Interesting Fact
Who was president during the Civil War and freed slaves in America?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Cesar Chavez
c. Benjamin Franklin
a. Abraham Lincoln
Who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Thurgood Marshall
c. Martin Luther King, Jr.
c. Martin Luther King, Jr.
BONUS: Dr. King said that he wanted his children to be judged by the content of their ___________ instead of the color of their skin.
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
a. Cesar Chavez
b. Thurgood Marshall
c. Abraham Lincoln
c. Abraham Lincoln
Who created over 300 ways to use the peanut? (hint: he's the plant doctor!)
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. George Washington Carver
c. Abraham Lincoln
b. George Washington Carver
Who refused to give up their bus seat to a white man?
a. Helen Keller
b. Thurgood Marshall
c. Rosa Parks
c. Rosa Parks
BONUS: Who helped her lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Who was a minister from Alabama?
a. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b. Christopher Columbus
c. Benjamin Franklin
a. Martin Luther King, Jr.
BONUS: What is another word for minister?
Who was blind and deaf and the author of 12 books?
a. Rosa Parks
b. Thurgood Marshall
c. Helen Keller
c. Helen Keller
Who overcame many challenges as a blind and deaf person? (hint: she learned how to communicate through sign language and braille!)
a. Rosa Parks
b. Helen Keller
c. George Washington Carver
b. Helen Keller
Who was the 1st African American to play baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
a. Jackie Robinson
b. Cesar Chavez
c. George Washington Carver
a. Jackie Robinson
Who was the lawyer for Brown vs. Board of Education? (hint: this helped black and white children go to the same schools!)
a. Thurgood Marshall
b. George Washington Carver
c. Cesar Chavez
a. Thurgood Marshall
He conducted an experiment with a key, kite, and lightning. He also invented the lightning rod and he started the 1st library in America! Who is it?
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. George Washington Carver
a. Benjamin Franklin
Who was a lawyer and the 1st African American Supreme Court Justice?
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Christopher Columbus
c. Thurgood Marshall
c. Thurgood Marshall
Who didn't know that the Americas existed? (hint: he was a navigator from Europe!)
a. Jackie Robinson
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Christopher Columbus
c. Christopher Columbus
He was a Mexican-American who fought for the rights of migrant farmers. He led protests, gave speeches, and started boycotts. Who is it?
a. Cesar Chavez
b. Christopher Columbus
c. Abraham Lincoln
a. Cesar Chavez
He was a scientist, inventor, and professor. He was often called the "plant doctor." Who is it?
a. Thurgood Marshall
b. George Washington Carver
c. Benjamin Franklin
b. George Washington Carver