WorksheetsFamous Americans Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
I was a lawyer.
I served as the first African-American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who am I?
George Washington Carver
Rosa Parks
Jackie Robinson
Thurgood Marshall
I did not give up my seat on a bus.
I am the mother of the civil rights movement.
Who am I?
George Washington Carver
Rosa Parks
Jackie Robinson
Thurgood Marshall
Who is this?
George Washington Carver
Rosa Parks
Jackie Robinson
Thurgood Marshall
I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Who am I?
George Washington Carver
Rosa Parks
Jackie Robinson
Thurgood Marshall
Who is this?
George Washington Carver
Rosa Parks
Jackie Robinson
Thurgood Marshall
Who is this?
George Washington Carver
Rosa Parks
Jackie Robinson
Thurgood Marshall
We honor African-Americans throughout history in what month?
December
March
February
October
Who gave the "I have a dream speech"?
Thurgood Marshall
George Washington Carver
Caesar Chavez
Martin Luther King Jr..
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus
Helen Keller
Rosa Parks
Susan B. Anthony
Pocahontas
Which famous American helped people who were blind and deaf overcome their disabilities?
Rosa Parks
Susan B. Anthony
Helen Keller
Thurgood Marshall
Which TWO people were civil rights leaders who fought for equal rights for all?
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
Benjamin Franklin
Which famous American was both a scientist AND a teacher?
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
George Washington Carver
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
George Washington
Thurgood Marshall
Abe Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr.
___________ led peaceful marches and protests, and delivered speeches advocating for equal rights for all
Martin Luther King Jr.
Caesar Chavez
Christopher Columbus
Thurgood Marshall
_________ was the first African American to join Major League Baseball
Thurgood Marshall
George Washington Carver
Abe Lincoln
Jackie Robinson
Who was the lawyer and judge who fought for equal rights for all?
Christopher Columbus
Abraham Lincoln
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
The first African U.S. Supreme Court Justice
a European explorer
a migrant farmer
The American who did the kite experiment
Which famous American helped free the slaves?
Christopher Columbus
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington Carver
Rosa Parks
Which famous American developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans?
Thurgood Marshall
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington Carver
Caesar Chavez
_______ was a migrant farmworker who worked for better farming conditions
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
Caesar Chavez
What are 3 important things Benjamin Franklin accomplished?
Led peaceful protests to fight for equal rights
Founded the first public library
Started the first volunteer fire department
Helped end slavery
Proved electricity was real with the kite experiment
Which important American was a minister?
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Caesar Chavez
Abraham Lincoln
Which famous American used braille to read because they were blind?
Helen Keller
Anne Sullivan
Rosa Parks
Susan B. Anthony
I was a famous American inventor known for my work with electricity. Who am I?
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Graham Bell
Nikola Tesla
I was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Who am I?
Amelia Earhart
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Helen Keller
