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BHM 2022 NSCW

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Black History Month first recognized?

a)

1965

b)

1976

c)

1972

d)

1970

2.

Who had us reclaiming our time?

a)

Maxine Waters

b)

Beyonce

c)

Barak Obama

d)

Pharrell Williams

3.

Who invented the filament inside a light bulb?

a)

Benjamin Banneker

b)

Lewis Latimer

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Henry Blair

4.

Which entertainer was NOT born in Baltimore?

a)

Jada Pinkett Smith

b)

Charles Dutton

c)

Tupac Shakur

d)

Bresha Webb

5.

What organization formed Feb. 12, 1909?

a)

National Black Women’s Justice Institute

b)

National Black Chamber of Commerce

c)

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

d)

Black Panthers

6.

Rosa Parks was the first person to refuse to give up her seat to a white person.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

a)

Ralph Bunche

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Desmond Tutu

d)

Wangari Maathai

8.

A black inventor created this this toy

a)

frisbee

b)

super soaker

c)

legos

d)

rubix cube

9.

Who became the first African American Justice to serve on the Supreme Court

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Clarence Thomas

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Sheila Dixon

10.

Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19th

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Who published “The Souls of Black Folks” in 1903

a)

Zora Neal Hurston

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

James Baldwin

d)

Fredrick Douglas

12.

Kwanzaa is a week-long African American holiday to celebrate family, community, and culture.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What black artist holds the title for the longest running No. 1 album of all time?

a)

Prince

b)

James Brown

c)

Jay Z

d)

Michael Jackson

14.

The first black astronaut in space was _____.

a)

Guion Bluford

b)

Mae C. Jemison

c)

Ronald McNair

d)

Bernard A. Harris

15.

_____ is currently the only woman to have six Olympic gold medals.

a)

Simone Biles

b)

Allyson Felix

c)

Serena Williams

d)

Ibtihaj Muhammad