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WorksheetsChicago's Black History Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Who is known for incorporating real hair in her 3D Hair Art?
Kerry James Marshall
Virgil Abloh
Tyler Clark
Oprah Winfrey
The intersection of West Ohio Street and North Wolcott Avenue, (at 600 N Wolcott Ave and 1900 W Ohio St) was named after the Godfather of Street Dance.
Adolfo 'Shabba Doo' Quinones
Donald L. Seals, Sr.
Ida B. Wells
OC Sanders Way
Which African American woman was the Congress Parkway renamed for in 2019?
Rose
Oprah Winfrey
Sam Cooke
Ida B. Wells
What international human and civil rights organization founded by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., seeks to empower people through the use of grassroots and advocacy?
Rainbow Push Coalition
Kick, Push
Jet Magazine
Black Panther Party
Where can black women and girls find inspiration and safe spaces for intergenerational discourse and engagement?
Children's Defense Fund
Project I Am
Black Star Project
Black Girls Break Bread
What historic neighborhood has been a hub for Black Culture and where Black people laid roots during The Great Migration and housing segregation. It is also home to the Chicago Defender?
Bronzeville
Englewood
Ashburn
Altgeld Gardens
Founded in 1961 by Margaret Burroughs. What is the oldest institution that preserves African American culture?
The Children's Museum
The DuSable Museum
Chicago History Museum
Altgeld Museum
What dance club established in 1977 by Robert Williams is credited as the birthplace of House Music?
Armstrong Hardin Park
The Factory
The Warehouse
Mr. G'
Who was the first black Mayor of Chicago?
Michelle Obama
Harold Washington
Lori Lightfoot
Barack Obama
Who was the first African-American woman that grew up on the south side of Chicago to take home the Pulitzer Prize for poetry?
Gwendolyn Brooks
Tony Jackson
Ethel Payne
Lorraine Hansberry
Which Hip Hop artist grew to fame with the release of the song Kick, Push and uses storytelling and metaphors in his lyrics to address social issues?
Mavis Staples
Black Panther Party
Lupe Fiasco
Chaka Khan
Who is known as the “Godfather of Hip Hop and is jazz-poet, musician, and author?”
Gil Scott-Heron
Maurice White
Rollin' Stone
Lupe Fiasco
Who is known for his paintings of Black figures was also listed as one of the most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine?
Charles Dawson
Kerry James Marshall
Tyler Clark
William Scott
What Chicago-born dance style involves swivels, kicks and scissoring steps?
The Bop
Footwork
The Sturdy
Cha Cha Slide
Who published a children’s book centered on Black History in 1933?
William Eduard Scott
Tacarra Sutton
Kerry James Marshall
Charles C. Dawson
Who creates wearable art related to the African diaspora?
Shani Crowe
William Eduard Scott
Charles C. Dawson
Tacarra “Spifster” Sutton
Who founded what is now known as the DuSable Museum?
Virgil Abloh
Tyler Clark
Tacarra “Spifster” Sutton
Margaret Taylor-Burrough
What dance began as a fitness routine?
Footwork
Soul Train
Cha Cha Slide
The Bop
What musical variety show was one of the longest-running television programs in American History?
MTV
BET
Soul Train
VH1
What Blues song about escaping racism in the South was performed by President Barack Obama in 2012?
Sweet Home Chicago
My Kind of Town
In New York
Chicago
Who worked as a lecturer at The University of Chicago Law School and published a memoir called “Dreams from My Father?”
Michelle Obama
Michael Jordan
Lorraine Hansberry
Barack Obama
Who is known as one of the greatest NBA players of all time and led the Chicago Bulls to 6 national championships?
Dennis Rodman
Bill Cartwright
Scottie Pippen
Michael Jordan
Who was the first permanent settler in Chicago that was born on the island of Haiti around 1745 to a French mariner and a mother who was a slave of African descent?
Pocahontas
Lewis and Clark
Walter Payton
Jean Baptiste Point DuSable
What Bronzeville building is headquarters for one of the largest African American newspapers in the world?
Martin Luther King Jr. Living Memorial
Chicago Defender Building
Marshall Fields Building
The Willis Tower
What place in Chicago is the only Black Owned skating rink?
Maggie Daley Ribbon
Rainbow Skating Rink
Altgeld Gardens
The Rink
What landmark is the original home of the DuSable Museum?
The RInk
DuSable
Griffith-Burrough’s House
Chatham
What organization aims to reframe the narrative around Black Chicago by empowering young people to tell their stories through journalism and documentaries?
Black Star Project
Black Male Voter Project
Project sWISH Chicago
The Triibe
What organization empowers youth as journalists, reporters, creatives, videographers, marketers and brand strategists to work alongside industry professionals?
True Star Media
Black Star Project
Black Girls Break Bread
My Block My Hood My City
What organization builds awareness of people impacted by homelessness and provides the unhoused “Blessing Bags?”
True Star Media
Khloe Kares
Project I Am
The Triibe
What organization has been running the Bud Billiken Parade since the 1940’s?
Chicago Defender Charities, Inc.
Children’s Defense Fund
The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Rainbow Push Coalition
What organization utilizes sports and entertainment as the driving forces to unite people from diverse communities and cultures while providing a safe and supportive environment?
Project sWISH Chicago
McKinnley Nelson
Hoopz Chicago
Project I Am
What street is located on 59th between Union and Emerald and was named for a lounge owner?
-KAREN LEWIS CTU WAY
Lake Shore Drive
Dan Ryan
OC Sanders Way
What street is named for the former CTU President that died in February 2021?
-REV S L SUTTON DR
Karen Lewis CTU WAY
Donald L. Seals, Sr.
OTIS CLAY WAY
What street was named for a singer of soul and R&B music that was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2013?
OC Sanders Way
KAREN LEWIS CTU WAY
OTIS CLAY WAY
ADOLFO 'SHABBA DOO' QUINONES
What street sign was erected to honor a 14-year-old Chicago boy that was murdered in Mississippi in 1955?
Emmett Till Rd
Sam Cooke Way
Ryan Harris Rd
Hadiya Pendleton Blvd
