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2.23.22 Black History

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The celebration of Black History month began as "Negro History Week"
a)
False
b)
True
2.

What was the nickname for the all Black 332nd Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps which escorted Allied Bombers through European airspace on more than 1,500 missions during World War II?

a)

Flying Blue Aces

b)

Tuskegee Airmen

c)

92nd bomber squadron

3.

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

4.

What former slave published the newspaper "The North Star"?

a)

David Walker

b)

William Wells Brown

c)

Fredrick Douglass

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

5.

She was the first African American to publish her writings.

a)

Phyllis Wheatley

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Marion Shea

6.
Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Booker T. Washington
7.
Who was the first African-American head coach in the NFL?
a)
Tony Dungy
b)
Fritz Pollard
c)
Ray Rhodes
d)
Art Shell
8.
Who was the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Olympics?
a)
William DeHart Hubbard
b)
Jesse Owens
c)
George Poage
d)
John Taylor
9.
Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was the first African American to become what?
a)
Astronaut
b)
Army General
c)
Policeman
d)
Pilot
10.
He invented the world-famous watergun, the Supersoaker.
a)
Claude Steele
b)
Emmett Chappelle
c)
Lonnie G. Johnson
d)
Matthew Henson
11.
After accidently slicing potatoes too thin, he created the potato chip.
a)
Percy Julian
b)
Ernest Just
c)
Lewis Latimer
d)
George Crum
12.

Why is black history month celebrated in February ?

a)

It is shortest month.

b)

To coincide with Abraham Lincoln and Fedrick Douglas' birthday.

c)

February is the holy month of Ramadan.

d)

Because it is the month of love thanks to Valentine's day