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Black History Month

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long was the first celebratino of Black History?

a)

one year

b)

one month

c)

one week

d)

one day

2.

What civil rights activist is famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech on August 28th, 1963?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Jackie Robinson

3.

Who was the first African-Amerian major league baseball player?

a)

Sami Sosa

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Muhammed Ali

d)

Michael Jordan

4.

Who is considered the father of Black History?

a)

Dr. Carter G. Woodson

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Barack Obama

5.

Why is Black History Month celebrated in February.

a)

Because Valentine's Day teaches us about loving others.

b)

To coincide with Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass' birthday.

c)

It is the month slavery was abolished.

d)

Abraham Lincoln declared it a holiday.

6.

I won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, embarrasing the German dictator Adolph Hitler. Who Am I?

a)

Jesse Owens

b)

Usain Bolt

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Kobe Bryant

7.

Who was the abolitionist who freed himself from slavery to become a leader for civil rights and the first African America to be nominated for Vice President?

a)

Roy Wilkins

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Frederick Douglas

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

8.

I am known as "Air Jordan," "His Airness." I was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century. Who am I?

a)

LeBron James

b)

Kobe Bryant

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Michael Jordan

9.

I became a known as the woman who refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus--later becoming a civil rights activist.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Betsy Ross

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Kathrine Johnson

10.

I was the first African American president of the United States. Who am I?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Frederick Douglass