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Chicago's Black History Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known for incorporating real hair in her 3D Hair Art?

a)

Kerry James Marshall

b)

Virgil Abloh

c)

Tyler Clark

d)

Oprah Winfrey

2.

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.

a)

Adolfo 'Shabba Doo' Quinones

b)

Donald L. Seals, Sr.

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

OC Sanders Way

3.

Which African  American woman was the Congress Parkway renamed for in 2019? 

a)

Rose

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Sam Cooke

d)

Ida B. Wells

4.

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?  

a)

Rainbow Push Coalition

b)

Kick, Push

c)

Jet Magazine

d)

Black Panther Party

5.

Where can black women and girls find inspiration and  safe spaces for intergenerational discourse and engagement?  

a)

Children's Defense Fund

b)

Project I Am

c)

Black Star Project

d)

Black Girls Break Bread

6.

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?

a)

Bronzeville

b)

Englewood

c)

Ashburn

d)

Altgeld Gardens

7.

Founded in 1961 by Margaret Burroughs. What is the oldest institution that preserves African American culture?

a)

The Children's Museum

b)

The DuSable Museum

c)

Chicago History Museum

d)

Altgeld Museum

8.

What dance club established in 1977 by Robert Williams is credited as the birthplace of House Music?

a)

Armstrong Hardin Park

b)

The Factory

c)

The Warehouse

d)

Mr. G'

9.

Who was the first black Mayor of Chicago?

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Harold Washington

c)

Lori Lightfoot

d)

Barack Obama

10.

Who was the first African-American woman that grew up on the south side of Chicago to take home the Pulitzer Prize for poetry?

a)

Gwendolyn Brooks

b)

Tony Jackson

c)

Ethel Payne

d)

Lorraine Hansberry

11.

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?

a)

Mavis Staples

b)

Black Panther Party

c)

Lupe Fiasco

d)

Chaka Khan

12.

Who is known as the “Godfather of Hip Hop and is jazz-poet, musician, and author?”

a)

Gil Scott-Heron

b)

Maurice White

c)

Rollin' Stone

d)

Lupe Fiasco

13.

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?

a)

Charles Dawson

b)

Kerry James Marshall

c)

Tyler Clark

d)

William Scott

14.

What Chicago-born dance style involves swivels, kicks and scissoring steps?

a)

The Bop

b)

Footwork

c)

The Sturdy

d)

Cha Cha Slide

15.

Who published a children’s book centered on Black History in 1933?

a)

William Eduard Scott

b)

Tacarra Sutton

c)

Kerry James Marshall

d)

Charles C. Dawson

16.

Who creates wearable art related to the African diaspora?

a)

Shani Crowe

b)

William Eduard Scott

c)

Charles C. Dawson

d)

Tacarra “Spifster” Sutton

17.

Who founded what is now known as the DuSable Museum?

a)

Virgil Abloh

b)

Tyler Clark

c)

Tacarra “Spifster” Sutton

d)

Margaret Taylor-Burrough

18.

What dance began as a fitness routine?

a)

Footwork

b)

Soul Train

c)

Cha Cha Slide

d)

The Bop

19.

What musical variety show was one of the longest-running television programs in American History?

a)

MTV

b)

BET

c)

Soul Train

d)

VH1

20.

What Blues song about escaping racism in the South was performed by President Barack Obama in 2012?

a)

Sweet Home Chicago

b)

My Kind of Town

c)

In New York

d)

Chicago

21.

Who worked as a lecturer at The University of Chicago Law School and published a memoir called “Dreams from My Father?”

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Michael Jordan

c)

Lorraine Hansberry

d)

Barack Obama

22.

Who is known as one of the greatest NBA players of all time and led the Chicago Bulls to 6 national championships?

a)

Dennis Rodman

b)

Bill Cartwright

c)

Scottie Pippen

d)

Michael Jordan

23.

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? 

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

Walter Payton

d)

Jean Baptiste Point DuSable

24.

What Bronzeville building is headquarters for one of the largest African American newspapers in the world?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr. Living Memorial

b)

Chicago Defender Building

c)

Marshall Fields Building

d)

The Willis Tower

25.

What place in Chicago is the only Black Owned skating rink?

a)

Maggie Daley Ribbon

b)

Rainbow Skating Rink

c)

Altgeld Gardens

d)

The Rink

26.

What landmark is the original home of the DuSable Museum?

a)

The RInk

b)

DuSable

c)

Griffith-Burrough’s House

d)

Chatham

27.

What organization aims to reframe the narrative around Black Chicago by empowering young people to tell their stories through journalism and documentaries?

a)

Black Star Project

b)

Black Male Voter Project

c)

Project sWISH Chicago

d)

The Triibe

28.

What organization empowers youth as journalists, reporters, creatives, videographers, marketers and brand strategists to work alongside industry professionals? 

a)

True Star Media

b)

Black Star Project

c)

Black Girls Break Bread

d)

My Block My Hood My City

29.

What organization builds awareness of people impacted by homelessness and provides the unhoused “Blessing Bags?” 

a)

True Star Media

b)

Khloe Kares

c)

Project I Am

d)

The Triibe

30.

What organization has been running the Bud Billiken Parade since the 1940’s?

a)

Chicago Defender Charities, Inc.

b)

Children’s Defense Fund

c)

The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

d)

Rainbow Push Coalition

31.

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?

a)

Project sWISH Chicago

b)

McKinnley Nelson

c)

Hoopz Chicago

d)

Project I Am

32.

What street is located on 59th between Union and Emerald and was named for a lounge owner? 

a)

-KAREN LEWIS CTU WAY

b)

Lake Shore Drive

c)

Dan Ryan

d)

OC Sanders Way

33.

What street is named for  the former CTU President that died in February 2021?

a)

-REV S L SUTTON DR

b)

Karen Lewis CTU WAY

c)

Donald L. Seals, Sr. 

d)

OTIS CLAY WAY

34.

What street was named for a singer of soul and R&B music that was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2013? 

a)

OC Sanders Way

b)

KAREN LEWIS CTU WAY

c)

OTIS CLAY WAY

d)

ADOLFO 'SHABBA DOO' QUINONES

35.

What street sign was erected to honor a 14-year-old Chicago boy that was murdered in Mississippi in 1955?

a)

Emmett Till Rd

b)

Sam Cooke Way

c)

Ryan Harris Rd

d)

Hadiya Pendleton Blvd