Black History
Who was the 44th President of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who was the first African American to star in their own tv show?
a. Ethel Waters
b. Oprah Winfrey
c. Wendy Williams
A. Ethel Waters
The incident in which French agents demanded a bribe and a loan from the Americans became known as the_____________.
XYZ Affair
What are the poles of a magnet called?
North and South
Name the mascot of the University Mrs. Delfosse graduated from
A Rattler
Who invented the Hot Comb used on African American hair?
Madam CJ Walker
First female Vice President in the US
Kamala Harris?
Which Party believed in a strict reading (interpretation) of the U.S. Constitution?
Democratic Republicans
What are animals without a backbone called?
Invertebrates
Starting with $1.50 cash, what college did Mary McCleod Bethune found?
Bethune-Cookman College
Who became the first African-American to win baseball's MVP award and his jersey # is 52?
Jackie Robinson
First woman to own her own television network
Oprah Winfrey
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
France
Which country is both an island and a continent?
Australia
Who became the first African-American First Lady of the White House?
Michelle Obama
Who is famous for the quote to "Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee"?
Muhammad Ali
First woman superhero to join the Avengers
Who is Black Widow
What were the first battles of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
The Earth has five oceans. Three are the Pacific, Atlantic, and Southern Antarctic. What are the other two oceans?
Indian, Arctic
A scrub is a guy who thinks he's fly and is also known as a what?
A busta
As a 6-year-old, I entered an all-white school. Who am I?
Ruby Bridges
This former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007 the daughter of a famous boxer who claimed he could "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Laila Ali
George Washington led the Virginia army in the _________ war.
French and Indian War
What is the term for a quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised, usually expressed as a raised symbol beside the number or expression?
An exponent.
What year did the first African American play in the NFL?
A) 1920
B) 1940
C) 1946
D)1900
A) 1920
In 1920, Fritz Pollard became the first African-American to play in the NFL during its formative years. However, in the years after Fritz's departure, the NFL owners imposed a “gentleman's agreement” preventing the signing of more black players, until the re-integrating of the NFL in 1946.