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Black History Month

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented over 300 products from the peanut?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Dr. George Washington Carver

2.
Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?
a)
Traffic light, gas mask
b)
Traffic light, cars
c)
Gas mask, stop sign
3.

Katherine Johnson used math to _______________.

a)

Help NASA get people to the moon

b)

Make new friends

c)

Boycott the buses

4.

I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Hattie McDaniel

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Oprah Winfrey

5.

I was a multiple Grammy winner and "Queen of Soul" . I was known for such hits as "Respect," "Freeway of Love" and "I Say a Little Prayer." Who am I?

a)

Ruth Brown

b)

Beyonce

c)

Paris Jackson

d)

Aretha Franklin

6.

I won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, embarrassing German dictator Adolf Hitler. Who am I?

a)

Usain Bolt

b)

LeBron James

c)

Kobe Bryant

d)

Jesse Owens

7.

I created specialized hair products for African-American hair and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. Who am I?

a)

Patricia Bath

b)

Madam C.J. Walker

c)

Mary Mahoney

d)

Alexa Canady

8.

I was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", I am regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Who am I?

a)

Kobe Bryant

b)

Muhammad Ali

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Michael Jordan

9.

I have recorded more than 30 U.S. top ten hits and received 25 Grammy Awards. I have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Who am I?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

PacMan

c)

Roy Brown

d)

Stevie Wonder

10.

Who was the father of black history month?

a)

president Obama

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Dr. Martin Luther king, Jr

d)

Dr. Carter G Woodson

11.

As a student at the Baltimore school of performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes?

a)

Hip - hop and poetry

b)

Theater and modern dance

c)

Music appreciation and film

d)

Ballet and poetry

12.

Which player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned major League. Baseballs silver slugger Award 12 times ?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Barry Bonds

c)

Hank Aaron

d)

willie Mays

13.

Which popular rap artists real name is Nayvadius Wilburn?

a)

Young Thug

b)

Future

c)

Black

d)

Bird man

14.

This individual had himself shipped in a box from Virginia to Pennsylvania - a state where he would be a free individual.

a)

Henry Brown

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Tarana Burke

15.

This individual sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.

a)

Taran Burke

b)

Maya Angelou

c)

Letitia Wood Brown

d)

Colin Kaepernick

16.

In addition to the United States, identify the other countries below that devote a month to celebrate African-Americans in history.

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Germany

c)

Canada

d)

India

17.

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American female to...

a)

Teach in France

b)

Fly around the world

c)

Graduate from Harvard University

d)

Receive her pilots license

18.

Ida B. Wells was a founding member of this organization.

a)

CORE

b)

NAACP

c)

NOW

d)

SCLC

19.

Who was the first woman in any field to earn a doctorate from MIT?

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Kimberly Bryant

c)

Shirley Ann Jackson

d)

Valerie Thomas

20.

Who founded Motown Records?

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Mary Wells

c)

Berry Gordy

d)

Stevie Wonder

21.

True or False? The bus boycott led to the Supreme Court ruling that segregation on buses was unconstitutional.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Match the trumpet player artist who also sang and recorded a very popular song.

a)

Louis Armstrong/What a Wonderful World

b)

Tom Morello/Crossroads

c)

John Coltrane/Strange Fruit

d)

Marvin Gaye/The Thrill is Gone

23.

What university did First Lady Michelle Obama graduate from?

a)

Harvard

b)

Princeton

c)

Yale

d)

Spelman

24.

1) Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip hop?

a)

Brooklyn, New York City

b)

Compton, Los Angeles

c)

The Bronx, New York City

d)

Houston, Texas

25.

Who created the Modern Home-Video Gaming Console?

a)

Lewis Latimer

b)

Wally Amos

c)

Gerald A. Lawson

26.

Interracial marriage was banned in the United States was banned in 1664 and not overturned until

a)

1669

b)

1754

c)

1985

d)

1967

27.

What basketball player was the first to score 100 points in a single game?

a)

Wilt Chamberlain

b)

Michael Jordan

c)

Jesse Owens

28.

I was a poet who became a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. My poems tell about African Americans and often contain jazz rhythms and dialect.

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Jessie Owens

c)

Ruby Bridges

29.

What are civil rights?

a)

The wrong things people do to each other

b)

The right answers on a test

c)

The laws that say we are all free and all have privileges

30.

What Chicago Public school was names after this Jazz Musician

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Malcom X

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Sammy Davis Jr

31.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

The home of the poet and writer, Langston Hughes

b)

A movement that promoted music and literary works of African Americans

c)

A type of poetry written from the experiences of African Americans

d)

A dance move

32.

Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?

a)

Wilma Rudolph

b)

Diana Ross

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Oprah Winfrey

33.

Funded first Black university in US, Xavior University

a)

Martin de Porres

b)

Thea Bowman

c)

St. Maurice

d)

Katherine Drexel

34.

Who started 1st national black newspaper?

a)

Daniel Rudd

b)

Mother Mary Lange

c)

Augustus Tolton

d)

St. Maurice

35.
African-American inventor _____ came up with the first ever design for a lawn sprinkler, which is similar to those still used today.
a)
Joseph H. Smith
b)
James Smith
c)
Joseph P. Walker
d)
Charles Brooks
36.
The classic street mailbox, with a hinged door that closes to protect your mail, was invented by African-American__________.
a)
Otis Boykin
b)
J. Cooper
c)
William Davis
d)
 Philip B. Downing
37.
Who invented the pacemaker?
a)
Otis Boykin
b)
Russell Williams
c)
Dr. Charles Drew
d)
Dr. Patricia Bath