WorksheetsBlack History Trivia
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Taraji P. Henson played Katherine G. Johnson in the movie Hidden Figures. What was Johnson known for?
Secretary of the Department of Defense
Invented America's first clock
Her calculations helped NASA's space program
She was the first female astronaut
Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?
Ben Franklin
Garrett Morgan
JP Knight
Morgan Freeman
What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?
Ebenezer Baptist
Atlanta Southern Baptist
Southern Church of the People
Atlanta Tabernacle
What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?
ACLU-American Civil Liberties Union
SCLC-Southern Christian Leadership Conference
CORE-Congress of Racial Equality
SNCC-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?
Hospital orderly
Drugstore clerk
High school cafeteria worker
Department store seamstress
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Maya Angelou
Coretta Scott King
Fannie Lou Hamer
Rosa Parks
What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
Leviticus Lewis
Marcellus Moore
Cassius Clay
Aaron Brown
What famous baseball player said, "Today's black athletes have no idea what we had to endure.”
Hank Aaron
Bob Gibson
Ernie Banks
Willie Mays
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
1962
1971
1926
1823
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Gerald Ford
President Jimmy Carter
President Richard Nixon
President Ronald Reagan
Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
Mayor of Chicago
U.S. Senator
U.S. House of Representative
Governor of Illinois
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Ernie Banks
Jackie Robinson
Larry Doby
Frank Robinson
