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Patrick McDonnell Civil Rights Quizizz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What age was Ruby Bridges when she integrated into William Frantz Elementary School?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

5

d)

6

2.

In what state did Ruby Bridges live?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Alabama

c)

Florida

d)

Mississippi

3.

How many people passed the district entrence exam? (Including Ruby Bridges)

a)

6

b)

13

c)

7

d)

12

4.

How many siblings did Ruby Bridges have?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

4

5.

Who was the only teacher in William Frantz Elementary School willing to teach Ruby Bridges?

a)

Michelle Johnson

b)

Barbara Henry

c)

Abigail O'brien

d)

Bruce Wayne

6.

What occupation did Ruby´s parents have?

a)

Teachers

b)

Musicians

c)

Farmers

d)

Lawyers

7.

What happened to Ruby´s father after she integrated

a)

He was promoted

b)

Banned from grocery stores

c)

Died in a car accident

d)

He lost his job

8.

What happened to Ruby´s mother after she integrated?

a)

She was promoted

b)

She was banned at grocery stores

c)

She died in a car accident

d)

She lost her job

9.

Where did the Little Rock 9 go to high school?

a)

South High School

b)

Central High School

c)

Middle High School

d)

East High School

10.

Where is Little Rock

a)

Alabama

b)

Ohio

c)

Atlanta

d)

Arkansas

11.

How many days did it take for the Little Rock Nine to get in the building

a)

16

b)

24

c)

21

d)

31

12.

What year did the Little Rock Nine attend Central High

a)

1953

b)

1964

c)

1957

d)

1959

13.

Which President sent US army to Central High to protect the little rock nine?

a)

Lyndon B Johnson

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Harry Truman

14.

Which Governer sent the National Gaurd to block the entrence from the Little Rock Nine

a)

J B Pritzker

b)

Tim James

c)

Asa Hutchinson

d)

Orval Faubus

15.

When did the first of the Little Rock Nine graduate

a)

May 27 1958

b)

March 20 1958

c)

April 1 1958

d)

June 2 1958

16.

Who was the first of the Little Rock Nine to graduate

a)

Ernest White

b)

Ernest Green

c)

Ernest Brown

d)

Melba Pattillo Beals

17.

How many African American students did the Governer of Alabama allow to enroll?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

9

18.

Which of the following were one of the students who attended the University of Alabama

a)

Vivian Malone

b)

Brian Pillburn

c)

Scott Pillburn

d)

Karl Malone

19.

Which of the following were one of the students who attended the University of Alabama

a)

James Hood

b)

Liam Trums

c)

Greg Popov

d)

Scott Trums

20.

Which President allowed the two African American students 

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Lyndon B Johnson

d)

Bill Clinton

21.

What did parents do after Ruby Bridges enrolled

a)

Make Monetary Donations

b)

Boycott the School's Integration

c)

Taunt Ruby

d)

Create New School Clubs

22.

Who took Ruby Bridges to school?

a)

Her Parents

b)

Barbra Henry

c)

Michael Tyson

d)

Federal Marshals

23.

How many Federal Marshals took Ruby Bridges to school

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

24.

What item scared Ruby Bridges on her way to school

a)

A black doll in a coffin

b)

A black doll painted red

c)

A black doll that had its head ripped off

d)

A black doll that was stabbed

25.

How many days of school did Ruby miss?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

8

d)

7

26.

Which is a way Eisenhower responded to the situation in Little Rock?

a)

Sent in the Federal Guards

b)

He sent in the 101st Airborne Divison

c)

He went to see the school

d)

He did nothing

27.

How many members of the 101st Airborne division did President Eisenhower send in?

a)

12

b)

50

c)

32

d)

1200

28.

How long was the little rock nine able to stay in school on September 23

a)

30 Minutes

b)

1 Hour

c)

3 Hours

d)

90 Minutes

29.

Who kept the Little Rock Nine from entering on the first day of school

a)

Arkansas National Guard

b)

Mississippi National Guard

c)

Alabama National Guard

d)

All the answers

30.

How many days did it take to get the National Guard Removed?

a)

13

b)

16

c)

32

d)

43

31.

Which of the Little Rock Nine was separated on the first day?

a)

Melba Pattillo

b)

Jefferson Thomas

c)

Carlotta Walls

d)

Elizabeth Eckford

32.

Who of the Little Rock 9 was expelled?

a)

Minnijean Brown

b)

Jimmy Butler

c)

Jefferson Thomas

d)

Carl

33.

Which of these students attended the University of Alabama in 1963?

a)

Greg Loyate

b)

Fred Pirc

c)

Vivian Malone

d)

Earvin Johnson

34.

Which of these people attended the University of Alabama in 1963

a)

James Hood

b)

Lew Alcindor

c)

Sharon Gromp

d)

Ted Bear

35.

What year did the two students attend the university of Alabama

a)

1974

b)

1967

c)

1963

d)

1238

36.

What did the Alabama Govenor do about the University of Alabama situation?

a)

Stood in doorway

b)

Closed School

c)

Sent in the National Guard to stop entrence

d)

Nothing

37.

What did Kennedy do about the Wallace situation

a)

Sent in Alabama National Guard

b)

Sold hotdogs on the side of the Whitehouse

c)

Played some checkers

d)

Nothing

38.

"If the Negroes don't get their demands, they will turn to other leadership that will produce an even _______ crisis than this one." - Charles DIggs Jr (University of Alabama)

a)

Smaller

b)

Less

c)

Greater

d)

The Same

39.

What was George Wallace's famous quote?

a)

Segregation past and Future

b)

Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever

c)

Segregation to infinity and beyond

d)

I like cheeseburgers

40.

What College did Vivian Malone and James Hood attend?

a)

Mississippi University

b)

Arkansas University

c)

Alabama University

d)

None

41.

Who ensured James Hood's and Vivian Malone's enrollment?

a)

The President

b)

The National Guard

c)

My dog

d)

No one

42.

How many African American students were denied admission into the University of Alabama?

a)

10s

b)

100s

c)

1000s

d)

0

43.

Which of the following moved to another school after getting their bachelors from the University of Alabama?

a)

James Hood

b)

Coby White

c)

Vivian Malone

d)

No one

44.

Which of the following graduated from the University of Alabama

a)

James Hood

b)

Patrick Williams

c)

Vivian Malone

d)

None of the above