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OOOO Black History

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Chicago Public school was names after this Jazz Musician

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Malcom X

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Sammy Davis Jr

2.

Why did Rosa Parks go to jail in 1955 ?

a)

She trash talked two white men

b)

She refused to give up her seat on the bus

c)

She killed a white woman

d)

She was helping Martine Luther King

3.
The 44th President of the United States was _________
a)
Barack Obama
b)
George Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Ronald Reagan
4.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

The home of the poet and writer, Langston Hughes

b)

A movement that promoted music and literary works of African Americans

c)

A type of poetry written from the experiences of African Americans

d)

A dance move

5.

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

a)

Wilma Rudolph

b)

Diana Ross

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Oprah Winfrey

6.

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)

Ray Charles

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Ike Turner

d)

Michael Jordan

7.

What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie, "Ray"?

a)

Chadwick Boseman

b)

Jamie Fox

c)

Denzel Washington

d)

Idris Elba

8.

I escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849. I helped hundreds of slaves travel north on the Underground Railroad. I also helped John Brown recruit solders for the raid on Harpers Ferry.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Phillis Wheatley

9.

I was the first African American allowed to play major league baseball. I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 10 years.

a)

Jack Johnson

b)

Hank Aaron

c)

Satchel Page

d)

Jackie Robinson

10.

Who was the first African-American woman self-made millionaire?

a)

Beyonce Knowles

b)

Madam C.J. Walker

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Octavia Spencer

11.
Which singer was married to Bobby Brown and starred in the "The Body Guard."
a)
Mary J. Blige
b)
Keisha Cole
c)
Whitney Houston
d)
Sarah Jacobs
12.

Who holds the record of 100 points scored in a single NBA game?

a)

Wilt Chamberlain

b)

Lebron James

c)

Earl "the Pearl" Monroe

13.

Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?

a)

Marcus Williams

b)

Medgar Evans

c)

Emmett Till

d)

Marcus Garvey

14.

Who is the democratic Senator from Chicago elected president in 2008?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Barack Obama

15.

What sport did Jackie Robinson play?

a)

basketball

b)

football

c)

baseball

d)

soccer