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August Awareness Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who coined the term “intersectionality” in 1989 to describe how overlapping identities create unique experiences of discrimination?

a)

Angela Davis

b)

bell hooks

c)

Kimberlé Crenshaw

d)

Audre Lorde

2.

Intersectionality explores how different aspects of identity—like race, gender, and class—interact. Which of the following is an example?

a)

A white woman facing sexism at work

b)

A Black woman facing both racism and sexism simultaneously

c)

A man facing age discrimination

d)

A student facing academic pressure

3.

The term “intersectionality” has roots in the idea of overlapping __________.

a)

Traffic lights

b)

Puzzle pieces

c)

Road intersections

d)

Building blocks

4.

National Black Business Month was created in 2004. Who co-founded it?

a)

John Hope Bryant & Oprah Winfrey

b)

Frederick E. Jordan Sr. & John William Templeton

c)

Robert F. Smith & Daymond John

d)

Madam C.J. Walker & Booker T. Washington

5.

Which of the following is the oldest continuously operating Black-owned business in the U.S.?

a)

Johnson Publishing Company

b)

Atlanta Daily World

c)

E.E. Ward Moving & Storage

d)

Motown Records

6.

Madam C.J. Walker, often celebrated as the first self-made U.S. woman millionaire, built her fortune in which industry?

a)

Fashion design

b)

Haircare and cosmetics

c)

Real estate

d)

Publishing

7.

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples commemorates the first meeting of which UN body?

a)

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

b)

UN General Assembly

c)

UN Human Rights Council

d)

UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations

8.

Approximately how many Indigenous languages are spoken around the world today?

a)

500

b)

2,000

c)

4,000+

d)

7,000+

9.

The world’s largest Indigenous population lives in which country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Australia

c)

India

d)

Mexico

10.

Women’s Equality Day marks the certification of which amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

15th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

Equal Rights Amendment

d)

Voting Rights Act

11.

Which U.S. state was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1869?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

Wyoming

d)

California

12.

Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States (in 1872)?

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Shirley Chisholm

c)

Victoria Woodhull

d)

Susan B. Anthony

13.

The UN established this day to recognize the contributions of people of African descent worldwide. In which year was it first observed?

a)

1999

b)

2010

c)

2021

d)

2023

14.

Approximately what percentage of the world’s population is of African descent?

a)

2%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

25%

15.

The African diaspora is the largest in which region outside of Africa?

a)

Asia

b)

The Americas

c)

Europe

d)

The Middle East