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?
Who is 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?
Who is 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
Who is the first African American Female astronaut?
Who is Mae Jemison?
200
Who invented peanut butter?
Who is George Washington Carver?
200
Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
A) Michael Jordan
B) Usain Bolt
C) Will Smith
What is B, 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?
What is "I have a Dream!"
300
Who was the first African American President?
Who is Barack Obama?
300
Who was a female investigative journalist, educator, activist, and one of the founders of NAACP?
Who is 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
Who is 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
Who is 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, she became the first student to walk bravely, protected by marshals, to an integrated school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
500
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
500
Where did Katherine Johnson work and what was her job?
What is NASA, and what is a Mathematician?
500
What famous poet, author, actress, recited poetry at President Bill Clinton's Presidential Inauguration?
Maya Angelou
Beyonce
Ruby Bridges
Who is Maya Angelou?
500
What is segregation?
The act of segregating, separation or isolation of race, class, or ethnic group by enforced.