Mary Ellen Pleasant
Who was Mary Ellen Pleasant known as?
A) Banker
B) Civil Rights Activist and Entrepreneur
C) Teacher
B) Civil Rights Activist and Entrepreneur
What is Lewis Latimer famous for?
A) Painting
B) Inventing parts of the light bulb
C) Singing
B) Inventing parts of the light bulb
Name one major West African Kingdom.
A) Mali
B) France
C) Greece
A) Mali
Which of these professions was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
A)Minister
B) Musician
C) Scientist
A)Minister
What was Whitney Houston famous for?
A) Singing
B) Painting
C) Dancing
A) Singing
What is one thing Mary Ellen Pleasant used her money for?
A) Building schools
B) Supporting abolition of slavery
C) Buying land only for herself
B) Supporting abolition of slavery
Who did Lewis Latimer work with?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Abraham Lincoln
A) Thomas Edison
What did these kingdoms trade?
A) Gold and salt
B) Cars and computers
C) Rice and corn only
A) Gold and salt
What movement did he lead?
A) Civil Rights Movement
B) Space Race
C) Industrial Revolution
A) Civil Rights Movement
Which hit song did she sing in The Bodyguard?
A) “Greatest Love of All”
B) “Imagine”
C) “Thriller”
A) “Greatest Love of All”
Which city did Mary Ellen Pleasant mostly work in?
A) San Francisco
B) New York
C) Chicago
A) San Francisco
What did Lewis Latimer invent that helped improve light bulbs?
A) Carbon filament
B) Paper clip
C) Battery
A) Carbon filament
Which West African Kingdom great city was known as a learning hub?
A) Timbuktu
B) Paris
C) New York
A)Timbuktu
What speech is Dr. King famous for?
A) “I Have a Dream”
B) “Four Score”
C) “Gettysburg Address”
A) “I Have a Dream”
What record did Whitney Houston set?
A) Best-selling female artist of her time
B) First Black astronaut
C) Fastest runner
A) Best-selling female artist of her time
Pleasant became one of the first African American women to:
A) Fly in space
B) Win a Nobel Peace Prize
C) Become a self-made millionaire
C) Become a self-made millionaire
What was one of Latimer's contributions to the telephone?
A) He designed the first switchboard
B) He improved the carbon filament for better sound
C) He created detailed patent drawings for his new invention
C) He created detailed patent drawings for his new invention
Who was Mansa Musa?
A) One of the Richest People in History
B) Mali’s most famous rulers who ruled in the 1300s. C) He is often called one of the richest people in history.
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
What method did Dr. King use to fight for equality?
A) Peaceful protests
B) War
C) Writing books only
A) Peaceful protests
Where was Whitney Houston born and go to School?
A) Newark & East Orange, New Jersey
B) Atlanta, Georgia
C) Los Angeles, California
A) Newark & East Orange, New Jersey
During which period did Mary Ellen Pleasant help people escape slavery?
A) World War I
B) The Civil War
C) The Great Depression
B) The Civil War
Why is Lewis Latimer remembered in history?
A) He was the first Black astronaut
B) His technology helped inventors like Thomas Edison and Alexander Bell
C) He became president of a country
B) His technology helped inventors like Thomas Edison and Alexander Bell
Why was salt important in the Ghana Empire?
A. It was used for jewelry only
B. It helped preserve food and was necessary for health
C. It was used as paper money
B. It helped preserve food and was necessary for health
Why is Dr. King remembered today?
A) He promoted equality and justice
B) He invented the internet
C) He discovered electricity
A) He promoted equality and justice
What recently happened this February in honor of Whitney Houston?
A) 50th anniversary of her first concert
B) 40th anniversary of the release of her first album Whitney Houston
C) 30th anniversary of her last tour
B) 40th anniversary of the release of her first album Whitney Houston