Black History Month
Who started Black History Month?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Barack Obama
c. Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson
Who created the NAACP? (The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People)
a. Ruby Bridges
b. Matthew Henson
c. Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is considered the King of Pop?
a. Michael Jackson
b. Stevie Wonder
c. Prince
Michael Jackson
This Civil Rights icon has a birthday on January 15th.
a. Malcolm X
b. Martin Luther King Jr.
c. Ronald Reagan
Martin Luther King Jr.
What genre of music was first popularized by black artists in early 20th century in America and later made its way to Canada?
a. Pop
b. Jazz
c. Hip-hop
Jazz
Who triggered the a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
a. Martin Luther King Jr.
b. Rosa Parks
c. Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
What historical figure was a conductor and helped create the Underground Railroad?
a. Harriet Tubman
b. Maya Angelou
c. Dorothy Height
Harriet Tubman
Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
a. Michael Jordan
b. Will Smith
c. Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
Who invented the letter box?
a. G. E. Becket
b. Booker T. Washington
c. George Washington Carver
G. E. Becket
What New Brunswick athlete became the first black hockey player in the NHL in 1958?
a. Willie O'Ree
b. Lincoln Alexander
c. Harry Jerome
Willie O'Ree
What is the name of the black woman who helped hundreds of slaves in through the Underground Railroad?
a. Harriet Tubman
b. Maya Angelou
c. Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
What historical figure created crop rotation which helped to keep their soil rich?
a. Max Robinson
b. William Still
c. George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
Who was the first black baseball player?
a. Hank Aaron
b. Jackie Robinson
c. Sammy Sosa
Who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games?
a. Gabby Douglas
b. Usain Bolt
c. Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
What Canadian stateswoman served as the governor general of Canada from 2005 to 2010?
a. Michaelle Jean
b. Jean Augustine
c. Lana Ogilvie
Michaelle Jean
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation gave black citizens the right to vote
False - It was an order by president Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves.
The 15th Amendment in the American Constitution gave black citizens the right to vote
What historical figure was the first black person to be on a stamp?
a. Isaac T. Hopper
b. Booker T. Washington
c. John Rankin
Booker T. Washington
Who was the first black American to travel to space?
a. Neil Armstrong
b. Victor Glover
c. Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
In 1838, who disguised themselves a sailor to escape slavery?
a. Frederick Douglass
b. Gordon Parks
c. Bessie Coleman
Frederick Douglass
What year did the Act on the Abolition of Slavery abolish enslavement in most British colonies, including Canada?
a. 1718
b. 1922
c. 1833
1833
What historical figure was hated by many because he believe to accomplish his ideas by any means necessary?
a. John Rankin
b. Malcolm X
c. Levi Coffin
Malcolm X
The #BlackLivesMatter movement used to highlight racially motivated violence against black people and communities was started in what year?
a. 2020
b. 2000
c. 2013
2013
Michael Jordan was a professional athlete who played for the Chicago Bulls. What was his jersey number?
a. 23
b. 12
c. 20
23
Who invented the traffic signal?
a. Booker T. Washington
b. Garrett Morgan
c. Malcolm X
Garrett Morgan
Eleanor Collins is known as Canada's ________.
a. First Lady of Jazz
b. Beauty of the Blues
c. Songbird of Soul
First Lady of Jazz