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Black History Month

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which amendments to the Constitution guaranteed equal rights for African Americans?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

2.

Which HBCU is located in North Carolina?

a)

Howard University

b)

Spelman College

c)

Florida A&M University

d)

Shaw University

3.

Who was the first Black gymnast to win the Individual All-Around title at the London Olympics?

a)

Simone Biles

b)

Jordan Chiles

c)

Gabby Douglas

d)

Amari Drayton

4.

What is the official language of Nigeria?

a)

French

b)

Nigerian

c)

English

d)

Arabic

5.

What is the biggest country in Africa by land area?

a)

Algeria

b)

Atlanta

c)

Morocco

d)

Egypt

6.

Who is the first and only black woman to have won an Academy Award for Best Actress?

a)

Halle Bailey

b)

Halle Berry

c)

Viola Davis

d)

Vivica A. Fox

7.

Who was the first Black American to host a TV show?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Oprah

c)

Steve Harvey

d)

Nat King Cole

8.

What universities has Neil deGrasse Tyson attended/worked at?

a)

Harvard

b)

Duke

c)

Columbia

d)

Princeton

9.

Who was the creator of Black History Month?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Carter G. Woodson

d)

Barack Obama

10.

Who was the first African American to publish a book of poetry?

a)

Phillis Wheatly

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Audre Lorde

11.

How old is the NAACP?

a)

200 years

b)

178 years

c)

114 years

d)

113 years

e)

98 years

12.

Why was February chosen for Black History Month?

a)

February 1 is National Freedom Day

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is in February

c)

To coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln