Firsts!
Scientists
Africa
Athletes/Performers/Authors
By any other Name!
100

First Black man to win a major tennis tournament at Wimbledon.

Who is Arthur Ashe?

100

I went to college at age 16 and became an engineer, a doctor, and an astronaut.

Who is Mae Jemison?

100

An African country and the 4th largest island in the world - located off the southeastern coast of Africa.

What is Madagascar?

100

I made history in 1947 and my number 42 became a household word.

Who is Jackie Robinson?

100

His family called him J.C.

Who is Jesse Owens?

200

First Black woman to run for President of the USA.

Who is Shirley Chisholm?

200

I set up the first black-owned hospital in the United States?

Who is Dr. Daniel Williams?

200

Spell my name.


What is rhinoceros?

200

My championship title was taken away from me because I refused to join the military.

Who is Muhammad Ali?

200

Biblical name given to Harriet Tubman.

Who is Moses?

300

First African American to serve on the Supreme

Court.

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

300

I am a scientist who writes about the stars and appears on TV to talk about the universe.

Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?

300

Education and trade Center of Ancient West Africa.

What is Timbuktu?

300

This autobiography tells how Booker T. Washington was born a slave and became successful.

What is Up from Slavery?

300

Known as the Father of Black History Month.

Who is Carter G. Woodson?

400

First American woman to win 3 gold medals in a single Olympics.

Who is Wilma Rudolph?

400

My inventions helped trains run better and more safely.

Who is Granville T. Woods?

400

Three main biomes in Africa.

What are rainforest, savannah, and desert?

400

One of my books, The Color Purple, was made into a movie.

Who is Alice Walker?

400

They gave me the nickname “Gazelle.”

Who is Wilma Rudolph?

500

The current and first African American governor of Maryland.

Who is Wes Moore?

500

In addition to being a dentist, I invented the golf tee.

Who is Dr. George Grant?

500

The Nile River runs through 9 countries. Name 3.

What are Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, DR Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Egypt?

500

I traced my family back to Africa and wrote a book called “Roots.”

Who is Alex Haley?

500

I was called the “Black Edison.”


Who is Granville T. Woods?

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