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WorksheetsBlack History Bowl for FLE 2021
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Starting with $1.50 in cash, what college did Mary McLeod Bethune found?
University of GA
University of Florida
Bethune- Cookman College
College of Black Students
What did many associate with the term "Jim Crow"?
racial segregation
boys vs girls
men vs women
animal separation
Who wrote the Autobiography of Malcolm X?
Haley Comet
Alex Haley
Bill Cosby
Lester Holt
Who is known as "Queen of Soul"?
Tina Turner
Aretha Smith
Aretha Franklin
Franklin the Turtle
Who is the author of The Color Purple?
Ansley Jones
Kimberly Allen
John Doe
Alice Walker
What record company did Berry Gordy, Jr. create?
Moo Cow
MoTown
Uptown
MooMoo Town
The Roaring Twenties introduced an unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature and music. What was this period known as?
Literature time
Harlem Music
Black Art and Music
Harlem Renaissance
Who was Arthur Ashe?
tennis player
basketball player
baseball player
piano player
Who was the first African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Barrack Obama
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Where was Malcolm X killed?
New Jersey airport
Braves Game in Atlanta, GA
Audubon Ballroom, Manhattan
Walmart in Washington, DC
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Johnny Kitchens
Dale Murphy
Phil Negro
Jackie Robinson
Charles Drew is responsible for which of the following?
milk bank
blood bank
food bank
clothes bank
Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?
stop sign and post office
Dairy Queen and McDonalds
stop signs and traffic lights
traffic lights and gas mask
Who signed The Emancipation Act?
Barrack Obama
George Washington
Jimmy Carter
Abraham Lincoln
Who sparked the Montgomery boycott of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Rosa Parks
Parks Jones
Rosa James
Jules Parks
Approximately how many different products did George Washington Carver develop from peanuts
134
325
532
235
What was the name of the influential antislavery newspaper published by Fredrick Douglas?
The South Star
The East Star
The West Star
The North Star
Who was the Ladies World Figure Skating Championship in 1986?
Thomas Sickly
Jill Johns
Debbie Thomas
Diane Lyle
Where did Martin Luther King, Jr., utter the immortal words, "I have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream"?
The Lincoln Memorial
The White House
The US Capital
The Carter Center
Barbara Jordan became the South's first African American to hold this political position. What was it?
doctor
lawyer
judge
congresswoman
What were the black soldiers who primarily fought Native American in the West after the Civil War called?
Cow Soldiers
Elephant Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
Spicy Soldiers
Who performed the world's first open-heart surgery?
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. John Hill
Dr. William Johns
Dr. Emily Wilson
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution?
Alabama Tech
Georgia Tech
Florida Institute
Tuskegee Institute
What year did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
1863
1972
1500
2020
Who provided the voice of Darth Vader in the movie Star Wars?
Christopher H Moyse
Charles Ray
James Earl Jones
Lenny Lion
Who invented the automatic car wash?
Richard Nixon
Richard Lukie
Richard Spikes
Richard Johnson
Who was the first African American car Manufacturer in 1916?
Patrick Ashely
Richard Barbara
Charles Dickens
Charles Richard Patterson
What did William L. Still organize in 1880 for Black youth?
Basketball court
Gym
Tennis court
YMCA
How old was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he was assassinated?
43
34
31
39
Hyram S. Thomas was a chef who invented what popular snack?
potato chips
snicker bars
ice cream
popcorn
August Jackson created what well-known dessert?
potato chips
ice cream
popcorn
pop tarts
Who is responsible for starting Black History Week?
Bessie Coleman
Carter G. Woodson
Carter Cash
Bessie Jaylan
Who was the first African American chosen as "Miss America"?
Vanessa Williams
Will Smith
Judy Bloom
Karen Lawson
Who received her pilot's license in 1922, making her the first African American woman aviator?
Bessie Coleman
Vanessa Williams
Amelia Badilla
Kamala Harris
What amendment to the Constitution States "Slavery shall not exist in any part of the US"?
12th amendment
13th amendment
15th amendment
19th amendment
Who founded an economic program called "People United to Save Humanity" also know as Operation PUSH?
Jesse James
Jesse Jackson
James Jackson
Jackson Brown
What was the name of the network of hiding places, which helped slaves escape to freedom?
Underground Railroad
Aboveground Railroad
Underground Pool
Aboveground Pool
The term "jumping the broom" refers to what?
swimming cermony
dancing competion
wedding ceremony
funeral
In 1972, who became the first woman candidate for president of the United States?
Michelle Obama
Kamala Harris
Hillary Clinton
Shirley Chisholm
G.T. Sampson invented what popular home appliance in 1892?
washing machine
vacuum cleaner
clothes dryer
dishwasher
Who is the 49th Vice President of the United States?
Michelle Obama
Hillary Clinton
Jill Biden
Kamala Harris
Ed Bradley was a member of what news team?
NBC News
ABC News
60 Minutes
48 Hours
