African-American Firsts
He went to UCLA on a tennis scholarship & became the first African American to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon
Who is Arthur Ashe?
What is The Sound of Music?
This train-loving president said, "I'm probably the most pro-rail guy in America. I've ridden over 1,300,000 miles"
Who is Joe Biden?
Billy Bob Thornton played coach Gary Gaines, leader of the plucky Odessa Permian team in this movie
What is Friday Night Lights?
It's the full infinitive in the sentence "you have the right to remain silent"
What is to remain?
55 years after Thurgood Marshall's appointment, she became the first black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
You'll hear about "The Impossible Dream" in this favorite
What is the Man of La Mancha?
In 1975 Jackie Kennedy Onassis stepped in to save this beaux-arts New York City landmark
What is Grand Central Station?
Phillip Seymour Hoffman played A's skipper Art Howe in this film that also featured Chris Pratt and Jonah Hill
What is Moneyball?
It's the grammatical mood used in the sentence "book 'em, Danno"
What is imperative?
In 1964 he made Oscar history, winning Best Actor for his performance in "Lillies of the Field"
Who is Sidney Poitier?
"Anything You Can Do" would include knowing 2 sharpshooters are singing that song in this show
What is Annie Get Your Gun?
Tiktoker Francis Bourgeois gained 3 million followers sharing this hobby, also the name of a Danny Boyle film
What is trainspotting?
What is The Bad News Bears?
It's the modal verb in "would you please step out of the vehicle?"
What is "would"?
He was the first African American to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs & the first to serve as Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell?
"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" it is with Curly belting one out in this production
What is Oklahoma?
The company relaunching this train describes it as a "dream on wheels"; it first puffed east from Paris in 1883
What is the Orient Express?
Apollo isn't the first name of the title pugilist in this 2015 film; continuing the time, it's Adonis
What is Creed?
"Please" can be an exclamation but in "could I please see your license & registration?", it functions as this part of speech
What is an adverb?
In 1955 she became the first black soloist to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, receiving an ovation before singing a note
Who is Marian Anderson?
Revived in 2025: "A Whole New Board Game" & "One Night in Bangkok"
What is Chess?
This "commodore" didn't just love the sea; by 1873 he owned 4 railroads, including the New York Central
Who is Vanderbilt?
In a 2000 film, Omar Epps & Sanaa Lathan engage in these 2 title activities at USC
What is Love & Basketball?
In the sentence "I fought the law and the law won" the word "and" is this type of conjunction
What is a coordinating conjunction?