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Black History Trivia

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The bestselling, award-winning book, The Color Purple was also a hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg.  The author, from Eatonton, GA, is:

a)
Alice Walker
b)
Steven Spielberg
c)
Richard Wright
d)
Terry McMillian
2.
What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie, "Ray"?
a)
Redd Foxx
b)
Jamie Fox
c)
Denzel Washington
d)
Idris Elba
3.
I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana.  I became a pop singer.  My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies.  I earned the nickname "King of Pop".
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
4.
I was an abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights.  I published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star.  I became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
5.
I escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849.  I helped hundreds of slaves travel north on the Underground Railroad.  I also helped John Brown recruit solders for the raid on Harpers Ferry.
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
6.
I worked for racial equality.  Many heard my "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.  I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Rosa Parks
7.
I was a poet who became a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance.  My poems tell about African Americans and often contain jazz rhythms and dialect.
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Jessie Owens
c)
Ruby Bridges
d)
Marcus Garvey
8.
I was the first African American allowed to play major league baseball.  I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 10 years.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Jackie Robinson
9.
I was a scientist who made hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans.  Some of these products included adhesives, dyes, and rubber substitute.
a)
George Washington Carver
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Sarah E. Goode
d)
Sojourner Truth
10.
 Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.
a)
Basketball player
b)
Tennis player
c)
Track star
11.
Which performing artist pictured in this photo sang "I'm Every Woman" with singer Chaka Khan?
a)
Celine Dion
b)
Whitney Houston
c)
Whoopi Goldberg
d)
Mae Jemison
12.
What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in 1800s led by Harriet Tubman?
a)
The Underground Railroad
b)
The Pony Express
c)
The Righteous Road
d)
The Fleet to Freedom
13.
The Supreme Court declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in this case
a)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
b)
Marbury v Madison
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
14.
The celebration of Black History month began as "Negro History Week"
a)
False
b)
True
15.
What laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?
a)
Segregation Laws 
b)
Jim Crow Laws 
c)
Constitutional Laws 
d)
Freedom Laws 
16.

Who was the first African-American woman self-made millionaire?

a)

Sarah Rector

b)

Madam C.J. Walker

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Octavia Spencer

17.

What was the nickname of the first 9 black teens to go to a white high school?

a)

Little Arkansas Nine

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

The Montgomery Nine

d)

Little Kentucky Nine

18.
I was an abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights.  I published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star.  I became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
19.
Who was the first black heavyweight champion?
a)
Jack Johnson
b)
Muhammad Ali
c)
Floyd Maywether
d)
Joe Frazier
20.
 Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.
a)
Basketball player
b)
Tennis player
c)
Track star
21.
Which performing artist pictured in this photo sang "I'm Every Woman" with singer Chaka Khan?
a)
Celine Dion
b)
Whitney Houston
c)
Whoopi Goldberg
d)
Mae Jemison
22.
The Supreme Court declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in this case
a)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
b)
Marbury v Madison
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
23.
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
a)
Ernie Banks
b)
Ty Cobb
c)
Jackie Robinson
d)
Satchel Paige
24.
The celebration of Black History month began as "Negro History Week"
a)
False
b)
True
25.
What laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?
a)
Segregation Laws 
b)
Jim Crow Laws 
c)
Constitutional Laws 
d)
Freedom Laws 
26.

What was the nickname of the first 9 black teens to go to a white high school?

a)

Little Arkansas Nine

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

The Montgomery Nine

d)

Little Kentucky Nine

27.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: First African American Female Astronaut

Hint Two: Flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour

a)

Mae Jamison

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Betty White

d)

Maya Angelou

28.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: First female Vice President of the United States

Hint Two: First African American/Indian woman to become the Attorney General of California.

a)

Mae Jamison

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Bessie Colman

d)

Kamala Harris

29.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

Hint Two: Was an educator and author

a)

Barrick Obama

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Thurgood Marshall

30.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: American Lawyer

Hint Two: first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice

a)

