WorksheetsBlack History Trivia
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
Was best known for giving up her seat on the bus and was very important in the civil rights movement.
Rosa Parks
Barack Obama
Ruby Bridges
Was the first African American president of the United States
Henry Ford
George Washington Carver
Barack Obama
This scientist discovered over 100 uses of the peanut
George Washington Carver
Barack Obama
This woman was very good at math! She helped safely bring astronauts home from space.
Katherine Johnson
Ruby Bridges
First African American millionaire-invented black hair care products.
Hiram Revels
Madame C.J. Walker
Thurgood Marshall
James Meredith
people who believed that the practice of slavery should be ended
trailblazers
fugitive
abolitionists
adversity
What was the Underground Railroad?
a secret network of people who helped slaves escape
a real train that went from Maryland to Pennsylvania
a group of people who stopped slaves from escaping
a large farm where crops were grown under the ground
the rights of citizens to equality and social and political freedom
civil rights
activist
abolitionists
trailblazers
a person who works for social or political change
fugitive
abolitionists
activist
pneumonia
What do Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. have in common?
Civil Rights heroes!
They were friends!
They stood up for equality!
They are African Americans!
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ended slavery in the United States.
True
False
Who is this African American?
Dwayne Johnson
Michael Jackson
Jessie Owens
Michael Jordan
when do we celebrate black history
February
March
April
May
Kamala Harris is the first _____ to hold the office of vice president
first woman
first black american
first person of asian decent
none of these
all of these
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?
Michelle Jordan
Tracey Norman
Oprah Winfrey
Marie Gibson
I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?
Ruby Bridges
Hattie McDaniel
Aretha Franklin
Oprah Winfrey
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?
Louis Armstrong
Michael Jackson
Michael Jordan
Josh Gibson
I was an U.S. Army general, statesman. I am the highest ranking African-American government official in history. Who am I?
Frank Robinson
Jim Brown
Bill Cosby
Colin Powell
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?
Kobe Bryant
Muhammad Ali
Mahatma Gandhi
Michael Jordan
What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
Charley Pride
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
Colin Powell
Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?
Michael Jordan
Jackie Robinson
Muhammad Ali
Charley Pride
