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Black History Month

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first black man appointed to the Supreme Court?
a)
Collin Powell
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Barrack Obama
d)
W.E.B Du. Bouis 
2.
Who created B.E.T?
a)
Spike Lee
b)
Robert L. Johnson
3.
Who was the first black person to attended an all white school?
a)
Ruby Bridges
b)
Mary McLoud Bethune
c)
Linda Brown
d)
Sheyann Webb
4.
Who was the main black character on the 90s sitcom,"The Fresh Prince Of Be-lair?"
a)
Will Smith
b)
Alfonso Ribeiro
c)
Ross Bagley
d)
James Avery
5.
Who was the fastest runner in the Berlin Olympics?
a)
Usain Bolt
b)
Helen Stephens
c)
Jesse Owens
6.
Who is considered the greatest NBA star ever?
a)
Chris Paul
b)
Micheal Jordan
c)
Magic Johnson
d)
Lebron James
7.
Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
John Brown
8.
Why did Rosa Parks go to jail in 1955 ?
a)
She trash talked two white men
b)
She refused to give up her seat 
c)
She killed a white woman
9.
Who was Mary McCleod Bethune?
a)
Advisor to four presidents
b)
division administrator of National Youth Administration
c)
all of these
d)
none of these
10.
Malcolm X, who founded the Organization for Afro-American Unity in 1963, was a leading spokesman for:
a)
black rights
b)
black service
c)
black pride
d)
black freedom
11.
The bestselling, award-winning book, The Color Purple was also a hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg.  The author is:
a)
Alice Walker
b)
Steven Spielberg
c)
Richard Wright
d)
Terry McMillian
12.
  Who recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”?
a)
Little Richard
b)
James Brown
c)
Jimi Hendrix
d)
Tupac Shakur
13.
What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie, "Ray"?
a)
Redd Foxx
b)
Jamie Fox
c)
Denzel Washington
d)
Idris Elba
14.
Who created “Negro History Week” which later became “Black History Month”?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Carter G. Woodson
d)
William Phillip Randolph
15.
Serena and Venus Williams are stars in what professional sport?
a)
basketball
b)
tennis
c)
soccer
d)
volleyball
16.

Who is generally considered the mother of the civil rights movement?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Harriet Tubman

17.

What was the name of the first licensed African American female pilot?

a)

Willa Brown

b)

Bessie Coleman

c)

Janet Bragg

18.

What did Madam CJ Walker create?

a)

Curling Iron

b)

Hair care products

c)

Flat iron

19.

Who was the first African American female astronaut?

a)

Mae C Jamison

b)

Alice Ball

c)

Katherine Johnson

20.

What was George Washington Carver famous for?

a)

Different ways to use peanuts

b)

Different ways to use oranges

c)

Different ways to use koolAid

21.

Who was the first African American woman to become a millionaire in the United States of America?

a)

Harriett Tubman

b)

Patricia Bath

c)

Madam CJ Walker

22.

What does segregated mean?

a)

Together

b)

Freedom

c)

Separate

d)

Fair

23.

Harriet Tubman was a

a)

Store owner who gave food to the poor

b)

Ship builder who help people across the sea

c)

A spy who help slaves escape to the south

d)

house builder who build homes for the homeless

24.

Booker T. Washington was a

a)

Painter

b)

Baker

c)

Principle

d)

Store owner

25.
The 44th President of the United States was _________
a)
Barack Obama
b)
George Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Ronald Reagan
26.
I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana.  I became a pop singer.  My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies.  I earned the nickname "King of Pop".
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
27.
I was an abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights.  I published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star.  I became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
28.
I was a poet who became a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance.  My poems tell about African Americans and often contain jazz rhythms and dialect.
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Jessie Owens
c)
Ruby Bridges
d)
Marcus Garvey
29.
I was the first African American allowed to play major league baseball.  I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 10 years.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Jackie Robinson
30.
What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in 1800s led by Harriet Tubman?
a)
The Underground Railroad
b)
The Pony Express
c)
The Righteous Road
d)
The Fleet to Freedom
31.
What laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?
a)
Segregation Laws 
b)
Jim Crow Laws 
c)
Constitutional Laws 
d)
Freedom Laws 
32.

Who was considered the "Fastest Woman in the World?"

a)

Wilma Rudolph

b)

Gabby Douglas

c)

Serena Williams

d)

Lindsay Rothenstine

33.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

The home of the poet and writer, Langston Hughes

b)

A movement that promoted music and literary works of African Americans

c)

A type of poetry written from the experiences of African Americans

d)

A dance move

34.

Who's song is Georgia's state song?

a)

Jimi Hendrix

b)

Ray Charles

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Michael Jackson

35.

I was a multiple Grammy winner and "Queen of Soul" . I was known for such hits as "Respect," "Freeway of Love" and "I Say a Little Prayer." Who am I?

a)

Ruth Brown

b)

Beyonce

c)

Paris Jackson

d)

Aretha Franklin

36.

I had a lot of patents, including those for a hair-straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine and an improved traffic signal. Who am I?

a)

Daniel Hale

b)

Garrett Morgan

c)

Frederick Jones

d)

Kelly Miller

37.

Who is the highest paid Black musician in history?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Kanye West

c)

Prince

d)

Michael Jackson

38.

Who has NOT done the superbowl halftime show?

a)

James Brown

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Prince

d)

Beyonce

39.

The word emancipate most closely means to.....

a)

judge

b)

enslave

c)

free

d)

make equal

40.

Which of the following people are civil rights activist ?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr

b)

Donald J Trump

c)

James Farmer

d)

Jo Ann Robinson

e)

All of the above

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