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Black History Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What gave Maya Angelou an outlet to express her pain from her hardships in life:

a)

Singing

b)

Dancing

c)

Teaching

d)

Writing

2.

Maya Angelou was born and passed way in:

a)

1921-2015

b)

1928-2014

c)

1925-2011

d)

1924-2012

3.

How many countries did Maya Angelou perform in:

a)

10 countries

b)

15 countries

c)

20 countries

d)

22 countries

4.

Maya Angelou is most known for her:

a)

Acting and Movies

b)

Sing and Dancing

c)

Poetry and Figurative Language

d)

Teaching and Mentoring

5.

Rosa Park was born in:

a)

Tuskegee, Alabama

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Jackson, Mississippi

d)

Tampa, Florida

6.

Rosa Park is most known for:

a)

Going to jail

b)

Marching from Alabama to Georgia

c)

Refusing to give up her seat

d)

Being an African American

7.

What city did the incident occur with Rosa Park:

a)

Savannah, Georgia

b)

Montgomery, Alabama

c)

Charleston, South Carolina

d)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

8.

During the civil rights movement African Americans were denied doing what on the bus"

a)

Get on the bus

b)

Sit in the front of the bus

c)

Sit down on the bus

d)

Get a bus pass

9.

What year did this incident happen to Rosa Park

a)

1960

b)

1952

c)

1954

d)

1955

10.

George Washington Carver was successful in developing new idea about:

a)

Agriculture

b)

Civil Rights

c)

Music

d)

Computers

11.

What did George Washington Carver teach the farmers about

a)

Cows, Chickens, and Sheep

b)

Soil, Sweet Potatoes, and Peanuts

c)

Tomatoes, Pumpkins, and Lettuce

d)

Horses, Pigs, and gGats

12.

What state did Geroge Washington Carver become the first African American to attend Simpson College:

a)

Florida

b)

Georgia

c)

Alabama

d)

Iowa

13.

George Washington Carver was a:

a)

Lawyer

b)

Innovator

c)

Civil Rights Leader

d)

Judge

14.

Dr Martin Luther King was born in:

a)

Montgomery, Alabama

b)

Albany, Georgia

c)

Selma, Alabama

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

15.

"I have a Dream" speech was made by Martin Luther King Jr in:

a)

Washington D.C

b)

Montgomery, Alabama

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Seattle, Washington