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WorksheetsBlack History Month
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 2mins
When was Black History Month first celebrated?
March 1970
February 1960
February 1970
January 1970
Who was the first African American president of the United States?
Malcolm X
Frederick Douglass
Martin Luther King Jr.
Barack Obama
Who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Maya Angelou
Who was the famous African American singer known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
Whitney Houston
What was the original name of Black History Month when it was first celebrated?
African American History Month
Diversity Celebration Month
Civil Rights Month
Negro History Week
What African American leader was known for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Jesse Jackson
Marcus Garvey
What was the name of the network of secret routes used by 19th-century enslaved people in the U.S to escape to freedom?
Freedom Trail
Liberty Line
Underground Railroad
Escape Route
Who was the first African American woman to become the First Lady of the United States?
Michelle Obama
Angela Davis
Coretta Scott King
Oprah Winfrey
Which singer headlined the Super Bowl LVII (2023) halftime show?
Mariah Carey
Alicia Keys
SZA
Rihanna
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Coretta Scott King
Maya Angelou
Alice Walker
Michelle Obama
Who was the first Black woman to serve as Vice President for the U.S?
Carol Moseley Braun
Phyllis Wheatley
Michelle Obama
Kamala Harris
