Civil Rights
Q: Who organized the 1963 March on Washington and delivered the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech?
Dr. Martin Luther King
Willie O'Rhee was the first Black player in the National Hockey League. On what team did he play?
Boston Bruins
When did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
1920s
What late night television program was the first to be hosted by an African American?
The Arsenio Hall Show
Who was the fifteenth presidents? (known for abolishing slavery)
Abe Lincoln
Q: Who was the first African American to serve as President of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who was the first African American to coach a professional sports team?
Bill Russel
Motown music derives its name from which U.S. city?
Detroit, Mi
Which African American actor starred in the award-winning television series I Spy?
Bill Cosby
Who conducted the underground railroad escape routes?
Hariet Tubman
Q: Who broke the MLB color barrier in 1947, becoming the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
How many gold medals did runner Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?
4 Gold Medals
Ray Charles played what instrument?
Piano
What actor and tap dancer was known as "Bojangles?"
Bill Robinson
10. Which comedian played crown prince Akeem in Coming To America?
Eddie Murphy
Q: Who became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, honored for Lilies of the Field (1963)?
Sidney Poitier.
Who was the first Black golfer to win the Masters Golf Tournament?
Tiger Woods
Name two out of three of the original members of the singing group the Supremes.
Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard
Halle Berry
1. What was Whitney Houston’s greatest-selling hit?