WorksheetsBlack History Month
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
When is Black History Month?
October
September
February
June
What is Black History Month?
Anniversary of independence for 5 African American countries
Raise awareness of African Americans’ contributions to civilization
Remberance for slavery
Annual celebration of African American achievements
The theme for Black History Month stays the same each year
True
False
What is this year's Black History Month Theme?
Black Migrations
The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity
African Americans and the Vote
Black Health and Wellness
In 1976, which president officially recognized black history month?
Abraham Lincoln
Gerald Ford
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which Amendment abolished slavery?
12th Amendment
15th Amendment
18th Amendment
13th Amendment
How many years after slavery was abolished was the last African American organization founded?
50
10
40
25
The United States is the only country that celebrates Black History Month.
True
False
Which other countries celebrate Black History Month?
Italy
United Kingdom
Canada
Russia
Who was the African-American civil rights activist and poet, who wrote the famous And Still I Rise" poem?
Langston Hughes
Audre Lorde
Robert Hayden
Maya Angelou
Which African-American Jazz singer from Harlem was the inspiration for the cartoon character
Betty Bop?
Esther Jones
Ella Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
Ethel Waters
Who was the first African-American drafted by an NFL team?
Jim Brown
Marion Motley
Jackie Robinson
Moses Fleetwood Walker
Who bailed out Rosa Parks after refusing to give her seat to a white man?
Martin Luther King Jr.
E. D. Nixon
John Lewis
W.E.B. Du Bois
Who was the first African American to be appointed by the U.S. Senate?
George Washington Carver
Barack Obama
Benjamin Carson
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Who was the first African American ever to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Elena Kagan
Stephen G. Breyer
Who was the first African-American Woman elected to the House of Representatives?
Michelle Obama
Shirley Chisholm
Claudette Colvin
Kamala Harris
