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How much do you know about Civil Rights?

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This quiz is a pre-test for the Civil Rights Movement (aimed at year 10). #civilrightsmovement #history

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1
In 1968 at the Summer Olympics, two American athletes did what exactly after winning a race?
Returned their medals in protest
Protested the treatment of blacks in the USA by saluting
Quit the Olympic team
Protested the results of the race
2
When were all black people in the USA given the vote?
1961 - after Kennedy took the oath of office
1965 - After the Voting Rights Act was passed
1954 - after Brown v. Board of Education
1863 - after the Civil War was over
3
When was segregation abolished in the US Armed Forces?
1948
1939
1914
1942
4
What is August 28, 1963, "March on Washington DC for Jobs and Freedom" famous for?
The phrase 'black is beautiful'
Martin Luther King Jr's 'I have a dream' speech
Over one million people came to the march
John F. Kennedy spoke at the rally
5
Who refused to give up their seat to a white man on a bus in 1955?
Martin Luther King Jr
Shirley Chisholm
Rosa Parks
James Baldwin
6
What does 'Civil Rights' mean?
Social freedom
Equality
All of the above
Political Freedom
7
In the USA, black people were not allowed to use 'white-only' facilities. What is this called?
Slavery
Separation of Church and State
Jim Crow Laws
Lynching
8
What triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Martin Luther King's 1963 'I have a dream' speech
Rosa Parks' 1955 arrest
Muhammad Ali's 1981 retirement from boxing
Malcolm X's 1965 assassination
9
Name a significant leader from the US Civil Rights movement
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Barack Obama
Hubert H Humphrey
10
When was slavery abolished in the USA?
1865
1620
1776
1920