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BHM Fact Check!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Maya Angelou was the first African American woman to do what?

a)

be on national television

b)

start her own hair care products

c)

write a non-fiction bestseller

d)

accept a Nobel Peace Prize

2.

What year was the NAACP founded?

a)

1965

b)

1909

c)

1846

d)

1918

3.

At what age did Phillis Wheatley publish her first poem?

a)

12

b)

18

c)

22

d)

43

4.

Madame C.J. Walker is recorded as the first female _____________.

a)

hair salon owner

b)

nail salon owner

c)

millionaire

d)

television host

5.

George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using ________________.

a)

olives

b)

apples

c)

peanuts

d)

corn

6.

Halle Berry was the first African-American to win what type of award?

a)

Oscar

b)

Golden Globe

c)

Emmy

d)

Academy Award

7.

What is the name of the cells that were named after Henrietta Lacks?

a)

H Cells

b)

HeLa Cells

c)

Stem Cells

d)

L-Cells

8.

W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African American to recieve a PhD. from what historically black college/university (HBCU)?

a)

Howard University

b)

Morehouse College

c)

Hampton University

d)

Bowie State University

9.

True or False: Ben Carson was the first African American NASA astronaunt to launch into space.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Before Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court he played an important role in the Brown v. Board of Education case. What was the result of this court case?

a)

allowed all children to work at the age of 16.

b)

made slavery illegal.

c)

declared that all children can attend school together regardless of their race.

11.

Who was the first African American to reach #1 on the Billboard charts?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

James Brown

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Nat King Cole

12.

True or False: Angela Davis was placed on the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list for her social activism.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

This school girl was arrested nine months before Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on the bus.

a)

Madam C.J. Walker

b)

Angela Davis

c)

Cynthia Wesley

d)

Claudette Colvin

14.

What did they call the thriving city that was burned down during the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot?

a)

Black Wall Street

b)

Magic City

c)

The City that Never Sleeps

d)

City of Brotherly Love

15.

Who was the first African American woman to go into space?

a)

Josephine Baker

b)

Mae C. Jemison

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Claudette Colvin