Black Greeks
Black Facts
Black People
Black Inventions
General Knowledge
100
This is what HBCU stand for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
100
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution?
Tuskegee Institute
100
A woman of Delta Sigma Theta, she was the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. congress and as a major-party U.S. presidential candidate. She also survived three assassination attempts.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
100
Invented the gas mask and the 1st traffic signal
Who is Garrett Morgan ?
100
The recognition of Black history began as
A. A week
B. A day
C. It was always a month
What is a week
200
NAACP stands for this
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
200
This movie told the story of African-American women and their role at NASA
What is Hidden Figures?
200
First Black woman to enter space
Who is Mae Jemison?
200
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
200
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?
Washington DC, Aug. 28, 1963
300
The first black sorority was formed on this campus?
What is Howard University?
300
This 1963 march brought over 250,000 people together in support of human civil rights and is where Martin Luther King Jr gave his now iconic "I Have a Dream" speech
What is the March on Washington
300
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
300
His refrigerated “blood mobiles” stored blood at a temperature to prolong its shelf life
Charles Drew
300
The oldest and largest civil rights group in the U.S., founded in 1909 by a multiracial coalition of activists.
What is "The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"
400
What was the first black Greek sorority?
What is Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. established in 1908.
400
Barbara Johns an African American 16-year old girl led a student strike for equal education at R.R. Moton High School in what state ?
Farmville, Virginia
400
She once served as California’s attorney general and this AKA is the first female African-American and Asian-American to hold the post. She later became the first African-American and Asian-American woman to hold her current job.
Who is Kamala Harris?
400
George Crum was working as a chef at a resort in New York. A customer complained that the french fries weren’t good. In an irritated fit, Crum cut the potatoes as thinly as possible, fried them until they were burnt crisps, and threw a generous handful of salt on top. What did he invent?
Potato Chips
400
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
500
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
Alpha Phi Alpha
500
What year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
What is 1863?
500
a poet, memoirist, and activist who overcame poverty, racism, and sexual abuse to inspire millions with her words and deeds.
Who is Maya Angelou
500
Lonnie Johnson was an Aerospace Engineer for NASA who’ happened to invent the popular children’s toy.
Super Soaker
500
Which president ended racial segregation in the U.S. armed forces in 1948?
Who is President Harry Truman?
600
This 6 year old is responsible for desegregating schools in 1960. 
Who is Ruby Bridges?
600
In 1941 this famous black air squadron formed and were the first black military aviators in the US,
Tuskegee Airmen
600
He started a Muslim newspaper with the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, Muhammad Speaks. Also, well known for the slogan "By Any Means Necessary"...
Who is Malcom X
600
John A. Burr rotary invention design helped reduce the irritating clogs of clippings . What was it?
Lawn Mower
600
This Constitutional Amendment gave Blacks equal protection under the law....
What is the 14th amendment
700
The first group of students integrated a high school located in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
700
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
What is 1926
700
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Who is Jackie Robinson
700
W B Purvis designed a mechanism involving an elastic tube connecting the ink reservoir and the tip. What was it?
Fountain pen
700
December 1955 ,this woman started the bus boycott
Rosa Parks
800
What is the largest HBCU?
What is North Carolina A&T?
800
In 1857, this thriving community of predominantly African-American homeowners were forced to move after the city of New York acquired the land through eminent domain to build what we now know as Central Park.
What is Seneca Village or Seneca Falls Village?
800
Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
What is U.S. Senator
800
Which was NOT invented by a black inventor?
roller coaster/wash board/ helicopter / pressure cooker /portable pencil sharpener
Washboard
800
In America, slaves used this hairstyle as a map on their journey to freedom.
What are cornrows?
