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Black History Month Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Ralph Bunche

c)

Desmond Tutu

d)

Wangari Maathai

2.

Who was the first African American Major Ligue Baseball player?

a)

Ernie Banks

b)

Larry Doby

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Frank Robinson

3.

Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I know why the Caged Bird Sings”?

a)

Coretta Scott King

b)

Alice Walker

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Michelle Obama

4.

Macon B Allen was the first African American lawyer, what year did he receive his Law License?

a)

1895

b)

1915

c)

1825

d)

1845

5.

When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?

a)

September 1955

b)

January 1958

c)

December 1955

d)

November 1956

6.

Who was the first African American to win a singles title at Wimbledon?

a)

Althea Gibson

b)

Arthur Ashe

c)

Serena Williams

7.

When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?

a)

September 9th, 1965

b)

January 19th, 1963

c)

December 21st, 1962

d)

August 28th, 1963

8.

Which US President officially recognized Black History Month?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Ronald Reagan

9.

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. spent six days in space in 1983 Which Mission was he a part of?

a)

Challenger

b)

Apollo

c)

Gemini

10.

In what Midwestern city did Dr. Hale Williams establish first African American hospital?

a)

Chicago in 1891

b)

Minneapolis in 1901

c)

Kansas City in 1899

d)

Cincinnati in 1894

11.

Who was the first black woman ever to be named to a cabinet position of a U.S, President?

a)

Patricia Harris

b)

Condoleezza Rice

c)

Hazel O'Leary

d)

Alexis Herman

12.

Who was the first African American to graduate from Harvard University and become a U.S. Senator?

a)

Blanche Bruce

b)

Hiram Rhodes Revels

c)

Colin Powell

d)

Thurgood Marshall

13.

Who was the first African American woman to win 5 Grammy awards in one year?

a)

Da Brat

b)

Foxy Brown

c)

Lauryn Hill

d)

Missy Elliott

14.

As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took this class

a)

Hip-Hop Poetr

b)

Theater and Modern Dance

c)

Music Appreciation and Film

d)

Ballet Dance

15.

What player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned Major Ligue Baseball's Silver Slugger Award 12 times?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Barry Bonds

c)

Hank Aaron

d)

Willie Mays

16.

What was the first historically black college in America?

a)

Lincoln University

b)

Howard Universtiy

c)

Cheyney University

d)

Wiley College

17.

In 1939, she wasn't able to perform at Constitution Hall because of a "white performers only" policy, but first lady Eleanor Roosevelt protested and he singer eventually performed at the Lincoln Memorial

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Ella Fitzgerald

c)

Marian Anderson

d)

Della Reese

18.

This popular rap artist's real name is Tamar L Dillard

a)

Birdman

b)

50 Cent

c)

Flo Rida

d)

Future

19.

Madam C.J Walker is known as the first Black self-made millionaire. What product led to her success?

a)

The Ironing Board

b)

Caller ID

c)

Hair Grower

20.

Who was the first African American model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine?

a)

Iman

b)

Naomi Campbell

c)

Tyra Banks