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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the father of black history month?

a)

president Obama

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Dr. Martin Luther king, Jr

d)

Dr. Carter G Woodson

2.

Why is black history month celebrated in February ?

a)

It is shortest month.

b)

To coincide with Abraham Lincoln and Fedrick Douglas' birthday.

c)

February is the holy month of Ramadan.

d)

In February, Rebecca the first African- American woman to receive a Doctor of medicine degree.

3.

Who was the abolitionist who freed himself from slavery to became a leader for civil rights and the first African-American to be nominated for vice president?

a)

Martin Luther king, Jr.

b)

Fredrick Douglas

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Roy Wilkins

4.

Who was the first African - American president of the united states of America?

a)

Colin Powell.

b)

Dr. George Washington

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Dr. Martin Luther king, Jr

5.

Which African - American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Aretha Franklin

c)

Wilma Rudolph

d)

Oprah Winfrey

6.

I won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in berlin, embarrassing German Dictator Adolf Hitler. Who am I ?

a)

Usain Bolt

b)

Lebron James

c)

Kobe Bryant

d)

Jesse Owens

7.

I became the first African - American congress woman in 1968. Four years later, I became the first major party black candidate to run U.S presidency. Who am I ?

a)

Marian Anderson

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Shirley Chisholm

d)

Tyra Banks

8.

Who was the first African - American major League baseball player?

a)

Ernie Banks

b)

Ty Cobb

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Satchel Paige

9.

She was the first black American woman in the United States to earn Ph.D in chemistry ?

a)

Alice Bell

b)

Shirley Ann Jackson

c)

Marie Maynard Daly

d)

Patricia Bath

10.

Which civil rights activist is famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28th, 1963 ?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Roy Wilkins

c)

Bayard Rustin

d)

Martin Luther king, Jr

11.

Who was the first African -American woman to win five Grammy awards in one year?

a)

Da Brat

b)

Foxy Brown

c)

Lauryn Hill

d)

Missy Elliott

12.

Who was the first African - American to graduate from Harvard University and became a U.S. Senator ?

a)

Blanche Bruce

b)

Colin Powell

c)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

d)

Thurgood Marshall

13.

What is James St. Patrick's nick name on the show power ?

a)

Spirit

b)

Nino

c)

Blue

d)

Ghost

14.

As a student at the Baltimore school of performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes?

a)

Hip - hop and poetry

b)

Theater and modern dance

c)

Music appreciation and film

d)

Ballet and poetry

15.

Which player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned major League. Baseballs silver slugger Award 12 times ?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Barry Bonds

c)

Hank Aaron

d)

willie Mays

16.

Which was the first historically black college in America ?

a)

Lincoln University

b)

Howard University

c)

Cheyney University

d)

Wiley college

17.

Which of the following songs is not a song by TLC ?

a)

Creep

b)

Waterfalls

c)

Say my Name

d)

No Scrubs

18.

In 1939, she wasn't able to perform at constitution Hall because of a "white performer's only" policy but first lady Eleanor Roosevelt protested and the singer eventually performed at Lincoln memorial ?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Ella Fitzgerald

c)

Marian Anderson

d)

Della Reese

19.

Which popular rap artists real name is Nayvadius Wilburn?

a)

Young Thug

b)

Future

c)

Black

d)

Bird man

20.

These two historically black colleges played in the first college Football game between black schools in 1892 ?

a)

More house college vs Clark college

b)

Howard University vs Hampton Institute

c)

Biddle University vs Livingstone college

d)

Fisk University vs Tennessee State University