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker, provide?
food distribution
investment advice
beauty products
Charles Drew is responsible for which of the following?
refrigerator
blood banks
plastic surgery
She was the first African American to publish her writings.
Phyllis Wheatley
Ida B. Wells
Marion Shea
What former slave published the newspaper "The North Star"?
David Walker
William Wells Brown
Fredrick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Who was the first black woman to speak out publicly against slavery?
Maria Stewart
Sojourner Truth
Mary Mcleod Bethune
Francis Watkins Harper
Who is considered the "Father of Black History"?
Malcolm X
Carter G. Woodson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Jesse Jackson
Which famous African American worked for NASA and helped put the first Americans in space and on the moon?
Rosa Parks
Katherine Johnson
Ruby Bridges
Mae Jemison
How long was the first celebration of Black History?
one day
one week
one month
one year
Which Olympian was diagnosed with Polio as a child?
Mae Jemison
Simone Biles
Michael Jordan
Wilma Rudolph
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The home of the poet and writer, Langston Hughes
A movement that promoted music and literary works of African Americans
A type of poetry written from the experiences of African Americans
A dance move
Who was the first African American person to support themselves as a writer?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Maya Angelou
Barack Obama
Langston Hughes
I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?
Ruby Bridges
Hattie McDaniel
Aretha Franklin
Oprah Winfrey
I had a lot of patents, including those for a hair-straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine and an improved traffic signal. Who am I?
Daniel Hale
Garrett Morgan
Frederick Jones
Kelly Miller
What was the name of Maya Angelou's first book?
Letter to My Daughter
Georgia, Georgia
Miss Calypso
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Segregation laws .......
made sure children went to school.
kept black people and white people separate.
made sure all people could vote.
kept people from driving too fast.
What genre of music is Louis Armstrong most famous for?
Jazz music
rap music
regular music
gospel music
True or False? The bus boycott led to the Supreme Court ruling that segregation on buses was unconstitutional.
True
False
What are civil rights?
The wrong things people do to each other
The right answers on a test
The laws that say we are all free and all have privileges
What is Segregation?
Separating people because of the colour of their skin or their culture
It is a science problem
Someone who speaks up for a cause
Prejudice means
having an opinion about someone before you really know them
drinking juice
treating someone badly
Racism is when
you are black
you believe you are better than someone else because of the colour of your skin
you believe everyone is an activist
