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WorksheetsBlack History Month
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
How many HBCUs (Historically Black College/ University) are there?
9
1302
107
56
On what date were slaves in Texas informed they were?
March 10, 1864
June 19, 1865
February 1, 1862
April 3, 1865
What population of MHS is African-American?
29.3%
30.7%
0.02%
25.2%
Who was the first person to refuse to give up their seat?
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Ruby Bridges
Claudette Colvin
What music form originated from the African-American community?
Indie
Classical
Jazz
Pop
What year was the first African-American Congresswoman sworn into office?
1968
1970
1969
1971
Who was the first African-American millionaire?
Bob Johnson
Oprah Winfrey
Madam C.J. Walker
Aliko Dangote
Who was the director of Black Panther?
Spike Lee
Ryan Coogler
Jordan Peele
Ava DuVernay
Who was the first African-American President?
Barack Obamma
Barock Oboma
Obama Barack
Barack Obama
What dance form originated from the African-American community?
Tap Dance
The Cakewalk
Twist
Jitterbug
Which famous African-American abolitionist visited Manchester, CT?
Sojourner Truth
David Ruggles
Frederick Douglass
David Walker
Who was an important figure in the Stonewall Riots?
Marsha P. Johnson
Harvey Milk
Sylvia Rivera
Pete Buttigieg
Who was the African-American neurosurgeon who separated conjoined twins?
Irene Canady
Keith Black
Ben Carson
Joesph Babinski
When did Mississippi abolish slavery?
June 4, 1943
December 6, 1865
February 4, 1864
March 17, 1921
Who was the first African-American to show up on the US currency?
Chadwick Boseman
Maya Angelou
Martin Luther King Jr
Harriet Tubman
Who was the chemist that created the treatment for leprosy?
Percy Lavon Julian
Alice Ball
Angie Turner King
St. Elmo Brady
What year was the 15th amendment passed?
1866
1865
1870
1869
What was the name of the passage that brought Africans to the Americas?
The New World Passage
The Triangle Passage
Middle Passage
The Atlantic Passage
What is the NAACP?
National Association for the Advancement of Color People
National Australian Artist Community Population
National
Administration for the Advancement of Color People
National Association for the Advancement of the Community Population
Who was the first Black Disney Princess?
Tania
Tiana
Giana
Jasmine
Who was the first black superhero?
Lion Man
Black Panther
Black Lightning
Falcon
Who was the most influential boxer during the Great Depression?
Muhammad Ali
James J. Braddock
Max Baer
Joe Louis
What was the first American baseball team that had a Black baseball player?
Yankees
Red Sox
Mets
Dodgers
Who founded the Black Lives Matter movement?
Alicia Garza
Patrisse Cullors
Opal Tometi
Rachel Cargle
Who was the first Black winner of a Grammy?
Stevie Wonder
Ella Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
Count Baise
What year was February declared Black History Month?
1976
1975
1974
1973
Who was the first Black equestrian?
Willie Simms
Alonzo Clayton
Eliza Carpenter
Oliver Lewis
Who was the first African-American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Nelson Mandela
Ralph Bunche
Wangari Maathai
Desmond Tutu
Who was the first woman in any field to earn a doctorate from MIT?
Kamala Harris
Kimberly Bryant
Shirley Ann Jackson
Valerie Thomas
What does the acronym HBCU stand for?
Historically Black Colleges and Unicycles
Historical Brownie Cupcakes
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
History Because of You
