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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 did Madam C.J. Walker become the first female African American multi-millionaire?
1342
1910
1849
1920
2
What did Marie Maynard Daly accomplish first as an African American woman?
earn a Ph.D. in chemistry
earn a Ph.D. in biology
first self made woman billionaire
first woman to fly in space
3
How many medals did Wilma Rudolph win in the 1960 Olympics?
3
5
2
4
4
Civil rights and voting rights origanizer Fannie Lou Hamer was known for which of these famous quotes?
I hate being pushed around all of the time.
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.
I want some civil rights.
We will bring civil rights to all of us.
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What year was it when Mae C. Jemison became the first African American woman in space?
1992
1898
1998
2001
6
Who was the first African American to serve as a United States Supreme Court Justice?
Clarence Thomas
Thurgood Marshall
John Andrews
Ralph Bunche
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What did Olympic Gold Medalist Wilma Rudolph suffer from at a young age?
Hammer Toe
Polio
Arthritis
Chicken Pox
8
What year was the Black Panther Party founded?
1975
1981
1966
1950
9
What is the most points that Kobe Bryant scored in one game?
81
40
100
62
10
Why did Ralph Bunche, the first African American Nobel Peace Prize recipient, win the award?
mediation in Germany
mediation during the Arab–Israeli conflict
his work in Belarus
for solving a complex housing crisis
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Who was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs and writer?
Mae C. Jemison
Louis Armstrong
Ruby Bridges
Benjamin Banneker
12
Whose Presidential campaign did Anna Arnold Hedgeman direct?
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
13
What did Louis Armstrong do for a living?
American Jazz Trumpeter
Singer
All the Above
Composer
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What year did Ernie Banks join the 500 Home Run Club?
1986
1945
1970
2002
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When was Black History Month officially recognized?
1960
1976
1926
1909
16
Who said this famous quote?
Coretta Scott King
Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Frederick Douglass
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What was Nelson Mandela famous for?
He was a leader of the African National Congress
All of the above
He was president of South Africa
He was imprisoned for 27 years for his anti-apartheid activism
18
What did Ernie Davis win? (He was the first African American to win it)
Heisman Trophy
Academy Award for Best Director
Nobel Peace Prize
Most Valuable Player of 1971
19
In what year did Harriet Tubman flee Maryland?
1912
1879
1797
1849
20
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
21
What was Gordon Parks most famous for?
playing in Charlie Parker's band
first Black congressmember from Maryland
making the winning touchdown in the 1961 Super Bowl
photojournalism about Black people and the civil rights movement
22
When was Black History Week first celebrated?
1926
1976
1963
1909
23
How long did Matthew A. Henson explore the Arctic?
4 days
2 decades
12 hours
3 years
24
What was Maya Angelou famous for?
her dancing
her singing
her poetry
her acting
25
Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th century, even more than Abraham Lincoln
False
True
26
Who was the first African American man to play Major League Baseball?
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Jackie Robinson
Luke Easter
