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Black History: Garrett Morgan, Jackie Robinson, and Ruby Bridges

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Garret Morgan was a/an

a)

doctor in the United States

b)

inventor, a businessman, and owner of a newspaper.

c)

teacher at Quitman County Elementary School

2.

Jackie Robinson was

a)

the first black American baseball player to play in the Major League.

b)

the first black President of the United States.

c)

an inventor.

3.

Ruby Bridges was

a)

the first black American baseball player.

b)

the first black American to fly a plane.

c)

the first black American student to attend an all-white school in the southern United States.

4.

Who is this?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Jesse Jackson

c)

Garrett Morgan

5.

Who is this?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Garrett Morgan

6.

Who is this?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Oprah Winfrey

7.

When was Garrett Morgan born?

a)

July 4, 1877

b)

March 4, 1877

c)

April 1, 1877

8.

When was Jackie Robinson born?

a)

January 15, 1919

b)

September 5, 1919

c)

July 31, 1919

9.

When was Ruby Bridges born?

a)

September 8, 1954

b)

February 14, 1954

c)

May 25, 1954

10.

The year that Ruby was born, the United States Supreme Court, ended ______ in public schools.

a)

peace

b)

equal rights

c)

segregation

11.

How old was Ruby when she became a hero for equal rights?

a)

3

b)

56

c)

6

12.

Garrett Morgan inventions of a ______ and improvement of ______ have saved many lives.

a)

safety hood and stoplight

b)

telephone and gas mask

c)

stoplight and signal light

13.

What improvements did Garrett make to the traffic light?

a)

He added a green light that told drivers to go.

b)

He added a yellow light that told drivers they would need to stop soon.

c)

He added a red light that told drivers to stop.

14.

After leaving the army, Jackie played baseball for the ___________.

a)

National Football Association

b)

Negro American League

c)

National Basketball Association

15.

On April 15, 1947 Jackie played his first game for the .....

a)

Brooklyn Dodgers

b)

Montreal Dodgers

c)

Chicago Bulls