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Fuddle - Black History Month

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first black player in the NHL?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Jesse Owens

c)

Willie O'Ree

d)

Arthur Ashe

2.

Directed by Regina King, this movie follows Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), Malcolm X, Jim Brown and Same Cooke as they discuss the responsibility of being famous black men during the civil rights movement.

a)

Judas and the Black Messiah

b)

One Night in Miami

c)

Queen and Slim

d)

Black Panther

3.

This Brooklyn born graffiti artist turned expressionist painter had their work sold for $115MM, one of the most expensive art sales by a US born artist. Their work draws on the problems faced by African Americans in the US and featured portrayal of historically prominent black figures as heroes and saints.

a)

Faith Ringgold

b)

Jacob Lawrence

c)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

d)

Kara Walker

4.

Toni Morrison was the first black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature for her novels depicting the struggles of black Americans living in a white society ridden with racial discrimination. Which of the following is not one of her novels.

a)

Go Tell it on the Mountain

b)

Beloved

c)

The Bluest Eye

d)

Songs of Solomon

5.

American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman Frederick Douglass named his abolitionist newspaper, "The North Star". What was the inspiration for the name?

a)

The North Star title was a reference to the directions given to runaway slaves trying to reach the Northern states and Canada. Figuratively, Canada was "The North Star".

b)

Polaris

c)

The name was suggested to him by his supporters in Britain

d)

Was recommended to him by his co-editor Martin Delaney

6.

Though he auditioned as a theater major at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur, studied...

a)

History of Hip-hop

b)

Poetic Justice and Ballet

c)

Film

d)

Calculus

7.

This African American-owned record label played an important role in the racial integration of popular music and achieved crossover success. At one time the label was home to artists including The Supremes/Dianna Ross, Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder among others.

a)

Death Row Records

b)

Bad Boy Records

c)

Motown

d)

RCA

8.

Which MLB player broke Babe Ruth's record for most home runs?

a)

Willie Mays

b)

Hank Aaron

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Barry Bonds