Worksheetsa black history quiz like you’ve never seen
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Da Brat
Foxy Brown
Lauryn Hill
Missy Elliott
Who was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard University and become a U.S. senator?
Blanche Bruce
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Colin Powell
Thurgood Marshall
As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes...
Hip-hop and poetry
Theater and modern dance
Music appreciation and film
Ballet and poetry
Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?
J.P. Knight
Garrett Morgan
Benjamin Franklin
Morgan Freeman
Taraji P. Henson played Katherine G. Johnson in the movie Hidden Figures.
What was Johnson known for?
Secretary for the Department of Defense
Invented America’s first clock
Her calculations helped NASA’s space program
She was the first black female astronaut
What player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned Major League Baseball’s Silver Slugger Award 12 times?
Jackie Robinson
Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
What was the first historically black college in America?
Lincoln University
Howard University
Cheyney University
Wiley College
Which of the following songs is NOT a song by TLC?
Creep
Waterfalls
Say My Name
No Scrubs
In 1939, she wasn't able to perform at Constitution Hall because of a "white performers only” policy but First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt protested and the singer eventually performed at Lincoln Memorial.
Aretha Franklin
Ella Fitzgerald
Marian Anderson
Della Reese
Which popular rap artist’s real name is Nayvadius Wilburn?
Young Thug
Future
6lack
Birdman
These two historically black colleges played in the first college football game between black schools in 1892.
Morehouse College vs Clark College
Howard University vs Hampton Institute
Biddle University vs Livingstone College
Fisk University vs Tennessee State University
Naomi Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 at the __________ women’s singles final on Feb. 20 for her fourth Grand Slam title.
Australian Open
French Open
U.S. Open
Wimbledon
