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Honors BHM Event 7

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first African American woman to earn licensure as a practicing veterinarian?

a)
Dr. Emily Johnson
b)
Dr. Alfreda Johnson Webb
c)
Dr. Sarah Smith
d)
Dr. Jessica Brown
2.

Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella?

a)
Beyoncé
b)
Whitney Houston
c)
Alicia Keys
d)
Rihanna
3.

Which historically black sorority was founded second?

a)
Alpha Kappa Alpha
b)
Delta Sigma Theta
c)
Zeta Phi Beta
d)
Sigma Gamma Rho
4.

What travel guide did African American’s use, with publishing between 1936-1966?

a)
The Caucasian Traveler's White Guide
b)
The Negro Motorist Green Book
c)
The Hispanic Tourist Handbook
d)
The Asian Explorer's Compass
5.

What was the first HBCU in the U.S. to officially issue degrees to African-Americans?

a)
Harvard University
b)
Yale University
c)
Lincoln University
d)
Princeton University
6.

Who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on civil rights and also focused on LGBTQ+ rights?

a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Bayard Rustin
d)
John Lewis
7.

Who made history with the first rap song to win Grammy Awards for Song and Record of the Year in 2019?

a)
Childish Gambino
b)
Eminem
c)
Drake
d)
Kendrick Lamar
8.

Who was the first African American woman to go to space?

a)
Valentina Tereshkova
b)
Mae Jemison
c)
Christa McAuliffe
d)
Sally Ride
9.

What was Black History Month Previously known as?

a)
Negro History Week
b)
Slavery Remembrance Month
c)
Civil Rights Month
d)
African American History Month
10.

Why was Black History Month placed in February?

a)
To coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
b)
To celebrate the end of the Civil War
c)
To honor the founding of the NAACP
d)
To coincide with the Emancipation Proclamation