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Black History Bowl for FLE 2021

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Starting with $1.50 in cash, what college did Mary McLeod Bethune found?

a)

University of GA

b)

University of Florida

c)

Bethune- Cookman College

d)

College of Black Students

2.

What did many associate with the term "Jim Crow"?

a)

racial segregation

b)

boys vs girls

c)

men vs women

d)

animal separation

3.

Who wrote the Autobiography of Malcolm X?

a)

Haley Comet

b)

Alex Haley

c)

Bill Cosby

d)

Lester Holt

4.

Who is known as "Queen of Soul"?

a)

Tina Turner

b)

Aretha Smith

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Franklin the Turtle

5.

Who is the author of The Color Purple?

a)

Ansley Jones

b)

Kimberly Allen

c)

John Doe

d)

Alice Walker

6.

What record company did Berry Gordy, Jr. create?

a)

Moo Cow

b)

MoTown

c)

Uptown

d)

MooMoo Town

7.

The Roaring Twenties introduced an unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature and music. What was this period known as?

a)

Literature time

b)

Harlem Music

c)

Black Art and Music

d)

Harlem Renaissance

8.

Who was Arthur Ashe?

a)

tennis player

b)

basketball player

c)

baseball player

d)

piano player

9.

Who was the first African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Barrack Obama

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Joe Biden

10.

Where was Malcolm X killed?

a)

New Jersey airport

b)

Braves Game in Atlanta, GA

c)

Audubon Ballroom, Manhattan

d)

Walmart in Washington, DC

11.

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

a)

Johnny Kitchens

b)

Dale Murphy

c)

Phil Negro

d)

Jackie Robinson

12.

Charles Drew is responsible for which of the following?

a)

milk bank

b)

blood bank

c)

food bank

d)

clothes bank

13.

Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?

a)

stop sign and post office

b)

Dairy Queen and McDonalds

c)

stop signs and traffic lights

d)

traffic lights and gas mask

14.

Who signed The Emancipation Act?

a)

Barrack Obama

b)

George Washington

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Abraham Lincoln

15.

Who sparked the Montgomery boycott of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Parks Jones

c)

Rosa James

d)

Jules Parks

16.

Approximately how many different products did George Washington Carver develop from peanuts

a)

134

b)

325

c)

532

d)

235

17.

What was the name of the influential antislavery newspaper published by Fredrick Douglas?

a)

The South Star

b)

The East Star

c)

The West Star

d)

The North Star

18.

Who was the Ladies World Figure Skating Championship in 1986?

a)

Thomas Sickly

b)

Jill Johns

c)

Debbie Thomas

d)

Diane Lyle

19.

Where did Martin Luther King, Jr., utter the immortal words, "I have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream"?

a)

The Lincoln Memorial

b)

The White House

c)

The US Capital

d)

The Carter Center

20.

Barbara Jordan became the South's first African American to hold this political position. What was it?

a)

doctor

b)

lawyer

c)

judge

d)

congresswoman

21.

What were the black soldiers who primarily fought Native American in the West after the Civil War called?

a)

Cow Soldiers

b)

Elephant Soldiers

c)

Buffalo Soldiers

d)

Spicy Soldiers

22.

Who performed the world's first open-heart surgery?

a)

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

b)

Dr. John Hill

c)

Dr. William Johns

d)

Dr. Emily Wilson

23.

Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution?

a)

Alabama Tech

b)

Georgia Tech

c)

Florida Institute

d)

Tuskegee Institute

24.

What year did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

1863

b)

1972

c)

1500

d)

2020

25.

Who provided the voice of Darth Vader in the movie Star Wars?

a)

Christopher H Moyse

b)

Charles Ray

c)

James Earl Jones

d)

Lenny Lion

26.

Who invented the automatic car wash?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Richard Lukie

c)

Richard Spikes

d)

Richard Johnson

27.

Who was the first African American car Manufacturer in 1916?

a)

Patrick Ashely

b)

Richard Barbara

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Charles Richard Patterson

28.

What did William L. Still organize in 1880 for Black youth?

a)

Basketball court

b)

Gym

c)

Tennis court

d)

YMCA

29.

How old was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when he was assassinated?

a)

43

b)

34

c)

31

d)

39

30.

Hyram S. Thomas was a chef who invented what popular snack?

a)

potato chips

b)

snicker bars

c)

ice cream

d)

popcorn

31.

August Jackson created what well-known dessert?

a)

potato chips

b)

ice cream

c)

popcorn

d)

pop tarts

32.

Who is responsible for starting Black History Week?

a)

Bessie Coleman

b)

Carter G. Woodson

c)

Carter Cash

d)

Bessie Jaylan

33.

Who was the first African American chosen as "Miss America"?

a)

Vanessa Williams

b)

Will Smith

c)

Judy Bloom

d)

Karen Lawson

34.

Who received her pilot's license in 1922, making her the first African American woman aviator?

a)

Bessie Coleman

b)

Vanessa Williams

c)

Amelia Badilla

d)

Kamala Harris

35.

What amendment to the Constitution States "Slavery shall not exist in any part of the US"?

a)

12th amendment

b)

13th amendment

c)

15th amendment

d)

19th amendment

36.

Who founded an economic program called "People United to Save Humanity" also know as Operation PUSH?

a)

Jesse James

b)

Jesse Jackson

c)

James Jackson

d)

Jackson Brown

37.

What was the name of the network of hiding places, which helped slaves escape to freedom?

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Aboveground Railroad

c)

Underground Pool

d)

Aboveground Pool

38.

The term "jumping the broom" refers to what?

a)

swimming cermony

b)

dancing competion

c)

wedding ceremony

d)

funeral

39.

In 1972, who became the first woman candidate for president of the United States?

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Hillary Clinton

d)

Shirley Chisholm

40.

G.T. Sampson invented what popular home appliance in 1892?

a)

washing machine

b)

vacuum cleaner

c)

clothes dryer

d)

dishwasher

41.

Who is the 49th Vice President of the United States?

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Hillary Clinton

c)

Jill Biden

d)

Kamala Harris

42.

Ed Bradley was a member of what news team?

a)

NBC News

b)

ABC News

c)

60 Minutes

d)

48 Hours