Black History
Month
Month
Who was the woman who refused to give up her seat?
A. Coretta Scott Kng
B. Rosa Parks
C. Aretha Franklin
Rosa Parks
Who invented peanut butter?
A. Alexander Miles
B. Booker T Washington
C. George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball Player?
A. Jackie Robinson
B. Hank Aaron
C. Sammy Sosa
Jackie Robinson
She is remembered as the “Queen of Jazz”
A. Aretha Franklin
B. Billie Holiday
C. Ella Fitzgerald
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
Who helped 300 slaves escape to freedom?
A. Sojourner Truth
B. Harriet Tubman
C. Fredrick Douglas
Harriet Tubman
What Month is Black History Month celebrated?
A. February
B. December
C. November
February
Which of the following items was not invented by a African American inventor?
A. Clothes washer
B. Ice cream scooper
C. Traffic light signal
Clothes washer
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S Supreme Court?
A. Clarence Thomas
B. Thurgood Marshall
C. Colin Powell
Thurgood Marshall
B. Michael Jackson
C. The Beatles
Michael Jackson
Which boxer was nicknamed “ The Greatest”
A. George Forman
B. Jack Johnson
C. Muhammed Ali
Muhammed Ali
Who started Black History Month?
A. Martin Luther King
B. Carter G. Woodson
C. Malcolm X
Carter G. Woodson
who invented the 3-way traffic light ?
A. Booker T. Washington
B. Garret Morgan
C. George Washington Carver
Garrett Morgan
Who became the first African American candidate for president and a member of Congress ?
A. Shirley Chisholm
B. Barbara Jordan
C. Coretta Scott King
Shirley Chisholm
What is the birthplace of Jazz ?
A. Harlem
B. New Orleans
C. Chicago
New Orleans
Who is the author and poet who wrote “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” ?
A. Toni Morrison
B. Oprah Winfrey
C. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Which president officially recognized black history month?
A. Gerald Ford
B. Richard Nixon
C. George Washington
Gerald Ford
After accidentally slicing potatoes too thin, he created the potato chip?
A. Elijah McCoy
B. George Crum
C. Ben Carson
George Crum
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
A. Denzel Washington
B. Halle Berry
C. Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Who is the founder of Motown Records?
A. Berry Gordy
B. Quincy Jones
C. Chuck Berry
Berry Gordy
This woman was a mathematician and physicist who helped send John Glenn around the earth. She is known for her duties with the NASA space agency?
A. Katherine Johnson
B. Bessie Coleman
C. Mae Jemison
Katherine Johnson
W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the founders of ?
A. Morehouse College
B. The Congressional Black Caucus
C. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association fro the Advancement of Colored People
This woman is know for creating a hair grower for African American women and became a self-made millionaire. Who is she?
A. Madam C.J Walker
B. Mary Kenner
C. Alice H. Walker
Madam C.J. Walker
What U.S President first officially tried to help the struggles of African Americans?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Lyndon B. Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
She is the first black singer to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera?
A. Marian Anderson
B. Billie Holiday
C. Bessie Smith
Marian Anderson
Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany
A. Jesse Owens
B. Wilma Rudolph
C. Jackie Joyner Kersee
Jesse Owens