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Black History

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this person?

a)

Muhammed Ali

b)

Mary Jackson

c)

Rosa Parks

2.

What happened to Rosa Parks?

a)

She was arrested

b)

She was mugged

c)

She was a war hero

3.

Who is this person?

a)

Muhammed Ali

b)

Mary Jackson

c)

Rosa Parks

4.

What was Muhammed Ali famous for?

a)

Boxing

b)

Acting

c)

Preaching

5.

Who is this man?

a)

Muhammed Ali

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Malcolm X

6.

What was Martin Luther King Jr. famous for?

a)

He spoke out against inequality

b)

He promoted violent protests

c)

He became a great war hero

7.

Where was Martin Luther King Jr. from?

a)

Atlanta, GA

b)

Detroit, MI

c)

Columbia, South Carolina

8.

What does segregation mean?

a)

Bringing people together

b)

Separating people or things

c)

Irrigating farm land

9.

Who is this?

a)

Coretta Scott King

b)

Mary Jackson

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Ruby Bridges

10.

What is Ruby Bridges known for?

a)

First female to vote

b)

First black student in an all-white school

c)

She invented the folding chair

d)

First black student to became an engineer

11.

I helped over 300 slaves get their freedom. Who am I?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Beyonce

12.

Martin Luther King Jr was a

a)

2nd grade teacher

b)

fire fighter

c)

minister

d)

principal

13.

What month is Black History Month?

a)
b)
14.

What is this famous woman's name?

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Bessie Harris

15.

What was Barack Obama's former job?

a)

president

b)

author

c)

teacher

d)

musician

16.

What sport do these famous sisters play?

a)

basketball

b)

volley ball

c)

tennis

d)

soccer

17.

This woman was the first black female astronaut. What is her name?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Mae Jemison

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Venus Williams

18.

She was the most famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. What was her name?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Nina Simone

c)

Madame C.J. Walker

d)

Harriet Sims

19.

What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955?

a)

go to a segregated school.

b)

give up her seat up for a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.

c)

drink from a black water fountain.

d)

go to work.

20.

Who started Black History Month?

a)

Carter G. Woodson

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Eddie Murphy

21.

Louis Armstrong was famous for playing what instrument?

a)

trumpet

b)

horn

c)

saxaphone

d)

flute

22.

Rapper Drake is from what country?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

Africa

d)

Mexico

23.

What is Da Baby's real name?

a)

Jonathan Kirk

b)

Jonathan Williams

c)

Jonathan Smith

d)

Jonathan Green

24.

Which one is African American?

a)

George Washington

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Donald Trump

25.

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

26.

I am known as "Air Jordan," "His Airness;". I was named "the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century," by ESPN. Who am I?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Michael Jordan

d)

Josh Gibson

27.

I was an American singer, songwriter and dancer. I was dubbed the "King of Pop". My greatest hits are e.g. "Thriller", "Bad", "Black and White". Who am I?

a)

Jimi Hendrix

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Billy Joel

d)

Michael Jackson

28.

Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: Lives in Chicago

Hint Two: first Black U.S. President

a)

Barrick Obama

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Thurgood Marshall

29.
What is the name of first African American Chief Justice on the Supreme Court?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Joe Marshall
c)
Bryan Cranston
d)
Howard Cosell
30.
Who recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”?
a)
Jamie Foxx
b)
Stevie Wonder
c)
James Brown
d)
Alicia Keys
31.

Who Is This?

a)

Christina Aguilera

b)

Demi Lovato

c)

Whitney Houston

d)

Bruno Mars

32.

Which artist does rapper GloRilla feature in her single Tomorrow 2?

a)

Missy Elliott

b)

Cardi B

c)

Chris Brown

d)

NBA Youngboy