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Black History Month Trivia 7th Grade

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?

a)

1963

b)

1926

c)

1923

d)

1957

2.

When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?

a)

September 1955

b)

January 1958

c)

December 1955

d)

November 1955

3.

What is the name of a famous spider, often spoken about in African stories?

a)

Anansi

b)

Okonkwo

c)

Asisi

d)

Bob

4.

Nelson Mandela was the president of which country?

a)

South Africa

b)

Uganda

c)

Cameroon

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

5.

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

a)

Missy Elliot

b)

Lauryn Hill

c)

Nicki Minaj

d)

Whitney Houston

6.

As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes...

a)

Hip-hop and Poetry

b)

Theatre and Modern Dance

c)

Ballet and Poetry

d)

Music Appreciation and Film

7.

 

Who was the Supreme Court's first African American justice?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

Thurgood Marshall

8.

What was the largest Civil Rights protest in America?

a)

The March on Birmingham in 1955

b)

The March on Washington in 1963

c)

Civil Rights Movement 1967

d)

The March on Savannah 1952

9.

What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

a)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

b)

Mapp vs. Ohio

c)

Brown vs. Board of Education

d)

Gideon vs. Wainwright

10.

Who were the first group of students that integrated a high school located in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957?

a)

The Little Rock Nine

b)

The Selma Marchers

c)

The Freedom Riders

d)

The Southern Leadership Conference

11.

Where was Muhammad Ali born?

a)

Birmingham, AL

b)

Indianapolis, IN

c)

Louisville, KY

d)

Brooklyn, NY

12.

Which city widely acknowledged is known as the birthplace of Hip Hop?

a)

Houston, TX

b)

Brooklyn, NY

c)

The Bronx, NY

d)

Compton, LA

13.

What is "Lift Ev'ry Voice & Sing" commonly referred to as?

a)

The National Anthem

b)

The Black National Anthem

c)

The New Anthem

d)

America's Theme Song

14.

George Washington Carver was a scientist and inventor who found hundreds of uses for ...

a)

peanuts

b)

peaches

c)

peas

d)

apples

15.

The movie "Dreamgirls" is based on what 1960s girl group?

a)

The Supremes

b)

The Ronettes

c)

The Blossoms

d)

The Yardbirds