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Black History Month Trivia

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”?
a)
Jamie Foxx
b)
Stevie Wonder
c)
James Brown
d)
Alicia Keys
2.
Who was the first African-American astronaut?
a)
Mae C. Jemison
b)
Guion Bluford
3.
How many children did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King have together?
a)
6
b)
2
c)
None
d)
4
4.
Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?
a)
Soccer Star
b)
Track and Field Star
c)
Basketball Star
d)
Baseball Star
5.
What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie Ray?
a)
Jamie Foxx
b)
Martin Lawrence
c)
Will Smith
d)
Denzel Washington
6.
 Who created “Negro History Week” and when did it become “Black History Month”?  
a)
Charles G. Woodson, 1926
b)
Woody Charles, 1936
7.
Who was the first African-American man to become the World Heavyweight Champion?
a)
Calvin Johnson
b)
Joe Louis
c)
Beyonce
d)
Jack Johnson
8.
Who was the first African- American on a United States postage stamp?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Barak Obama
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Booker T. Washington
9.
The 44th President of the United States was _________
a)
Barack Obama
b)
George Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Ronald Reagan
10.
Why did Rosa Parks go to jail in 1955 ?
a)
She trash talked two white men
b)
She refused to give up her seat 
c)
She killed a white woman
11.
The bestselling, award-winning book, The Color Purple was also a hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg.  The author is:
a)
Alice Walker
b)
Steven Spielberg
c)
Richard Wright
d)
Terry McMillian
12.
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
13.
I was an abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights.  I published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star.  I became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
14.
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)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
15.
I worked for racial equality.  Many heard my "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.  I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Rosa Parks
16.
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
17.
I was a poet who became a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance.  My poems tell about African Americans and often contain jazz rhythms and dialect.
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Jessie Owens
c)
Ruby Bridges
d)
Marcus Garvey
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
The rights of citizens to social equality, freedom, and political freedom
a)
civil rights
b)
heritage
c)
equality
d)
segregation
22.
Valued items, qualities, and customs that are passed down from one generation to the next
a)
heritage
b)
laborer
c)
prejudice
d)
integrity
23.
 Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.
a)
Basketball player
b)
Tennis player
c)
Track star
24.
Which performing artist pictured in this photo sang "I'm Every Woman" with singer Chaka Khan?
a)
Celine Dion
b)
Whitney Houston
c)
Whoopi Goldberg
d)
Mae Jemison
25.

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

26.

This court case ruled that it was unconstitutional to prohibit marriage at the state and local levels.

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Loving v. Virginia

c)

Schenck v. United States

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

27.

First African-American First Lady of the United States

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Winnie Mandela

c)

Zora Neal Hurston

d)

Michelle Obama

28.

This tennis player has won more singles titles (tennis), than any man or woman in US Open.

a)

Venus Williams

b)

Author Ash

c)

Coco Gauff

d)

Serena Williams

29.

Madam C.J. Walker was one of the first woman ______________

a)

Millionaires

b)

Billionaires

c)

Trillonaires

d)

Gazillionares

30.

Dr/Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to...

a)

Travel into space

b)

Fly around the world

c)

Pilot an aircraft

d)

Run for President of the United States

31.

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

32.

Ida B. Wells was a founding member of this organization.

a)

CORE

b)

NAACP

c)

NOW

d)

SCLC

33.

Who said it?


"Those that don't got it can't show it. Those that got it, can't hide it."

a)

Lena Horne

b)

Bob Marley

c)

Alice Walker

d)

Zora Neal Hurston

34.

Who said it?


"Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation."

a)

Lena Horne

b)

Coretta Scott King

c)

Alice Walker

d)

Winne Mandela

35.
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
36.

In the United States, Black History Month is designated or the month of________________ however, we celebrate and benefit from contributions of African-Americans everyday.

a)

January

b)

March

c)

February

d)

September

37.
What war between the North and South was fought over the future of slavery in America?
a)
The Civil War
b)
The Revolutionary War
c)
The Spanish-American War
d)
World War II
38.
When the 15th Amendment passed in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the United States?
a)
Voting Rights
b)
Citizenship
c)
Equal Protection Under the Law
d)
Freedom to partake in any activity that whites could
39.
The Supreme Court declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in this case
a)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
b)
Marbury v Madison
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
40.
He discovered hundreds of uses for previously useless foods, most notably: the peanut.
a)
Michael Steele
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
Dr. Charles Drew
d)
Reggie Jackson
41.
Who is quoted saying "Man, if you gotta ask what jazz is, you'll never know".
a)
Ella Fitzgerald
b)
Aretha Franklin
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Frank Sinatra
42.
This term means refusing to buy a good or use a service as a punishment or form of protest
a)
Sit-In
b)
Boycott
c)
Smuggle
d)
March
43.
Who was the first to refuse to move to the back of the bus?
"It felt like Sojourner was on one side pushing me down, and Harriet was on the other side...I couldn't get up."
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Claudette Colvin
d)
Shirley Chisholm
44.
What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in 1800s led by Harriet Tubman?
a)
The Underground Railroad
b)
The Pony Express
c)
The Righteous Road
d)
The Fleet to Freedom
45.
What laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?
a)
Segregation Laws 
b)
Jim Crow Laws 
c)
Constitutional Laws 
d)
Freedom Laws 
46.
"The time is always right to do what is right." This is a very famous quote by who?
a)
Jimi Hendrix
b)
Beyonce 
c)
Oprah Winfrey
d)
Martin Luther King 
47.
In 1964 who was sent to Robben Island Prison as punishment for crimes against the South African State?
a)
Nelson Mandela
b)
Colin Powell
c)
Frederick Douglas
48.
On October 1, 1989 President George HW Bush named _____________ to be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He became the 1st African American to serve in this post.
a)
Martin Luther King Sr
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Condolezza Rice
d)
Colin Powell
49.
Who was the first African American actor to receive an Oscar for Best Actor
a)
Viola Davis
b)
Densel Washington
c)
Ice Cube
d)
Halle Berry
50.

Who was the first black female representative in Congress?

a)

Shirley Chisolm

b)

Maya Angelo

c)

Cristina Bell

d)

Rosa Parks

51.

What university did First Lady Michelle Obama graduate from?

a)

Harvard

b)

Princeton

c)

Yale

d)

Spelman

52.

In what sport did Muhammad Ali participate?

a)

boxing

b)

tennis

c)

football

53.

Condoleezza Rice became the first black female _______.

a)

U.S. Secretary

b)

U.S. Supreme Judge

c)

Presidential Candidate

54.

Lewis Latimer prepared the drawings for what invention patented by Alexander Graham Bell?

a)

Television

b)

Telegram

c)

Telephone

55.

Who invented the gas mask and the mechanical traffic signals?

a)

Garrett Smith

b)

Garrett Monmouth

c)

Garrett Morgan

56.

Where did Martin Luther King give his famous "I have a Dream" speech?

a)

Las Vegas, California

b)

New York, New York

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Washington, D.C.

57.
When did Black History Month start?
a)
1945
b)
1976
c)
2017
58.
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
59.
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
60.

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

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