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Black History Bowl

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the principal at Tuskegee Institute who recruited and hired George Washington Carver?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Harriet Tubman

2.

She was the queen of Egypt.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Bessie Coleman

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Areatha Franklin

3.

H B C U stands for what?

a)

Heroes Because We are United

b)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

c)

Heart Brain Colored University

d)

Historically Black Culture University

4.

This rap artist is also a movie star and a broadway actress. She is from East Orange, NJ

a)

Cardi B

b)

Beyonce

c)

Queen Latifah

d)

Nikki Minaj

5.

The slave ship was overtaken by a slave named "Cinque". He attempted to navigate back to Africa.

a)

The Titanic

b)

The Mayflower

c)

The Amistad

d)

USS Constitution

6.

President of the National Council For Negro Women

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Dorothy Height

d)

Whitney Houston

7.

First Black Female Aviator

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Ozzie Williams

c)

Bessie Coleman

d)

Sarah Boone

8.

First African American appointed to the Supreme Court

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Amiri Baraka

d)

Ralph Ellison

9.

First to perform a successful open heart surgery

a)

Jesse Owens

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Dr. Oz

d)

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

10.

First African American Billionaire

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Beyonce

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Whitney Houston

11.

How many trips did Harriet Tubman take to rescue black slaves?

a)

20

b)

100

c)

19

d)

50

12.

Known as the Queen of Soul

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Queen Latifah

13.

Known as the King of Pop

a)

King Tut

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Benjamin Banneker

d)

Medgar Evers

14.

Invented the traffic light

a)

G T Sampson

b)

Garret Morgan

c)

Claude Mckay

d)

Ralph Ellison

15.

First African American Woman in Space

a)

Hattie McDaniel

b)

Dr. Alexa Canady

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Juanita Hill

16.

Patented the Telephone

a)

Sarah Boone

b)

Fredrick Jones

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

J A Burr

17.

Invented the lawn mower

a)

Garret Morgan

b)

J A Burr

c)

Otis Boykin

d)

Phillip Brooks

18.

Invented the clothes dryer

a)

Garret Morgan

b)

G T Sampson

c)

Phillip Brooks

d)

Sarah Boone