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Montgomery Bus Boycott Quizizz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

Jo-Ann Robinson

b)

Claudette Colvin

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

2.

Where was she from?

a)

Anniston, Alabama.

b)

Birmingham, Alabama.

c)

Mobile, Alabama.

d)

Montgomery, Alabama.

3.

When was she arrested?

a)

December 1, 1955.

b)

December 1, 1956

c)

December 1, 1957

d)

December 1, 1958

4.

Why was she arrested?

a)

For hijacking a bus.

b)

For sitting in the white section of a restaurant.

c)

For drinking from a white water fountain.

d)

For refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.

5.

Who was the bus driver?

a)

Jimmy J. Jones

b)

Willie Read

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

James F. Blake

6.

Who bailed Rosa Parks out of jail?

a)

Jo-Ann Robinson

b)

E.D. Nixon

c)

Martin Luther King jr.

d)

Ray Parks.

7.

Which group was he the president of in Montgomery?

a)

NAACP

b)

WCC

c)

KKK

d)

MIA

8.

Who did he organise the one-day boycott with?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Jo-Ann Robinson

c)

Martin Luther King jr

d)

Ralph Abernathy

9.

Did the boycott continue after the one day protest?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Who knows

10.

Which group was set up to organise the boycott?

a)

Montgomery Boycott Organisers (MBO)

b)

Montgomery Racist Haters (MRH)

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycotters (MBB)

d)

Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)

11.

Who was chosen to lead this new group?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Jo-Ann Robinson

c)

E.D. Nixon

d)

Ralph Abernathy

12.

How long did this boycott last?

a)

Just over a year

b)

Half a year

c)

Nearly two years

d)

Nearly three years

13.

What happened as a result of this boycott?

a)

Back Americans got equal rights.

b)

Segregation on public transport was ruled to be unconstitutional.

c)

Nothing happened, buses remained segregated.

d)

Black Americans were never allowed on buses again.

14.

How did black people get to work during the boycott?

a)

They walked

b)

They rode bicycles

c)

They carpooled

d)

They rode taxis

e)

skateboards became popular

15.

According to the article, what did black churches around the country donate to the boycotters?

a)

Food

b)

Blankets

c)

Cars

d)

Shoes

e)

Private busses

16.

Why did the Civil Rights Movement start?

a)

Segregation

b)

Racism

c)

politics

17.

Why was it so important?

a)

protesting

b)

black history

c)

It was a big event in history

d)

unfair

18.

In your opinion, do you feel like history is being repeated? If so, how so?

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