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Black History Trivia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these movies came first?

a)

Friday

b)

Boyz in the Hood

c)

Barbershop

d)

Poetic Justice

2.

Who was the first Black female mayor in Holly Springs?

a)

Mildred Myers

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Sharon Gipson

3.

Which group sang, "Can You Stand the Rain"?

a)

Jackson Five

b)

Boyz II Men

c)

New Edition

d)

The Temptations

4.

Who was the first Black male mayor in Holly Springs?

a)

James Meredith

b)

Kelvin Buck

c)

Eddie Lee Smith Jr.

d)

Fred Holland

5.

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

a)

President Richard Nixon

b)

President Gerald Ford

c)

President Jimmy Carter

d)

President Ronald Reagan

6.

The Temptations song was featured in which movie?

a)

Love Jones

b)

Friday After Next

c)

Menace 2 Society

d)

The Color Purple

7.

What colors are associted with Black History Month?

a)

Red, Yellow and Green

b)

Green, Blue, Yellow

c)

Black, White and Purple

d)

Red, White, and Blue

8.

What is the name of the famous author who graduated from H.W. Byers High School?

(HINT: He wrote Black Panther)

a)

James Baldwin

b)

Christopher Daniels

c)

Jesse Holland

d)

Romale McNeil

9.

Which one of these women were one of the original founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)? She was born in Holly Springs, MS.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Whoopi Goldberg

d)

Barbara Smith

10.

What was this school originally called before it was named "H.W Byers"?

a)

Galena High

b)

Sand Flat

c)

Attendance Center

d)

Holly Springs School