True or false: Rosa Parks was 40 years old when she refused to give up her seat
FALSE - SHE WAS 42
True or false: Rosa's mother was a teacher and her father a carpenter
TRUE
How were the laws that operated in Southern United States (which claimed to give African Americans “separate but equal” status and treatment) called?
The Jim Crow Laws
True or false: Rosa's full name was Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
TRUE
True or False: African Americans made up around 50% of bus users, so the city’s transport services made far less money and began to struggle.
False: They made up around 70% of bus users
True or false: Rosa Parks died in 2005.
TRUE
What did Rosa work as after finishing her high school diploma?
Seamstress
African Americans had far fewer rights, too. Racist laws known as ............ restricted them to low-paying jobs and made it incredibly difficult for them to vote. These laws also meant black people could be arrested for small things.
Black Laws
Segregation Laws
Black Codes
African laws
How old was Rosa Parks when she died ?
She was 92 years old
True or false: The Jim Crows laws enforced racial segregation and allowed for discrimination against African Americans – referred to at that time as “colored” people.
True
Why did Rosa have to sit in the back of the bus ?
Because of her skin color
When was Rosa born ?
4 February 1913
What is her hometown?
Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
How old was Rosa when she had to leave school to take care of her dying grandmother?
She was 16
True or false: The boycott lasted for 391 days.
FALSE - IT LASTED 381 DAYS
What year was Rosa born in ?
1913
What day did Rosa refuse to give up her seat on the bus ?
December 1, 1995
True or false: After her parents separated, Rosa and Sylvester moved with their mother to Tuskegee in Alabama
False: They moved to Montgomery Alabama
When she was 19 years old, Rosa married a barber called...
Raymond
True or False: Together with her husband Raymond, Rosa joined the National Association for the Activism of Coloured People (NAACP), working towards putting an end to discrimination and segregation.
False: It was called the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP)