Black History
Broke Barriers
Greats!
Entertainers
Vocabulary
100
What month is considered Black History Month?
A) January
B) February
C) March
February
100
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
100
Who is the famous basketball player who is known for longest hang time in air?
Michael Jordan
100
Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
100
What does achievement mean?
Something done successfully with effort, courage and skill
200
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote?
A) True
B) False
False: Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves
200
First African American Female astronaut
Mae Jemison
200
Who invented peanut butter
George Washington Carver
200
Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
A) Michael Jordan
B) Usain Bolt
C) Will Smith
Usain Bolt
200
What is activism?
Action of using campaigning to bring about political or social change.
300
What was the name of his most famous speech?
"I have a Dream!"
300
First African American President
Barack Obama
300
Female investigative journalist, educator, activist, one of the founders of NAACP
Ida B Wells
300
Who was the star of Black Panther?
A) Chadwick Boseman
B) Denzel Washington
C) Samuel L. Jackson
Chadwick Boseman
300
What is emancipation?
Process of being set free from legal restrictions.
400
Who triggered 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) Malcolm X
C) Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
400
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
A) Clarence Thomas
B) Thurgood Marshall
C) Colin Powell
Thurgood Marshall
400
He is the famous golfer
Tiger Woods
400
He is the famous musician, singer, songwriter.
Lebron James
Kamala Harris
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
400
What is Equal Justice?
Same rights, rules and laws for everyone.
500
At age 6, became the first student to walk bravely, protected by marshalls, to an integrated school
Ruby Bridges
500
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
500
Katherine Johnson worked for
NASA, as a Mathematician
500
Famous poet, author, actress, recited poetry at president Bill Clinton's inauguration.
Maya Angelou
Beyonce
Ruby Bridges
Maya Angelou
500
What is segregation?
The act of segregating, separation or isolation of race, class, or ethnic group by enforced.