World Book Trivia Quiz For Kids--black History-2/4

1. Which of the following is NOT a nickname for the rap performer whose real name is Sean Combs?

Puff Daddy

P. Diddy

Diddy

All are nicknames

Sean Combs first performed under the name Puff Daddy but changed it to P. Diddy in 2001 and to Diddy in 2005.

Explanation

Sean Combs first performed under the name Puff Daddy but changed it to P. Diddy in 2001 and to Diddy in 2005.

2. The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote.

True

False

The Emancipation Proclamation led to the end of slavery in the United States.

Explanation

The Emancipation Proclamation led to the end of slavery in the United States.

3. Who was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court of the United States?

Thurgood Marshall

Clarence Thomas

Colin Luther Powell

Thurgood Marshall became the first African American justice on the Supreme Court of the United States in 1967.

Explanation

Thurgood Marshall became the first African American justice on the Supreme Court of the United States in 1967.

4. Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rosa Louise Parks

Malcolm X

Rosa Louise Parks triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus.

Explanation

Rosa Louise Parks triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus.

5. What case resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that no black--free or slave--could be a U.S. citizen?

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Plessy v. Ferguson

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Dred Scott v. Sandford declared that no person of African descent—free or slave—could claim United States citizenship.

Explanation

Dred Scott v. Sandford declared that no person of African descent—free or slave—could claim United States citizenship.

6. What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom?

Rosa Louise Parks

Sojourner Truth

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom. She became a famous leader of the underground railroad. The underground railroad was a secret system that helped slaves escape to the northern United States or to Canada.

Explanation

Harriet Tubman helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom. She became a famous leader of the underground railroad. The underground railroad was a secret system that helped slaves escape to the northern United States or to Canada.

7. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?

Halle Berry

Denzel Washington

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role. He won an Oscar as best actor for his performance in Lilies of the Field (1963).

Explanation

Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role. He won an Oscar as best actor for his performance in Lilies of the Field (1963).

8. Black History Month is celebrated in January.

True

False

Black History Month is celebrated in February. It is the same month as the birthdays of the great black leader Frederick Douglass (February 14), who fought to gain equal rights for all people, and of President Abraham Lincoln (February 12), who helped to end slavery in the United States.

Explanation

Black History Month is celebrated in February. It is the same month as the birthdays of the great black leader Frederick Douglass (February 14), who fought to gain equal rights for all people, and of President Abraham Lincoln (February 12), who helped to end slavery in the United States.

9. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is celebrated in January.

True

False

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day honors the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born on Jan. 15, 1929.

Explanation

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day honors the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born on Jan. 15, 1929.

10. Who was the first African American to travel in space?

Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr.

Guion Stewart Bluford

Mae Carol Jemison

Guion Stewart Bluford became the first African American to travel in space in 1983.

Explanation

Guion Stewart Bluford became the first African American to travel in space in 1983.

World Book Trivia Quiz For Kids--black History-2/4

1. Which of the following is NOT a nickname for the rap performer whose real name is Sean Combs?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote.

3. Who was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court of the United States?

4. Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?

5. What case resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that no black--free or slave--could be a U.S. citizen?

6. What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom?

7. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?

8. Black History Month is celebrated in January.

9. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is celebrated in January.

10. Who was the first African American to travel in space?