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Black History

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long was the first celebration of Black History?

a)

one day

b)

one week

c)

one month

d)

one year

2.

Who is the "Father of Black History?"

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Cater G. Woodson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

3.

Which Olympian was diagnosed with Polio as a child?

a)

Mae Jemison

b)

Simone Biles

c)

Michael Jordan

d)

Wilma Rudolph

4.

Who was considered the "Fastest Woman in the World?"

a)

Wilma Rudolph

b)

Gabby Douglas

c)

Serena Williams

d)

Lindsay Rothenstine

5.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

The home of the poet and writer, Langston Hughes

b)

A movement that promoted music and literary works of African Americans

c)

A type of poetry written from the experiences of African Americans

d)

A dance move

6.

Who was the first African American person to support themselves as a writer?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

Maya Angelou

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Langston Hughes

7.

Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?

a)

Wilma Rudolph

b)

Diana Ross

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Oprah Winfrey

8.

Who created "The Earth We Share" space camp?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Maya Rudolph

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Mae Jemison

9.

Who's song is Georgia's state song?

a)

Jimi Hendrix

b)

Ray Charles

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Michael Jackson

10.

Who was a blind musician in the 20th century?

a)

Barry White

b)

B.B. King

c)

Ray Charles

d)

Tupac

11.

Who was the first African American Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

Clarence Thomas

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Hugo Black

12.

I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Hattie McDaniel

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Oprah Winfrey

13.

I was known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella,"I was an American jazz and song vocalist who interpreted much of the Great American Songbook. Who am I?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Ella May

c)

Ella Fitzgerald

d)

Hattie McDaniel

14.

I became the first African-American congresswoman in 1968. Four years later, I became the first major-party black candidate to run for the U.S. presidency. Who am I?

a)

Marian Anderson

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Shirley Chisholm

d)

Tyra Banks

15.

I was an actress and radio performer. I became the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940, for my supporting role as Mammy in 'Gone With the Wind.' Who am I?

a)

Whoopi Goldberg

b)

Halle Berry

c)

Hattie McDaniel

d)

Zoe Saldana

16.
 Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.
a)
Basketball player
b)
Tennis player
c)
Track star
17.
Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?
a)
Traffic light, gas mask
b)
Traffic light, cars
c)
Gas mask, stop sign
18.
Who is the first African-American President of the United States of America?
a)
Bill Clinton 
b)
Barack Obama
c)
George Washington 
19.
 Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?
a)
Play major league football
b)
Play major league baseball
c)
Hit a home run at Yankees Stadium
20.
What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
a)
James Del Rio
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Harriet Tubman
21.
Who was Ruby Bridges?
a)
She helped start the underground railroad  
b)
Famous singer that performed with Micheal Jackson
c)
 is an American activist known for being the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana during the 20th century.
22.

What are civil rights?

a)

The wrong things people do to each other

b)

The right answers on a test

c)

The laws that say we are all free and all have privileges

23.

What is Integrity?

a)

Having morals

b)

Doing the right thing

c)

All are correct

24.

What is Equality?

a)

It is a math problem

b)

Everyone is equal

c)

Some people are better than other people

25.

When we are able to be free and make our own choices we have...

a)

Freedom

b)

Racism

c)

Slavery

26.

What is Segregation?

a)

Separating people because of the colour of their skin or their culture

b)

It is a science problem

c)

Someone who speaks up for a cause

27.

Something that is passed down from generation to generation is called...

a)

Passing

b)

Advocate

c)

Heritage

28.

Rosa Parks and Wangari Maathai are examples of...

a)

Advocates

b)

Slaves

c)

Racists

29.

During __________________ people owned other people called slaves.

a)

Recess

b)

Slavery

c)

Segregation

30.

True or False: Barack and Michelle Obama are still helping people today.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

When Rosa Parks was arrested, many people boycotted the buses. This meant that people _________.

a)

Payed more money to go on the bus

b)

Refused to go on the bus

c)

Loved riding the bus

d)

Stayed on the buses all day

32.

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Katherine Johnson

33.

What is segregation?

a)

Unfair separation of people because of their skin color

b)

Fair treatment of everybody

c)

Refusing to ride a bus

d)

A protest

34.

Jackie Robinson was the first African American major league __________ player.

a)

Baseball

b)

Track

c)

Football

d)

Soccer

35.

How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fight for fair treatment?

a)

With his words

b)

With war