Other Important African American Historical Figures
Who was Bessie Smith?
African American musician
Kamala Harris is the first ___________.
A. President
B. Vice-President
B. Vice-President
Who is Rosa Parks?
Rosa parks was an African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus.
What does MLK stand for?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What sport did Jackie Robinson play?
Baseball
What type of music genre did Bessie Smith sing for?
Blues
After college, Kamala became a _________.
A. President
B. Vice President
C. Lawyer
C. Lawyer
Barack Obama is the first __________.
African American President
Where did MLK grow up?
A. Georgia
B. New York City
C. Tennessee
D. Alabama
A. Georgia
Who can wear Jackie Robinson's baseball number?
No one
Who was Harriet Tubman?
An enslaved African American who escaped slavery.
Which of the following is not true about Kamala Harris?
A. Lawyer
B. Attorney General
C. Senator
D. Governor
D. Governor
Katherine Johnson helped make the calculations to....
A. Send an astronaut into space.
B. Build a rocket ship.
C. Calculate how to get NASA.
A. Send an astronaut into space.
What did Martin Luther King Jr. fight for?
Equal rights
Why didn't people like to see Jackie Robinson play baseball?
Because of the color of his skin.
A underground that enslaved people went through to escape.
Kamala's father is from __________.
A. Jamaica
B. India
C. Africa
D. Mexico
A. Jamaica
A. Katherine Johnson helped send an astronaut into space.
B. Katherine Johnson was the only African American to help send an astronaut into space.
C. Katherine Johnson loved math.
D. Katherine Johnson skipped a couple of grades.
B. Katherine Johnson was the only African American to help send an astronaut into space.
When is MLK Day?
A. July 4th
B. May 5th
C. November 11th
D. January 18th
D. January 18th
What team did Jackie Robinson play for?
A. Los Angeles, Lakers
B. Miami, Heats
C. Brooklyn, Dodgers
D. New York, Yankees
C. Brooklyn, Dodgers
What did George Washington Carver invent?
A. Peanuts
B. Watermelon
C. Cookies
D. Bread
A. Peanuts
Kamala's mother is from __________.
A. Jamaica
B. India
C. Africa
D. Mexico
B. India
Barack Obama is the __________ president.
44th
What is the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech?
I had a dream
What is Jackie Robinson's number?
42