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Black History Trivia

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Was best known for giving up her seat on the bus and was very important in the civil rights movement.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Ruby Bridges

2.

Was the first African American president of the United States

a)

Henry Ford

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

Barack Obama

3.

This scientist discovered over 100 uses of the peanut

a)

George Washington Carver

b)

Barack Obama

4.

This woman was very good at math! She helped safely bring astronauts home from space.

a)

Katherine Johnson

b)

Ruby Bridges

5.

First African American millionaire-invented black hair care products.

a)

Hiram Revels

b)

Madame C.J. Walker

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

James Meredith

6.

people who believed that the practice of slavery should be ended

a)

trailblazers

b)

fugitive

c)

abolitionists

d)

adversity

7.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

a secret network of people who helped slaves escape

b)

a real train that went from Maryland to Pennsylvania

c)

a group of people who stopped slaves from escaping

d)

a large farm where crops were grown under the ground

8.

the rights of citizens to equality and social and political freedom

a)

civil rights

b)

activist

c)

abolitionists

d)

trailblazers

9.

a person who works for social or political change

a)

fugitive

b)

abolitionists

c)

activist

d)

pneumonia

10.

What do Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. have in common?

a)

Civil Rights heroes!

b)

They were friends!

c)

They stood up for equality!

d)

They are African Americans!

11.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ended slavery in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who is this African American?

a)

Dwayne Johnson

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Jessie Owens

d)

Michael Jordan

13.

when do we celebrate black history

a)

February

b)

March

c)

April

d)

May

14.

Kamala Harris is the first _____ to hold the office of vice president

a)

first woman

b)

first black american

c)

first person of asian decent

d)

none of these

e)

all of these

15.

I am a billionaire media giant and philanthropist. I am best known for hosting my own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. I also launched her own television network, OWN. Who am I?

a)

Michelle Jordan

b)

Tracey Norman

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Marie Gibson

16.

I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Hattie McDaniel

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Oprah Winfrey

17.

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

18.

I was an U.S. Army general, statesman. I am the highest ranking African-American government official in history. Who am I?

a)

Frank Robinson

b)

Jim Brown

c)

Bill Cosby

d)

Colin Powell

19.

I was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", I am regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Who am I?

a)

Kobe Bryant

b)

Muhammad Ali

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Michael Jordan

20.

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Shirley Chisholm

21.

Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Charley Pride

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Colin Powell

22.

Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

Charley Pride