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Black History Facts

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, was adopted by the 38th Congress.

What day was it signed?

a)

Feb 1, 1865

b)

Feb 5, 1865

c)

Feb 6, 1865

2.

Mae Jemison was the first Black female to become an astronaut. Before she was an astronaut, she was a(n)

a)

Researcher

b)

Mathematician

c)

Physician

3.

District of Columbia abolishes slavery in

a)

1865

b)

1862

c)

1860

4.

Benjamin Banneker invented the first _____ in the United States.

a)

clock

b)

signal light

c)

refrigerator

5.

Rosa Parks (born Rosa Louise McCauley) was born on this day.

a)

Feb 4, 1913

b)

Feb 7, 1913

c)

Feb 9, 1913

6.

Jan Ernst Matzeliger invention improved

a)

washing machine

b)

shoemaking

c)

sewing machine

7.

Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show in what year

a)

1983

b)

1988

c)

1986

8.

Leontyne Price was a(n) __________.

a)

actress

b)

opera singer

c)

ballerina

9.

The first African- American astronaut walk in space was________

a)

Bernard Harris

b)

Mae Jemison

c)

Ronald McNair

10.

The Nicholas brothers were __________.

a)

singers

b)

rappers

c)

dancers