WorksheetsBlack History Trivia
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I have a dream speech”?
Sept.9, 1965
Jan.19, 1963
Dec.21, 1962
Aug. 28, 1963
How long was Black History ORIGINALLY celebrated?
two weeks
one month
one week
one day
When did the celebration of Black History begin?
1970
1923
1926
1957
What year was the Civil Right Act?
1961
1964
1884
1974
Who was the first African American Female Model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine?
Naomi Campbell
Tyra Banks
Iman
Ketanji Brown
What organization formed on Feb. 12, 1909?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National African American Leadership Summit
National Black Chamber of Commerce
National Black Women’s Justice Institute
Choose the colors associated with Black History Month
Purple
Black
Green
Orange
Red
Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?
Ben Franklin
Garrett Morgan
JP Knight
Morgan Freeman
Taraji P. Henson played Katherine G. Johnson in the movie Hidden Figures. What was Johnson known for?
Secretary of the Department of Defense
Invented America's first clock
Her calculations helped NASA's space program
She was the first female astronaut
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Gerald Ford
President Jimmy Carter
President Richard Nixon
President Ronald Reagan
Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
Charley Pride
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
Colin Powell
Shirley Jackson is responsible for which of the following inventions?
answering machine
rotary phone
caller identification system
call waiting
Who is the woman who has graced the ballet stage and became the first African American woman to be a principal and dancer at American Ballet Theatre?
Margot Fonteyn
Jennifer Lopez
Beyonce
Misty Copeland
One of America's all time favorite snack is the potato chip which was accidentally invented by whom?
Albert Einstein
George Crum
Washington Carver
Garrett Morgan
