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Black History Month Elementary Trivia Bowl

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first black woman in space?

a)

May Jemison

b)

Mary Seacole

c)

Shirley Chisom

d)

Michelle Obama

2.

Whose iconic speech included the words, "I have a dream"?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Malcom X

d)

President Obama

3.

What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama?

a)

Work extra hours

b)

Eat at a fancy restaurant

c)

Give up her seat on the bus to a while man

d)

Walk in the street

4.

Who was the first black president of the United States of America?

a)

John Henry

b)

George Washington

c)

Barak Obama

d)

Nelson Mandela

5.

Who is the first woman of color elected vice president of the United States of America?

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Ruth Bater Ginsberg

c)

Michelle Obama

d)

Janie Smith

6.

Which African America woman is currently mayor of Atlanta, Georgia?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Stacey Abrams

c)

Keisha Lance-Bottoms

d)

Janie Smith

7.

Which African American female singer holds the record of the most Grammy Awards won in a year (she took home 6 in 2010)?

a)

Janet Jackson

b)

Maria Carey

c)

Beyonce

d)

Whitney Houston

8.

Which African American scientist and inventor created a new way of farming and developed approximately 300 products made from peanuts; including paper, wall board, soap, shaving cream and lotion.

a)

Jackie Robertson

b)

Garrett Morgan

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Gerland Lawson

9.

Which Black inventor created the traffic and the gas mask?

a)

Garrett Morgan

b)

Shirley Chishom

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

George Washington Carver

10.

Which poet from the Harlem Renaissance wrote the poem "Dreams"?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

James Earl Jones

c)

Chris Rock

d)

Phyllis Wheatley