Quiz  /  Ruby Bridges MCQ Quiz Questions with Answers

  • 1. 
    Where was Ruby Bridges born?

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Georgia
  • Mississippi

  • 2. 
    What is Ruby Bridges most known for?

  • Being the first black student to attend a white elementary school in the South
  • She was a nurse during the Civil War who founded the American Red Cross
  • Refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man
  • The first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

  • 3. 
    What did it mean when schools were segregated in the South?

  • Black students were not allowed to attend school
  • Black and white students went to the same schools
  • Black students and white students went to different schools
  • All of the above

  • 4. 
    What grade was Ruby in when she first attended a previously all-white school?

  • Third Grade
  • Second grade
  • Kindergarten
  • First grade

  • 5. 
    How many students were in Ruby's class her first year at the William Frantz School?

  • 1
  • 4
  • 11
  • 15

  • 6. 
    Who drove Ruby to school on her first day of class?

  • She walked
  • Her parents
  • Local police
  • Federal marshals

  • 7. 
    In what city did Ruby live when she first attended a previously all-white school?

  • Montgomery
  • Vice President
  • Jacksonville
  • New Orleans

  • 8. 
    True or False: It was very brave of Ruby and her parents to take the first step in integrating the schools.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 9. 
    What was school like after Ruby's first year of integration?

  • She continued to attend an integrated school
  • There were both black and white student in her class
  • All of the above
  • She had a full classroom of students

  • 10. 
    What job did Ruby have for many years after graduating high school?

  • Flight attendant
  • Travel agent
  • Telephone operator
  • School teacher
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