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Black History Month 4

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Shirley Chisholm

2.

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

a)

James Brown

b)

Michael Jordan

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

Wilt Chamberlain

3.

Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Charley Pride

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Colin Powell

4.

Madame C.J. Walker became America's first self-made female millionaire in 1910. What item or items lead to her accomplishment?

a)

Mass production and sale of household products

b)

Invented of a new style of foundation

c)

Undergarment beauty and hair products for black women

d)

Established a life insurance company

5.

Who was the first African-American President of the United States of America?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Dr. George Washington Carver

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

6.

What African-American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Aretha Franklin

c)

Wilma Rudolph

d)

Oprah Winfrey

7.

Who was the first African-American Country Music Star?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Wilt Chamberlain

c)

Charley Pride

d)

Jackie Robinson

8.

Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

Charley Pride

9.

Who invented over 300 products from the peanut?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Wilt Chamberlain

d)

Dr. George Washington Carver

10.

Who is the only African-American honored by a national holiday and gave a famous speech "I Have A Dream" during the March on Washington?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Reverend Jesse Jackson

d)

Muhammad Ali

11.

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

12.

I was an actress and radio performer. I became the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940, for my supporting role as Mammy in 'Gone With the Wind.' Who am I?

a)

Whoopi Goldberg

b)

Halle Berry

c)

Hattie McDaniel

d)

Zoe Saldana

13.

Who is the "Father of Black History?"

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Cater G. Woodson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

14.

How long was the first celebration of Black History?

a)

one day

b)

one week

c)

one month

d)

one year

15.

Which Olympian was diagnosed with Polio as a child?

a)

Mae Jemison

b)

Simone Biles

c)

Michael Jordan

d)

Wilma Rudolph

16.

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

17.

Who has NOT done the superbowl halftime show?

a)

James Brown

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Prince

d)

Beyonce

18.

Which of the following women was the first African-American woman elected to Congress in 1968?

a)

Ida B Wells

b)

Shirley Chisolm

c)

Madam CJ Walker

d)

Mary Jackson