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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented Dry Scouring which led to dry cleaning?

a)

Garret Morgan

b)

Thomas Jennings

c)

Mary Bethune Cookman

d)

Bill Pickett

2.

Who invented the recipe behind KFC?

a)

Col. Harland Sanders

b)

Ms. Childress

c)

Bill Pickett

d)

Harriet Tubman

3.

Who is one of the most famous and well-known classical musicians of all time?

a)

Ray Charles

b)

Aretha Franklin

c)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

d)

Michael Jackson

4.

Who was the cartoon character Betty Boop based off of?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Whitney Houston

c)

Mariah Carey

d)

Esther Jones

5.

Who was the richest girl in America in 1913?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Sarah Rector

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Ms. Childress

6.

Who invented the potato chip?

a)

Ernest Just

b)

Nathan Greene

c)

George "Crum" Speck

d)

Nat Love

7.

Who invented the first digital cellphone?

a)

Bill Smith

b)

Jesse Eugene Russell

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

8.

Who invented the Iron Board?

a)

Sarah Boone

b)

Sarah Rector

c)

Mary Bethune Cookman

d)

Esther Jones

9.

Who was the architect who helped design the White House?

a)

Benjamin Banneker

b)

Beethoven

c)

Thomas Jennings

d)

Nathan Thomas

10.

Who created hushpuppies?

a)

Captain D's Restaurant

b)

KFC

c)

Slaves who were escaping from dogs

d)

Some unknown chef

11.

Who invented telegraphony and the rollercoaster?

a)

Benjamin Banneker

b)

Nathan Greene

c)

Granville Woods

d)

Bill Picket

12.

Who designed a car called Ikenga GT in 1967 in the UK?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Granville Woods

c)

David Gittens

d)

Harley Davidson

13.

Who was the richest man on Earth in the 14th century?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Moses

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Benjamin Banneker

14.

Who invented the pastry fork in 1891?

a)

Mary Bethune

b)

Bessy Stringfield

c)

Anna Mangin

d)

Esther Jones

15.

Who received a patent for the invention of the light bulb?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Lewis Latimer

c)

Granville Woods

d)

Ernest Just