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WorksheetsBlack History Month
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
Charley Pride
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
Colin Powell
Madame C.J. Walker became America's first self-made female millionaire in 1910. What item or items lead to her accomplishment?
Mass production and sale of household products
Invented of a new style of foundation
Undergarment beauty and hair products for black women
Established a life insurance company
Who was the first African-American President of the United States of America?
Colin Powell
Dr. George Washington Carver
Barack Obama
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What African-American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?
Rosa Parks
Aretha Franklin
Wilma Rudolph
Oprah Winfrey
Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?
Michael Jordan
Jackie Robinson
Muhammad Ali
Charley Pride
Who invented over 300 products from the peanut?
Colin Powell
Thurgood Marshall
Wilt Chamberlain
Dr. George Washington Carver
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?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Barack Obama
Reverend Jesse Jackson
Muhammad Ali
Who is the "Father of Black History Month"?
Frederick Douglass
Martin Luther King Jr.
Carter G. Woodson
Abraham Lincoln
How long was the first celebration of Black History?
one day
one week
one month
one year
Who was considered the "Fastest Woman in the World?"
Wilma Rudolph
Gabby Douglas
Serena Williams
Lindsay Rothenstine
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The home of the poet and writer, Langston Hughes
A movement that promoted music and literary works of African Americans
A type of poetry written from the experiences of African Americans
A dance move
Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?
Wilma Rudolph
Diana Ross
Mae Jemison
Oprah Winfrey
These young men staged a "sit-in" at the Woolworth lunch counter on February 1, 1960.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Greensboro 4
The Tuskegee Airmen
Jackie Robinson and George Washington Carver
Fredrick Douglass was a former slave who
ran for president.
started the NAACP along with Martin Luther King, Jr.
was an adviser to President Lincoln and helped end slavery.
bought a large plantation after the Civil War.
The first African-American pilots in the US military were known as
the Tennessee Airmen
The Flying Aces
The Miracle Men
The Tuskegee Airmen
Ruby Bridges became a Civil Rights Activist at age 6 by
becoming the first African-American child to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
being the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in Louisiana.
becoming friends with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
going to jail for not giving up her seat on a bus to a white man.
When did President Lyndon B. Johnson sign the Civil Rights Act making segregation illegal?
1964
2020
1884
1990
Where was this photo taken?
Montgomery Alabama
Washington D.C
San Francisco
Atlanta Georgia
Who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in berlin, embarrassing German Dictator Adolf Hitler?
Usain Bolt
Lebron James
Kobe Bryant
Jesse Owens
Who became the first African - American congress woman in 1968?
Marian Anderson
Ruby Bridges
Shirley Chisholm
Tyra Banks
Which civil rights activist is famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28th, 1963 ?
Malcolm X
Roy Wilkins
Bayard Rustin
Martin Luther king, Jr
Which was the first historically black college in America ?
Lincoln University
Howard University
Cheyney University
Wiley college
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 ?
Aretha Franklin
Ella Fitzgerald
Marian Anderson
Della Reese
Who was a NASA mathematician, and the focus of the film Hidden Figures
Katherine Johnson
Amanda Spann
Oprah Winfrey
Kerry Washington
What does the acronym HBCU stand for?
Historically Black Colleges and Unicycles
Historical Brownie Cupcakes
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
History Because of You
This singer was called the Queen of Soul.
Nina Simone
Natalie Cole
Billie Holiday
Aretha Frankliin
Which Supreme Court decision outlawed segregation in public schools?
Marbury v Madison
Brown v Board of Education
Plessy v Ferguson
Bakke v California
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.
Michael Jordan
Shani Davis
Cornelius Johnson
Chris Paul
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.
Lynne Patton
Kamala Harris
Ashley Bell
Paris Dennard
