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Ruby Bridges (Black History Month Project)

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Ruby Laurance

d)

Ariana Grande

2.

What was Ruby mainly known for?

a)

She was one of the first African American children to attend a all-white school

b)

She sung the national anthem for the U.S.S.R

c)

She made the speech 'I have a dream'

d)

She beat a world record in the Olympics

e)

She became the dictator of Germany and started world war two

3.

What was the name of Ruby's school?

a)

Beechwood

b)

Martin Luther King Jr. Academy

c)

William Frantz Elementary School

d)

Freedom Elementary School

4.

What grade did Ruby spend all alone?

a)

1st

b)

Kindergarten

c)

2nd

d)

6th

5.

What award did Ruby win in 2001 by Bill Clinton?

a)

Nobel Peace Prize

b)

1st Place Olympics Medal

c)

Presidential Citizens Medal

d)

Presidential Peace Prize of Honor

6.

How old was Ruby when she started at her new school?

a)

15

b)

9

c)

4

d)

6

7.

Why was Ruby chosen to attend the all white school?

a)

She had one of the highest test scores

b)

Because her parents wanted her too

c)

She volunteered

d)

Her name came first alphabetically

8.

What did Ruby do on her first day of school?

a)

Go to class

b)

Stay in the office all day

c)

Play outside

d)

Meet the other students

9.

Who escorted Ruby to school each day?

a)

Her father

b)

The US Marshalls

c)

The police

d)

No one

10.

What was the name of Ruby's teacher?

a)

Mrs. Jones

b)

Mrs. Henry

c)

Mrs. Brown

d)

Mrs. Cole

11.

What state was Ruby born in?

a)

Utah

b)

Georgia

c)

Mississippi

d)

South Carolina

12.

How many students were in Ruby's class the first year

a)

Two

b)

Twenty

c)

Only her

d)

Five

13.

How old is Ruby Bridges in 2022?

a)

67

b)

84

c)

36

d)

She is immortal >:D

14.

What word best describes Ruby?

a)

Fearless

b)

Disrespectful

c)

Destructive

d)

Malicious

15.

Ruby Bridges was born in

a)

1 BC

b)

1915

c)

1954

d)

1955

16.

They moved to New Orleans when she was

a)

4

b)

14

c)

9

d)

10

17.

Ruby was one out of __ African american students to pass the test.

a)

6

b)

21

c)

59

d)

2

18.

When did Ruby Bridges die?

a)

She hasn't

b)

2019

c)

2005

d)

2008

19.

What is Ruby Bridges job?

a)

She is a Biologist

b)

She is a Anthropologist

c)

She is a Parent Liaison

d)

She works for the government

20.

What is Ruby's profession?

a)

Activist/Designer

b)

Activist/Dentist

c)

Activist/Physicist

d)

Activist/Author

21.

When Ruby went to school on the first day, what was outside for her?

a)

A ton of cheerful kids

b)

A mob of people protesting against the integration

c)

Many gifts from the government

d)

A statue built for her

22.

What was a result for the parents since Ruby went to school?

a)

Her parents forced her not to go after seeing all the people

b)

Her dad got fired and they were not allowed to go to grocery stores

c)

Her parents started to get rich from the profit

d)

Her parents became very very famous from all the supporting people

23.

(Select 2) Which of the following was what Ruby Bridges was awarded/given?

a)

National Award of Respect

b)

Presidential Citizens Medal

c)

A statue of herself at the school she went to

d)

A Oscar

e)

The Nobel Peace Prize

24.

Why is history important?

a)

To get good grades

b)

To learn

c)

No reason

d)

So that way you can learn the mistakes and make sure to not repeat history again