Queens of Black History Month
The name of a 15 year old schoolgirl who refused to move to the back of the bus, 9 months prior to Rosa Parks' stand that launched the Montgomery bus boycott.
Who is Claudette Colvin.
The reason the rover was sent to mars.
What is to better understand the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient life. The mission will collect and store a set of rock and soil samples that could be returned to Earth in the future.
Blackjack asset
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Ace
Mars has this many moons.
What is two?
They're named Phobos, meaning fear, and Deimos, which is Greek fo panic.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
In 1953, the song "Hound Dog" was released by this blues singer before Elvis Presley's 1956 version.
Who is Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton.
In 1953 the song peaked at #1 on the R&B charts and resided there for 7 weeks. In 1965 she recorded "Ball N'Chain" which would be famously covered by Janis Joplin.
The name of the rover.
What is perseverance?
Show how
8 letters
Instruct
This is how long it would take to travel to Mars.
What is 8 months?
Earth and mars follow different orbits around the sun, so explorers must wait until the two planets are close together to blast off.
"If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"
John Lewis
The first licensed black female pilot.
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native-American to hold a pilot license. She earned her pilot license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, and was the first black person to earn an international pilot's license
The name of the crater in which the rover landed.
What is the Jezero Crater?
Set to assemble.
3 letters
Kit
True or False
True!
Scientists think Mars once had rivers, lakes and maybe even oceans. Today small amounts of water trickle down crater walls.
"Character, not circumstances, makes the person."
Booker T. Washington
First Black congresswoman in 1968.
Shirley Chisholm
The dimension of the rover.
Extra credit: the weight of the rover.
What is about 10 feet long (not including the arm), 9 feet wide, and 7 feet tall and weighs 2,260 pounds.
Forms a union
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Marries
This planet is named after the Roman god Mars, he is the god of ______.
What is war? Ancient people thought the planet looked as red as blood and names it after their war god.
An outspoken and fearless trans woman who played a vital part in the fight for civil rights for the LGBT community in New York. She was known as the patron at Stonewall Inn who initiated resistance on the night the police raided the bar.
Marsha P. Johnson
Name of helicopter attached to rover.
4 Letters
Roar
Mars's atmosphere has too much of this gas, making it impossible for humans to breathe without a space suit.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
This is the gas which we exhale and too much can be toxic.
"A problem is a chance for you to do your best."
Duke Ellington