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TECA's BHM Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the Founder of Black History in 1926?

a)

President Abraham Lincoln

b)

President Barack Obama

c)

Carter G. Woodson

d)

Frederick Douglass

2.

What are the dates when Black History Month is celebrated?

a)

January 1st - March 1st

b)

February 1st - March 31st

c)

February 1st - March 1st

d)

February 10th - March 10th

3.

Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Charley Pride

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Colin Powell

4.

What basketball player was the first to score 100 points in a single game?

a)

James Brown

b)

Michael Jordan

c)

Jesse Owens

d)

Wilt Chamberlain

5.

Who was the first African-American woman to host a television program for 25 years and now owns her own network?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Shirley Chisholm

d)

Madame C.J. Walker

6.

Who was the first African-American President of the United States of America?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Dr. George Washington Carver

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

7.

Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

Charley Pride

8.
The bestselling, award-winning book, The Color Purple was also a hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg.  The author is:
a)
Alice Walker
b)
Steven Spielberg
c)
Richard Wright
d)
Terry McMillian
9.
What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie, "Ray"?
a)
Redd Foxx
b)
Jamie Fox
c)
Denzel Washington
d)
Idris Elba
10.
I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana.  I became a pop singer.  My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies.  I earned the nickname "King of Pop".
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
11.

Was the Underground Railroad an actual train system used to free the slaves?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.
I was an abolitionist who fought against slavery and for women's rights.  I published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star.  I became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Michael Jackson
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Michael Jordan
13.
I escaped slavery in Maryland in 1849.  I helped hundreds of slaves travel north on the Underground Railroad.  I also helped John Brown recruit solders for the raid on Harpers Ferry.
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
14.
I worked for racial equality.  Many heard my "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.  I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Rosa Parks
15.
I was a scientist who made hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans.  Some of these products included adhesives, dyes, and rubber substitute.
a)
George Washington Carver
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Sarah E. Goode
d)
Sojourner Truth
16.
The celebration of Black History month began as "Negro History Week"
a)
False
b)
True
17.
What laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?
a)
Segregation Laws 
b)
Jim Crow Laws 
c)
Constitutional Laws 
d)
Freedom Laws 
18.

Who was the first African-American woman self-made millionaire?

a)

Sarah Rector

b)

Madam C.J. Walker

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Octavia Spencer

19.

What is the title of the Black National Anthem?

a)

Stars Spangled Banner

b)

Lift Every Voice and Sing

c)

Change Gone Come

d)

Fight the Power

20.

What was the nickname of the first 9 black teens to go to a white high school?

a)

Little Arkansas Nine

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

The Montgomery Nine

d)

Little Kentucky Nine

21.

African-American mathematician who made contributions to the United States' aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers at NASA.

a)

Katherine G. Johnson

b)

Patricia Bath

c)

Valerie Thomas

22.

This singer was called the Queen of Soul.

a)

Nina Simone

b)

Natalie Cole

c)

Billie Holiday

d)

Aretha Frankliin

23.

This singer was very active in the civil rights movement and is sometimes referred to as the High Priestess of Soul.

a)

Nina Simone

b)

Anita Pointer

c)

Natalie Cole

d)

Bonnie Pointer

24.

This performer scored hits with "What's Going On", "Mercy Mercy Me", and "Let's Get it On".

a)

John Coltrane

b)

The Pointer Sisters

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Marvin Gaye

25.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution formally abolished slavery?

a)

The 13th Amendment

b)

The 14th Amendment

c)

The 15th Amendment

d)

The 12th Amendment

26.

What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional in 1954?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Loving v. Virginia

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

27.

Which artist was the first Black woman to win "Album of the Year" at the Grammys for a solo album?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Beyoncé

c)

Lauryn Hill

d)

Whitney Houston

28.

What phrase is next? Lift Every Voice and Sing,

a)

till there is life and streams

b)

till you are still marching

c)

facing the sky with bling

d)

till earth and heaven ring