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How Well Do You Know Black History?
How Well Do You Know Black History?
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created by Walcott DCSD Talented and Gifted students in grades 4 - 8
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1
Which of the following is NOT true about Harriet Tubman.
She led Black Union troops into battle in South Carolina
She was a spy for the Union Army
She received a medal of honor from President Lincoln
She helped over 300 enslaved Black people escape to freedom
2
Who said "All life is interrelated...whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly"?
Lil' Uzi Vert
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Oprah Winfrey
3
Who is this?
Frederick Douglass
W. Kamau Bell
Cornel West
Questlove
4
When did the Black Lives Matter movement begin?
2020
1997
2007
2013
5
What was Louis Armstrong's nickname?
Satchmo
Mr. Sandman
Lou
Gravels
6
What services did the Black Panthers provide their communities?
All of these
Free breakfasts for kids
Free dental care
After-school tutoring
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What was Maya Angelou famous for?
her singing
her poetry
her dancing
her acting
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What was Jackie Robinson’s baseball number?
24
42
34
43
9
An African enslaved man named Onesimus first introduced Europeans to what in 1716?
collard greens
inoculation against disease
Voodoo
cinnamon
10
Who was the first Black woman elected to US Congress?
Susan Rice
Coretta Scott King
Maxine Waters
Shirley Chisholm
11
The first rap song to hit the charts in 1979 was by ______________
Grandmaster Flash
The Sugarhill Gang
Vanilla Ice
Run DMC
12
When Coretta Scott King was in college, she babysat which of these actors?
Danny Glover
Robin Williams
John Lithgow
Mr. T
13
Marcus Garvey proposed what idea?
That Black people take over the US government
That Black people would be better off returning to Africa
Socialism
Rastafarianism
14
How long did Matthew A. Henson explore the Arctic?
18 years
3 years
12 hours
4 days
15
Fannie Lou Hamer is responsible for which of these famous quotes?
I want some civil rights.
I hate being pushed around all of the time.
We will bring civil rights to all of us.
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired
16
When was Black History Month celebrated for the first time?
1926
1960
1976
1909
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Banjos were invented by enslaved Black people in America.
False
True
18
Who came up with the idea for Black History Week (later month)?
Carter G. Woodson
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Washington
Clarence L. Jackson
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Nelson Mandela became President of what country?
Kenya
South Africia
Africa
Ghana
20
What year was it when Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space?
1998
2001
1992
1898
21
Besides the Egyptians, what ancient African culture built pyramids?
The Nubians
The Zulus
The Ethiopians
The Moors
22
What year did Madam C.J. Walker become the first female African American multi-millionaire?
1910
1920
1342
1849
23
Who wrote this song?
Johnny Mathis
Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
24
How tall is Kareem Abdul Jabbar?
6' 10
6' 8"
7' 2"
6' 9"
25
Timbuktu, Mali was home of one of the world's first _________
universities
mosques
music festivals
rappers
26
Who is famous for saying "Ain't I a woman?"
Oprah Winfrey
Sojourner Truth
Phyllis Wheatley
Harriet Tubman
27
Lewis Howard Latimer helped invent what item that we use every day?
toilet
Snuggie
incandescent light bulb
television
28
Who was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs and writer?
Louis Armstrong
Ruby Bridges
Mae C. Jemison
Benjamin Banneker
29
Who is this?
Dinah Washington
Billie Jean
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
30
How many instruments does Stevie Wonder play (not counting singing)?
10
1
4
2
