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Tuskegee Airmen Video Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During what war did the Tuskegee Airmen serve?

a)

WWII

b)

Korean War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Cold War

2.

Where did the Tuskegee airmen train?

a)

Tuskegee, AL

b)

Cherry Point, NC

c)

Washington, DC

d)

San Francisco, California

3.
Why couldn’t African American soldiers serve with white soldiers in the military?
a)
They weren't good enough.
b)
They did serve with white soldiers.
c)
Segregation didn't allow it.
d)
African American soldiers didn't want to.
4.
How did the white members of the US Army feel about the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
They were excited about the Tuskegee Airmen.
b)
They wanted to join the Tuskegee Airmen.
c)
They wanted the Tuskegee Airmen to do all the work.
d)
They didn't believe the Tuskegee Airmen were any good.
5.
What is a squadron?
a)
A group of friends.
b)
A military unit.
c)
A sports team.
d)
A person in charge.
6.

The Tuskegee Program was seen as a ________________________.

a)
Great Opportunity
b)
Equal Training
c)
Special Experiment
d)
New School
7.

True or False: The Tuskegee Airmen were as good as any other squadron.

a)
True
b)
False
8.

How did the Tuskegee Airmen help in World War II?

a)
They made equipment.
b)
They cooked.
c)
They dug trenches.
d)
They escorted bombers.
9.
What did the Tuskegee Airmen do when flying that made them successful?
a)
They split up.
b)
They stuck together.
c)
They showed off.
d)
They wore disguises.
10.

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

a)

African-American military pilots

b)

Navy Seals

c)

Army Rangers

d)

Green Berets

11.

What did the Tuskegee Airmen do

a)

Battle Segregation

b)

Become the first African-American war pilots

c)

Fight for the US during WWII

d)

ALL OF THESE

12.

What vehicles did the Tuskegee Airmen use?

a)

Bomber planes

b)

Red-Tailed p51

c)

Fighter-jet i450

13.
True or False: Tuskegee Airmen were greeted with welcome-home parades for their heroism.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

In The Tuskegee Airmen, what does the word segregated mean?

a)

A. unified

b)

B. merged

c)

C. isolated

d)

D. integrated

15.

During World II, the US military was

a)

Segregated.

b)

Integrated.

c)

Only open to white Americans.

d)

Nonexistent.

16.

Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois.

b)

Booker T. Washington.

c)

Georg Washington Carver.

d)

Thomas Edison.

17.

Which event propelled the United States into World War II?

a)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor.

b)

The bombing of Hiroshima.

c)

Hitler's invasion of Poland.

d)

The discovery of German spies in America.

18.

True or False: Some Tuskegee Airmen went on to have long careers in the military.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Main character in film:

a)

Hannibal Lee

b)

Walter Peoples

c)

Billy Roberts

d)

Major Joy

20.

Lee was given this award (see photo):

a)

Distinguished flying cross

b)

Medal of Honor

c)

The Master's Medal

d)

Purple Heart