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WorksheetsBlack History Month Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
1992
1976
1981
1964
When did Rosa Parks' bus boycott happen?
September 1954
January 1962
December 1955
October 1968
How many African-Americans have served in the United States Senate since it first convened in 1789?
11
27
6
34
Who was the first black woman to become a representative in the US Congress?
Coretta Scott King
Shirley Chisolm
Maxine Walters
Shelia Jackson-Lee
Who was the first Black Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King Jr
Barack Obama
Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates this:
The signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
US Supreme Court ruling "separate but equal" education
The service of black troops during the US Civil War
The emancipation of African American slaves in the US
At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?
Hospital Orderly
Drugstore Clerk
High School Cafeteria Worker
Department Store Seamstress
Before he was elected president of the United States, Barack Obama served as a U.S. senator of which Midwestern state?
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Which team was the first professional African American baseball team?
New York Cuban Giants
Detroit Stars
Kansas City Monarchs
Birmingham Black Barons
Who was the first woman self-made millionaire in the United States?
Diana Ross
Maya Angelou
Beyonce
Madam C.J. Walker
