PEOPLE
PLACES
MILITARY
PEOPLE II
WILDCARD
100
He was the first black president.
Who is Barrack Obama?
100
The state where the first shot of the civil war took place.
What is South Carolina?
100
The year the Civil War started
What is 1861?
100
She is an American politician and attorney serving as the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She is the United States' first female vice president, the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, and the first African American and first Asian American vice president.
Who is Vice-President Kamala Harris
100
HBCU is this acronym.
What are Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
200
He played T'Challa in Black Panther.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
200
Most HBCU's are located where?
What is the South
200
Who was the first African American in the military to become a general?
Who is General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.
200
This man created more than 300 inventions from peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver
200
Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served at this position.
What is an U.S. Senator
300
Born today February 18 1965 known as an American rapper, record producer, audio engineer, record executive, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and was previously co-owner of Death Row Records. He is an original member of NWA and will perform at this year's Superbowl.
Who is Dr. Dre?
300
The Great March on ______, was held in _________, on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. MLK gave his iconic I have a dream speech
What was The March on Washington?
300
The first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force. Trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, they flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II. Instead of being greeted with a hero's welcome, they were segregated as soon as they disembarked the ships that brought them home. German prisoners of war were treated better than black Americans U.S. Army Air Corps Airmen at a base in Italy during World War II.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen
300
She has won 23 Grand Slam Titles!
Who is Serena Williams?
300
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin.
What is 1957
400
This black man became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed in what became known as the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
400
This was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, and politics in a potion of New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
400
African American soldiers who originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This nickname was given to the Black Cavalry by Native American tribes who fought in the Indian Wars.
Who are Buffalo Soldiers
400
This president officially recognized Black History Month?
Who is President Gerald Ford
400
These students were the first to integrate a school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Who are the Little Rock 9
500
This man created the first-ever video game console.
Who is Jerry Lawson?
He is known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console as well as leading the team that pioneered the commercial video game cartridge.
500
A house administered by the National Park Service is located at 1411 W Street, SE, in Anacostia, a neighborhood east of the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington.
What is The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (Frederick Douglass Historic Home)
500
The 369th Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment an African-American infantry unit in WWI who spent more time in combat than any other American unit. Despite their courage, sacrifice, and dedication to their country, they returned home to face racism and segregation from their fellow countrymen.
Who are the Harlem Hellfighters
(“Black Rattlers” or “Men of Bronze”)
500
He created the three-light traffic stop.
Who is Garrett Morgan
500
Founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. The party’s original purpose was to patrol African American neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality. It also provides free breakfast, tutoring to neighborhood children. `The organization operated chapters in several major American cities. The FBI viewed the Party as an enemy of the U.S. government and sought to dismantle the party at any cost.
What was the Black Panther Party, original name Black Panther Party for Self-Defense