Black History Month (BrainPop Jr.)

Question 1

Who was the U.S. president that declared slavery illegal in the south?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincolm

Question 2

Because Ruby Bridges was black, she had to take a very hard test to get into an all-white school.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, he was treated as an equal player in the league.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

On Jackie Robinson Day, all baseball players wear #42 to honor the 1st African American player.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Rosa Parks left high school to care for her sick grandmother but went back and finished when she was 20 years old.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What is the separation of people based on their race, culture, religion, gender, or other reason?

Accepted Answer

segregation

Question 7

Activists continue to fight against violence and inequality today.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Which African American was born into slavery, became a scientist, and found over 100 uses for peanuts?

Accepted Answer

George Washington Carver

Question 9

Rosa Parks was arrested and put in jail for refusing to give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What year did the U.S. start officially celebrating Black History Month in February?

Accepted Answer

1976

Question 11

What kind of protest did MLK organize where people joined together and refused to ride the bus?

Accepted Answer

boycott

Question 12

Martin Luther King Jr delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Atlanta, Georgia.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

What kind of protest did Martin Luther King organize where people sit and refuse to move or leave?

Accepted Answer

sit-in

Question 14

Ruby Bridges quit school because people protested against her being there.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Though slavery ended in 1865, African Americans were still treated unfairly for hundreds of years after.

Accepted Answer

True

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