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Black History Month Trivia Game #2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As the founder of BET (black entertainment television), he took it public in 1991 and became the first African-American billionaire

a)

Robert (Bob) Johnson

b)

Jay-Z

c)

Bill Cosby

d)

Dr. Dre

2.

Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?

a)

Detroit

b)

The Bronx, New York City

c)

Compton, Los Angeles

d)

Brooklyn, New York City

3.

Before they signed with Motown Records, this was the original name of an all-female singing group that lived in the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects:

a)

The Vandellas

b)

The Marvelettes

c)

The Supremes

d)

The Primettes

4.

Thomas Dorsey is considered the father of what kind of music?

a)

Jazz

b)

Gospel

c)

Neo-Soul

d)

Disco

5.

Serving 7 consecutive terms, she was the 1st African American Congresswoman.

a)

Mia Love

b)

Carol Mosley-Braun

c)

Maxine Waters

d)

Shirley Chisolm

6.

Dr. Mark Dean was the co-inventor of which item

a)

Personal Computer

b)

Cell Phone

c)

Calculator

d)

Pager

7.

As a way to combat against her own hair loss, she created a line of hair care methodology & products that ultimately led to her become the 1st black female millionaire.

a)

Annie Malone

b)

Lisa Price

c)

Madame CJ Walker

d)

Eunice Walker-Johnson

8.

At the time of the historic bus incident, what was Rosa Park's Occupation

a)

Seamstress

b)

Hospital Orderly

c)

Drugstore Clerk

d)

Cafeteria Worker

9.

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

a)

Larry Doby

b)

Ernie Banks

c)

Frank Robinson

d)

Jackie Robinson

10.

Who was the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Olympics?

a)

William DeHart Hubbard

b)

John Taylor

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

George Poage

11.

Who was the first African American student admitted to the Michigan State University in 1899?

a)

William S Sims

b)

William T Scott

c)

William A Bentley

d)

William O Thompson

12.

What two famous abolitionists met in the home of a Detroit antislavery activist to discuss a plan to fight slavery?

a)

William Still & Levi Coffin

b)

Sojourner Truth & Harriet Tubman

c)

Frederick Douglass and John Brown

d)

William Lloyd Garrison and Harriet Beecher Stowe

13.

Known to many as the Queen of Soul, she never left her roots in gospel music often times toggling between genres.

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Anita Baker

c)

Nancy Wilson

d)

Patti LaBelle

14.

What magazine did John H Johnson create in 1945

a)

Essence

b)

Black Enterprise

c)

Ebony

d)

BLAC

15.

This period between 1920-1930 experienced a large migration of black citizens from the South to New York and launched one of the largest intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics.

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Great Migration

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Reconstruction

16.

Who was first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor?

a)

Denzel Washington

b)

Morgan Freeman

c)

Sidney Poitier

d)

James Earl Jones

17.

It was the bloodiest incident in the "Long, hot summer of 1967". Composed mainly of confrontations between black residents and the Detroit Police Department

a)

Black Power Movement

b)

Detroit Rebellion

c)

Nat Turner Rebellion

d)

Red Summer

18.

Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?

a)

U.S. House of Representatives

b)

Mayor of Chicago

c)

Governor of Illinois

d)

U.S. Senator

19.

Which gospel singer would go on to be called the “Godmother of Rock-N-Roll?”

a)

Varetta Dillard

b)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

c)

Faye Adams

d)

Etta James

20.

Which month is dedicated to the celebration of achievements by African Americans?

a)

January

b)

June

c)

November

d)

February