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Black History Month Trivia

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Al Sharpton

d)

John Jay

2.

This man was Jamaican-born Black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide.

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Malcolm X

c)
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)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Harriett Tubman

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Frederick Douglass

4.

Who is the first African-American President of the United States of America?

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Jesse Jackson

d)

Herman Cain

5.

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

a)

Coretta Scott King, 1962

b)

Shirley Chisholm, 1958

c)

Ella Baker, 1951

d)

Rosa Parks, 1955

6.

What year was the March on Washington?

a)

1963

b)

1958

c)

1949

d)

1965

7.

Who led the Underground Railroad movement and helped slaves get to the "Promised Land?"

a)

Fannie Lou Hamer

b)

Daisy Bates

c)

Harriett Tubman

d)

Dorothy Height

8.

An African-American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was the most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century. (Peanuts)

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)
c)

Lewis Howard Latimore

d)

Garrett Morgan

9.

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)

Shirley Chisholm

b)

Roberta King

c)

Diane Nash

d)

Jo Ann Robinson

10.

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)

Willie Mays

d)

Hank Aaron

11.

Who is the first African-American woman to receive Eagle Scout?

a)

Kendall Jackson

b)

Morgan Phillips

c)

Lindsay Parker

12.

I created a popular card game called Phase 10, who am I?

a)

Hazel Skip Bowman

b)

Ken Johnson

c)

Merle Robbins

13.

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

a)

Missy Elliott

b)

Beyonce

c)

Lil' Kim

d)

Lauryn Hill

14.

An intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. What was this movement?

a)

Rock-N-Roll

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Motown Music

d)

Jazz

15.

I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South in 1960. Who am I?

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Aretha Franklin

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Hattie McDaniel

16.

I created specialized hair products for African-American hair and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. Who am I?

a)

Patricia Bath

b)

Alexa Canady

c)

Mary Mahoney

d)

Madam CJ Walker

17.

Race massacre took place on May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents, many of them deputized and given weapons by city officials, attacked black residents and businesses of the Greenwood District. What was this called?

a)

Rock Springs Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Tulsa Bombing Massacre

d)

Rosewood Massacre

18.

Who is the King of Pop?


His greatest hits are "Thriller", "Bad", "Black and White"

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

James Brown

c)

Rick James

d)

Prince

19.

I made history by recently opening a multi-million dollar Movie Studio in Atlanta, GA. Who Am I? (he was not the first)

a)

Eddie Murphy

b)

Curtis Jackson

c)

Tyler Perry

d)

Tim Reid

20.

What NBA player won 6 NBA championships and was a Boy Scout?

a)

Lebron James

b)

Julius Irving

c)

Jerry West

d)

Michael Jordan

21.

I was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", I am regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Who am I?

a)

Muhammad Ali

b)

Evander Holyfield

c)

Floyd Mayweather

d)

Joe Louis

22.

I am a billionaire media giant and philanthropist. I am best known for hosting my own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. I also launched her own television network, OWN. Who am I?

a)

Wendy Williams

b)

Tracy Norman

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Gayle King

23.

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

a)

Charley Pride

b)

Hank Aaron

c)

Barry Bonds

d)

Jackie Robinson

24.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the ____?

a)

Lincoln Memorial

b)

The White House

c)

Stone Mountain Park

d)

The Pentagon