Barrick Obama

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Thurgood Marshall

31.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: Lives in Chicago

Hint Two: first Black U.S. President

a)

Barrick Obama

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Thurgood Marshall

32.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: First African American to be allowed into public school with white students

Hint Two: Had to take a test to be allowed in

a)

Alice Coachman

b)

Shirley Chisholm

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Ruby Bridges

33.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: First African American to win a gold medal at the Olympics

Hint Two: Specialized in the High Jump

a)

Alice Coachman

b)

Shirley Chisholm

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Ruby Bridges

34.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: Former Slave

Hint Two: Outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women's rights

a)

Alice Coachman

b)

Shirley Chisholm

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Ruby Bridges

35.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: Avoided Jail for not going to War

Hint Two: Heavyweight Boxing Champ

a)

Ras Baraka

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Muhammed Ali

d)

George Washington Carver

36.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: Mayor of Newark

Hint Two: Is a author

a)

Ras Baraka

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Muhammed Ali

d)

George Washington Carver

37.
Who invented the pacemaker?
a)
Otis Boykin
b)
Russell Williams
c)
Dr. Charles Drew
d)
Dr. Patricia Bath
38.
Who invented the video game console?
a)
Playstation
b)
Jerry Lawson
c)
Jerry Jones
d)
George Crum
39.
Who invented the world famous snack, potato chips?
a)
Lay's
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
George Crum
d)
Garrett Mor
40.
Who invented the blood bank?
a)
Dr. Charles Richard Drew
b)
Dr. Charles Otis
c)
Dr. Marc Hannah
d)
Dr. Thomas Morgan
41.
Who in vented the squeeze mop?
a)
Fredrick Jones
b)
Richard Stewart
c)
Jerry Lawson
d)
Thomas W. Stewart
42.
He invented the gas mask and the traffic signals____________.
a)
Charles Drew
b)
Garrett Morgan
c)
Morgan Freeman
d)
Richard Spikes
43.
This lady invented the home security system.
a)
LaShonda Howard-Holmes
b)
Marie Van Brittan Brown
c)
Patrica Bath
d)
Harriett Lawson
44.
__________invented the carbon filament, which made light bulbs far more efficient and affordable.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Lewis Latimer
c)
Garrett Morgan
d)
Charles Boykin
45.
The classic street mailbox, with a hinged door that closes to protect your mail, was invented by African-American__________.
a)
Otis Boykin
b)
J. Cooper
c)
William Davis
d)
 Philip B. Downing
46.
Cameroonian engineer ________ invented the Cardopad, the first medical tablet that allows doctors to perform tests like the electrocardiogram (ECG) in remote locations with no electricity.
a)
Marc Hannah
b)
George Crum
c)
Arthur Zang
d)
Thomas Stewart
47.
African-American inventor _____ invented one of the first lawn mowers to use a rotary blade.
a)
John Burr
b)
John Brown
c)
James Burr
d)
Jamie Brown
48.
The first person ever to patent a hot comb in the US was________, the daughter of former slaves.
a)
Madam C.J. Walker
b)
 Annie Malone
c)
Annie Gypsy
49.
In 1919, African-American inventor _________ invented and patented the gas furnace.
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Madam C.J. Walker
c)
Alice Parker
d)
Charles K
50.
African-American inventor _____ came up with the first ever design for a lawn sprinkler, which is similar to those still used today.
a)
Joseph H. Smith
b)
James Smith
c)
Joseph P. Walker
d)
Charles Brooks
51.
The touch-tone phone, caller ID, and call waiting were all made possible by the inventions of a black scientist, __________, who worked at Bell Laboratories.
a)
Sarah Bell
b)
Lincoln Brown
c)
Henrietta Bradberry
d)
Shirley Ann Jackson
52.
_______, an African American, invented the gamma-electrical cell in 1971, which still used in today in cell phones.
a)
Dr. Henry T. Sampson
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Alexander P. Ashbourne
d)
Dr. Charles Drew
53.
I won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.  This made Hitler mad because he assumed the Germans were superior.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Ruby Bridges
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
Jessie Owens

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