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Black History II (02-15-2022)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which U.S. president desegregated the U.S. armed forces after WWII?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Harry S. Truman

2.

In what year was prominent preacher and non-violent activist Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?

a)

1967

b)

1968

c)

1969

d)

1970

3.

Who was the first black Major League Baseball player in the 20th century (Brooklyn Dodgers)?

a)

Jack Johnson

b)

William O'Ree

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Fritz Pollard

4.

Who was the first black ELECTED governor in the United States?

a)

Hiram Revels

b)

Ralph J. Bunche

c)

Carol Mosely Braun

d)

L. Douglas Wilder

5.

What famous and prolific black historian with a Harvard degree wrote "The Souls of Black Folk" in the early twentieth century?

a)

Martin Luther King, Sr.

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

D.W. Griffith

d)

Marcus Garvey

6.

Which African country was founded in 1822 by the "American Colonization Society" in an attempt to realize the dream of many Americans to "return" blacks to Africa, and thus end racial problems in the United States, under a scheme called "colonization"?

a)

Ghana

b)

Monrovia

c)

Liberia

d)

Nigeria

7.

Who was the first black Senator in the United States?

a)

Blanche Bruce

b)

Hiram Revels

c)

Carol Mosely Braun

d)

Barack Obama

8.

What was the name of the hotel where Martin Luther King was assassinated?

a)

Lorraine Motel

b)

Memphis Motel

c)

Beal Street Motel

d)

Crump Hotel

9.

In 1920, who became the first African American to play in the NFL during its formidable years?

a)

Fritz Pollard

b)

Kenny Washington

c)

Woody Strode

d)

Bill WIllis

10.

Where was the famous "sit-in" at a Woolworth's lunch counter in 1960?

a)

Greensboro, NC

b)

Montgomery, AL

c)

Atlanta, GA

d)

Knoxville, TN

11.

Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of what Washington, D.C. landmark?

a)

The Capitol

b)

The Jefferson Memorial

c)

The Lincoln Memorial

d)

The Washington Memorial

12.

Olympic teammates Tommie Smith and John Carlos give the Black power symbol during the awards ceremony at which city's Olympics?

a)

Montreal

b)

Mexico City

c)

Berlin

d)

Munich

13.

Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a White passenger in what southern city?

a)

Birmingham, AL

b)

Atlanta, GA

c)

Memphis, TN

d)

Montgomery, AL

14.

Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics after attending what college?

a)

Fairmont University

b)

University of Kentucky

c)

University of Louisville

d)

The Ohio State University

15.

The NAACP was formed largely in response to a riot in what city?

a)

Springfield, IL

b)

New York, NY

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Indianapolis, IN

16.

Who was the first black player in the NHL?

a)

Willie O'Ree

b)

Terrence Williams

c)

James Beerback

d)

Samuel Simmons

17.

How many African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justices have there been in our history?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

18.

Hattie McDaniel was the first black to be nominated for an Oscar. Who, in 1949 was the second?

a)

Ethel Waters

b)

Juanita Moore

c)

Sidney Poitier

d)

Rupert Crosse

19.

Who is considered to be the best player to come from the American Basketball Association?

a)

Artis Gilmore

b)

Julius Erving

c)

George McGinnis

d)

Rick Barry

20.

Which company currently has a black female CEO?

a)

Walgreens Boots Alliance

b)

CVS Health

c)

Rite Aid

d)

Walmart