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Black History 5th-6th GRADE

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged people to protest by ___

a)
fighting 
b)
stealing things
c)
peaceful demonstration
d)
attacking police
2.
Thurgood Marshall became _______.
a)
a president of the United States.
b)
a principal in a school who fought racism.
c)
the first African American on the Supreme Court.
d)
one of the authors of the constitution.
3.

What is Ruby Bridges best known for?

a)

She was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

b)

She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man

c)

She was the first black student to attend a white elementary school in the South

d)

She was a nurse during the Civil War who founded the American Red Cross

4.

Which famous black woman was a pilot?

a)

Mae C. Jemison

b)

Bessie Coleman

c)

Ella Fitzgerald

d)

Serena Williams

5.

Which black woman was a famous talk show host?

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Mary McLeod Bethune

c)

Condoleezza Rice

d)

Ida B. Wells

6.

Which famous black woman was known for creating hair products for women? She was said to be the first female self-made millionaire in America.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Mary McLeod Bethune

c)

Madam C. J. Walker

d)

Bessie Coleman

7.

Which famous black woman is known for being the first African American Secretary of State in 2005?

a)

Oprah Winfrey

b)

Serena Williams

c)

Condoleezza Rice

d)

Mae C. Jemison

8.

When was Nelson Mandela sworn in as a President of South Africa?

a)

10 May 1994

b)

12 May 1994

c)

10 May 1984

d)

10 May 1986

9.

Misty Copeland is the first African American ballerina to take this role in the American Ballet Theatre.

a)

principal dancer

b)

soloist

c)

member of the corps de ballet

d)

partner lead

10.

Josephine Baker worked as a spy for the French Resistance during what war?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Cold War

d)

French Revolution

11.

The slaves and slave owners called Harriet Tubman "Moses" because

a)
They thought she was a man.
b)
They thought she was a God-like figure.
c)
She was like Moses in the bible, leading the Egyptian slaves to freedom.
12.

What was the first sport Jackie Robinson played professionally?

a)
football
b)
basketball
c)
baseball
d)
soccer
13.
What is Barack Obama most famous for?
a)
An author of non-fiction books
b)
His love for basketball
c)
Being the first African-American President of the United States
d)
 His ability to speak multiple languages
14.
What African American patented a telephone transmitter that was bought by Bell Telephone?
a)
Garrett A. Morgan
b)
Granville T. Woods
c)
Elijah McCoy
d)
Roger McNair
15.

What is Madam C.J. Walker known for? (There is more than one answer)

a)

She married a wealthy man and created her own cosmetics company.

b)

She was the first American woman to earn a million dollars on her own.

c)

She created and sold a shampoo made for black women.

d)

She created a business that opened up opportunities for women.

16.

Which of the following is an accomplishment of Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson?

a)

He surveyed Washington DC.

b)

He invented the first wooden clock in the US

c)

He was youngest director at the Hayden Planetarium

d)

He created series of Farmers Almanac

17.

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. Why did black people at one time have to give up their seats on buses?

a)

They wanted to stand.

b)

They were polite.

c)

It was the law.

d)

They thought it was fair.