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Changemakers Black History Month
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created by Walcott DCSD Talented and Gifted students in grades 4 - 8
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1
What year was the Black Panther Party founded?
1966
1975
1950
1981
2
Who said this famous quote?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Jackie Robinson
Coretta Scott King
Frederick Douglass
3
When was Black History Month officially recognized?
1960
1909
1976
1926
4
Why did Martin Luther King, Jr called Septima Poinsette Clark "The Mother of the Movement"?
because she led the sit-ins at the lunch counters in Greensboro, NC
for her organizing for voting rights
for the literacy and citizenship workshops she developed
because her son was a key civil rights activist
5
Civil rights and voting rights origanizer Fannie Lou Hamer was known for which of these famous quotes?
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.
I want some civil rights.
I hate being pushed around all of the time.
We will bring civil rights to all of us.
6
What year did Ernie Banks join the 500 Home Run Club?
2002
1986
1945
1970
7
What did Louis Armstrong do for a living?
American Jazz Trumpeter
Composer
Singer
All the Above
8
What was Nelson Mandela famous for?
All of the above
He was president of South Africa
He was a leader of the African National Congress
He was imprisoned for 27 years for his anti-apartheid activism
9
Whose Presidential campaign did Anna Arnold Hedgeman direct?
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Bill Clinton
10
What year was it when Mae C. Jemison became the first African American woman in space?
2001
1898
1992
1998
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What was Maya Angelou famous for?
her dancing
her acting
her singing
her poetry
12
Who was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs and writer?
Mae C. Jemison
Louis Armstrong
Benjamin Banneker
Ruby Bridges
13
What did Ernie Davis win? (He was the first African American to win it)
Nobel Peace Prize
Academy Award for Best Director
Heisman Trophy
Most Valuable Player of 1971
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In what year did Harriet Tubman flee Maryland?
1797
1912
1849
1879
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Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th century, even more than Abraham Lincoln
True
False
16
When was Black History Week first celebrated?
1926
1963
1909
1976
17
What is the most points that Kobe Bryant scored in one game?
100
40
81
62
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What did Olympic Gold Medalist Wilma Rudolph suffer from at a young age?
Arthritis
Hammer Toe
Polio
Chicken Pox
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What was Gordon Parks most famous for?
playing in Charlie Parker's band
photojournalism about Black people and the civil rights movement
first Black congressmember from Maryland
making the winning touchdown in the 1961 Super Bowl
20
How long did Matthew A. Henson explore the Arctic?
2 decades
3 years
12 hours
4 days
21
Who was the first African American to serve as a United States Supreme Court Justice?
Clarence Thomas
Thurgood Marshall
John Andrews
Ralph Bunche
22
What did Marie Maynard Daly accomplish first as an African American woman?
earn a Ph.D. in chemistry
first self made woman billionaire
first woman to fly in space
earn a Ph.D. in biology
23
What year did Madam C.J. Walker become the first female African American multi-millionaire?
1920
1910
1342
1849
24
Who was the first African American man to play Major League Baseball?
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Luke Easter
Jackie Robinson
25
How many medals did Wilma Rudolph win in the 1960 Olympics?
3
5
2
4
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Why did Ralph Bunche, the first African American Nobel Peace Prize recipient, win the award?
his work in Belarus
mediation in Germany
mediation during the Arab–Israeli conflict
for solving a complex housing crisis
