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Black History Month

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

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.

Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Charley Pride

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Colin Powell

3.

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

4.

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.

5.

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

6.

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

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

Charley Pride

7.

Who invented over 300 products from the peanut?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Wilt Chamberlain

d)

Dr. George Washington Carver

8.

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

9.

Who is the "Father of Black History Month"?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Carter G. Woodson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

10.

How long was the first celebration of Black History?

a)

one day

b)

one week

c)

one month

d)

one year

11.

Who was considered the "Fastest Woman in the World?"

a)

Wilma Rudolph

b)

Gabby Douglas

c)

Serena Williams

d)

Lindsay Rothenstine

12.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

The home of the poet and writer, Langston Hughes

b)

A movement that promoted music and literary works of African Americans

c)

A type of poetry written from the experiences of African Americans

d)

A dance move

13.

Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?

a)

Wilma Rudolph

b)

Diana Ross

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Oprah Winfrey

14.

These young men staged a "sit-in" at the Woolworth lunch counter on February 1, 1960.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

The Greensboro 4

c)

The Tuskegee Airmen

d)

Jackie Robinson and George Washington Carver

15.

Fredrick Douglass was a former slave who

a)

ran for president.

b)

started the NAACP along with Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

was an adviser to President Lincoln and helped end slavery.

d)

bought a large plantation after the Civil War.

16.

The first African-American pilots in the US military were known as

a)

the Tennessee Airmen

b)

The Flying Aces

c)

The Miracle Men

d)

The Tuskegee Airmen

17.

Ruby Bridges became a Civil Rights Activist at age 6 by

a)

becoming the first African-American child to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

b)

being the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in Louisiana.

c)

becoming friends with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

going to jail for not giving up her seat on a bus to a white man.

18.

When did President Lyndon B. Johnson sign the Civil Rights Act making segregation illegal?

a)

1964

b)

2020

c)

1884

d)

1990

19.

Where was this photo taken?

a)

Montgomery Alabama

b)

Washington D.C

c)

San Francisco

d)

Atlanta Georgia

20.

Who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in berlin, embarrassing German Dictator Adolf Hitler?

a)

Usain Bolt

b)

Lebron James

c)

Kobe Bryant

d)

Jesse Owens

21.

Who became the first African - American congress woman in 1968?

a)

Marian Anderson

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Shirley Chisholm

d)

Tyra Banks

22.

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

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Roy Wilkins

c)

Bayard Rustin

d)

Martin Luther king, Jr

23.

Which was the first historically black college in America ?

a)

Lincoln University

b)

Howard University

c)

Cheyney University

d)

Wiley college

24.

In 1939, she wasn't able to perform at constitution Hall because of a "white performer's only" policy but first lady Eleanor Roosevelt protested and the singer eventually performed at Lincoln memorial ?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Ella Fitzgerald

c)

Marian Anderson

d)

Della Reese

25.

Who was a NASA mathematician, and the focus of the film Hidden Figures

a)

Katherine Johnson

b)

Amanda Spann

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Kerry Washington

26.

What does the acronym HBCU stand for?

a)

Historically Black Colleges and Unicycles

b)

Historical Brownie Cupcakes

c)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

d)

History Because of You

27.

This singer was called the Queen of Soul.

a)

Nina Simone

b)

Natalie Cole

c)

Billie Holiday

d)

Aretha Frankliin

28.

Which Supreme Court decision outlawed segregation in public schools?

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Bakke v California

29.

He was an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he became the first African-American to win a gold medal in an individual sport.

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Shani Davis

c)

Cornelius Johnson

d)

Chris Paul

30.

She is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She is the United States' first female vice president, the highest-ranking female elected official in U.S. history.

a)

Lynne Patton

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Ashley Bell

d)

Paris Dennard