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Black History Month

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Oprah Winfrey

2.

What 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)

Oprah Winfrey

3.

Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Muhammad Ali

4.

Who invented over 300 products from the peanut?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Dr. George Washington Carver

5.

Who is the only African-American honored by a national holiday and gave a famous speech "I Have A Dream" during the March on Washington?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Reverend Jesse Jackson

6.

Who is this?

a)

Ruby Barker

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Ariana Grande

7.
Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?
a)
Traffic light, gas mask
b)
Traffic light, cars
c)
Gas mask, stop sign
8.

When Rosa Parks was arrested, many people boycotted the buses. This meant that people _________.

a)

Paid more money to go on the bus

b)

Refused to go on the bus

c)

Stayed on the buses all day

9.

Katherine Johnson used math to _______________.

a)

Help NASA get people to the moon

b)

Make new friends

c)

Boycott the buses

10.

When is Black History Month celebrated?

a)

November

b)

February