Third Grade--Black History Quiz Bowl

_________ was sworn in as the first black U.S. Senator in _______.

• Barack Obama, 1998

• Dr. Martin Luther King, 1968

• Hiram Rhodes Revels, 1870

• Thomas Clay Jefferson, 1880

The Three-Light Traffic signal was invented by _________ in _____.

• Thomas Edison, 1910

• Benjamin Franklin, 1950

• Garrett Morgan, 1923

• Thomas Jefferson, 1776

Who is known as the greatest lightweight boxer of all time and became the first Black world boxing champion of the 20^th century?

• Harriett Gardner

• Joe Gans

• William Bennett

• Malcom King

Who was the first Black lawyer in the state of Maryland?

• Edward Garrison Draper

• James Albright

• Jesse Jackson

• Rosa Parks

Home Security System was co-invented by ________ in _____.

• Watson Security, 1959

• Mary Van Brittan Brown, 1966

• Mary Jane Girl Solo, 1966

• James Turner White, 1975

James McCune Smith was the first African American person to earn a _________, started the first pharmacy under black ownership.

• dentist degree

• engineering degree

• medical degree

• teaching degree

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. started as a freshman at Morehouse College at the young age of ____.

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 15

Who was the first Black man to represent Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the Maryland House of Delegates?

• Sam L. Cooke

• Micheal B. Jordan

• Rudy C. Cane

• John F. Emerson

Who is W.E.B. DuBois?

• The Father of the United States

• The Father of the US Constitution

• The Father of Black History

• Civil Rights Leader

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

• President Barack Obama

• President Richard Nixon

• President Donald Trump

• President Gerald Ford