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- 1. Multiple Choice
I invented an injection that helped to treat Hansen's disease, otherwise known as leprosy.
Alice Ball
Abraham Lincoln
Jesse Owens
Ben Carson
- 2. Multiple Choice
I helped invent the first personal computer, as well as the computer mouse.
Dorothy Vaughn
Katherine Johnson
Mark Dean
Ben Carson
- 3. Multiple Choice
My work in microbiology helped me to discover and understand blood plasma. This helped establish the American Red Cross which has blood banks and takes donation across the country.
Charles Richard
Mark Dean
Katherine Johnson
Gladys West
- 4. Multiple Choice
I worked at a US naval base and studied satellites and radar. I helped invent Global Positioning Systems.
Mark Dean
Gladys West
Frederick Douglass
Mary Jackson
- 5. Multiple Choice
I was an educator that first started the idea of learning about black history in order to educate young people about the contributions of African Americans in history.
Gerald Ford
Carter Woodsen
Abraham Lincoln
Mark Dean
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which president made Black History Month a national observation?
Barack Obama
Gerald Ford
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
- 7. Multiple Choice
As a child I was creative and adventurous. I later worked for NASA, engineering for the missions to Jupiter and Saturn.
Frederick Douglass
Gladys West
Lonnie Johnson
Katherine Johnson
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why is February the specific month to celebrate black history?
January was already taken
It is the month that includes the birthday of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
The president picked a random month
- 9. Multiple Choice
I was born in New York in the late 1950's. I am a teacher, professor, TV host, presidential advisor, and published writer. I continue to impact the lives of young people by explaining the complicated topics of astronomy in a very understandable way.
Lonnie Johnson
Martin Luther King, Jr
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- 10. Multiple Choice
I became an astronaut in 1978 when I joined NASA, after graduating from MIT. I was the second african american to fly in space. I was part of the Challenger crew.
Mark Dean
Ronald McNair
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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