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Black History Month Trivia

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We know Barack Obama was the first African American President. What number President was he?

a)

44

b)

34

c)

13

d)

48

2.
Who recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”?
a)
Jamie Foxx
b)
Stevie Wonder
c)
James Brown
d)
Alicia Keys
3.
I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana.  I became a pop singer.  My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies.  I earned the nickname "King of Pop".
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
4.
I was the first African American to attend an all-white elementary school in the South.  For my protection, I had to be escorted by U.S. Marshals to and from William Frantz Elementary School that first day.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Jessie Owens
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Ruby Bridges
5.
I was the first African American allowed to play major league baseball.  I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 10 years.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Jackie Robinson
6.
I won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.  This made Hitler mad because he assumed the Germans were superior.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Ruby Bridges
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Jessie Owens
7.
I was a scientist who made hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans.  Some of these products included adhesives, dyes, and rubber substitute.
a)
George Washington Carver
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Sarah E. Goode
d)
Sojourner Truth
8.

In addition to the United States, identify the other countries below that devote a month to celebrate African-Americans in history.

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Germany

c)

Canada

d)

India

9.

HBCU stands for ...

a)

Historically Better College and University

b)

Helping Blacks in College and Universities

c)

Historically Black College and University

d)

Historically Below Common Universities

10.

First African-American First Lady of the United States

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Winnie Mandela

c)

Zora Neal Hurston

d)

Michelle Obama

11.

In 1972 Chisholm did something spectacular. What did she do?

a)

She was the first woman and first African American to run for the presidency of the United States

b)

She was the first Democrat to run for the presidency of the United States

c)

She was the first Asian American to run for the vice presidency in the United States

12.
The "Divine Nine" is an informal name for whom or what in U.S. college/university Greek life?
a)
The nine historically African-American Greek-letter organizations 
b)
The first nine sororities to have ever been founded
c)
 The nine fundamental tenets of all fraternities and sororites
d)
The first nine U.S. presidents to have been members of a fraternity
13.

Condoleezza Rice became the first black female _______.

a)

U.S. Secretary

b)

U.S. Supreme Judge

c)

Presidential Candidate

14.

Who invented the gas mask and the mechanical traffic signals?

a)

Garrett Smith

b)

Garrett Monmouth

c)

Garrett Morgan

15.

The president named this person to be the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.

a)

Mae Jemison

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Thurgood Marshall

16.
Which NFL player became the first quarterback to throw 30 touchdowns in 2015?
a)
Michael Vick
b)
Cam Newton
c)
Peyton Manning
d)
Michael Jackson
17.
What was the nickname of the first 9 black teens to go to a white high school?
a)
 Little Einstein
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Sinister 9
d)
Big Rock Nine
18.

Who created the first blood bank and ultimately saved millions of lives?

a)

Dr. Charles Drew

b)

Dr. James Drew

c)

Dr. Drew Charles

d)

Dr. Drew Green

19.

Who created laser technology to help treat patients with cataracts?

a)

Jerry Lawson

b)

Dr. Patricia Bath

c)

Dr. Marie Maynard

d)

Dr. Harold Amos

20.

What basketball player was the first to score 100 points in a single game?

a)

Jesse Owens

b)

Wilt Chamberlain

c)

Michael Jordan

d)

James Brown

21.

Who was the first African-American Country Music Star?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Wilt Chamberlain

c)

Colin Powell

d)

Charley Pride

22.

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

a)

President Jimmy Carter

b)

President Gerald Ford

c)

President Richard Nixon

d)

President Ronald Reagan

23.

Which of the following women were not part of the US Space Race in the 1950/60s?

a)

Mary Jackson

b)

Dorothy Vaughn

c)

Octavia Spencer

d)

Katherine Johnson

24.

This person's career as the "First Lady of Gospel Music" has spanned over six decades.

a)

Billie Holiday

b)

Aretha Franklin

c)

Beyonce

d)

Shirley Ceasar

25.

This American poet and activist delivered her poem, "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

a)

Gwendolyn Brooks

b)

Alice Walker

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Amanda Gorman

26.

He was an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he became the first African-American to win a gold medal in an individual sport.

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Shani Davis

c)

Cornelius Johnson

d)

Chris Paul

27.

She was a politician and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993-1999.

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Katrina Pierson

c)

Star Parker

d)

Carol Moseley Braun

28.

He was an American politician, statesman, and civil rights activist and leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.

a)

John Lewis

b)

Clarence Thomas

c)

Herman Cain

d)

Tim Scott

29.

She is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She is the United States' first female vice president, the highest-ranking female elected official in U.S. history.

a)

Lynne Patton

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Ashley Bell

d)

Paris Dennard

30.

Mark Dean was the co-inventor of which item

a)

Personal Computer

b)

Cell Phone

c)

Calculator

d)

Pager

31.

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

32.

I was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. Who am I?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Lance Armstrong

d)

Louis Armstreng

33.

Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?

a)

Wilma Rudolph

b)

Diana Ross

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Oprah Winfrey

34.

Who's song is Georgia's state song?

a)

Jimi Hendrix

b)

Ray Charles

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Michael Jackson

35.

What is the name of the first Black Sorority

a)

Alpha Kappa Chi

b)

Alpha Kappa Alpha

c)

Alpha King

d)

United Alpha of America

36.

What is the name of the first Black Fraternity?

a)

Alpha Kappa Alpha

b)

Kappa Alpha Psi

c)

Alpha Phi Alpha

d)

Omega Phi

37.

Katherine Johnson loved math. She helped NASA put an astronaut into orbit around the earth. She died Feb. 24, 2020 at the age of 101 years old. What movie portrayed her like along with other African American women that worked at NASA.

a)

Hidden Treasures

b)

Hidden Figures

c)

Hidden Triangles

d)

Hidden Choices

38.

This person was born Sept. 26, 1981. Some of the titles won was twenty three grand Slams (the record), six US Opens, seven Wimbledon, seven Australians Opens, three French Opens, Four Olympic gold medals, twenty three double titles, and a career Grand Slam.

Name this historic person.

a)

Venus Williams

b)

Candice Williams

c)

Serena Williams

d)

Donita Williams

39.

Praised as the key scientist behind the Covid-19 vaccine, this lady will go down in history as leading the effort to solve this global pandemic. What is her name?

a)

Dr. Wendy Williams

b)

Dr. Lisa Wells

c)

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbet

d)

Dr. Suzanne Brooks