Black History
What was the name of the network of hiding places which helped slave to escape to freedom?
The Underground Railroad
Whose refusal to give up their seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, Alabama?
Rosa Parks
What are the 3 sister crops?
Corn, beans, and squash
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" was an album released by who?
**100pt bonus if you can name a song from the album**
Lauryn Hill
What does the acronym BLM stand for?
Black Lives Matter
Where did the Civil War Start?
Fort Sumter
What court case ended segregation in schools?
Brown vs. Board of Education
What was the most profitable grain in the South Carolina colony?
Carolina Gold
Who is considered the father of Jazz?
Louis Armstrong
What actor played Black Panther in the 2018 film?
Chadwick Boseman
Who was the first surgeon to separate twins who were connected at the head?
A) Ben Carson
B) Ronald McNair
C) Matilda Evans
D) Major Taylor
Who was the first Black woman to refuse to give up her seat on the bus to a White passenger?
**hint: its not Rosa Parks**
**200pt bonus if you can explain why Rosa Parks was the face of the boycott**
Claudette Colvin
Bonus: respectability politics (Parks was light skinned, older, looser hair texture, etc)
What African dish is red rice similar to?
Jollof rice (West Africa)
Who is considered the father of Hip-Hop?
DJ Kool Herc
What colors are in the Pan-African flag?
Red, black, and green
Who was the first Black female physician in the United States?
A) Dr. Maude E. Callen
B) Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
C) Dr. Bessie Coleman
D) Dr. Althea Gibson
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
What practice prevented people living in a certain area from getting financial services because of their race or ethnicity?
Redlining
What decade did the term "soul food" originate?
1960s
Aretha Franklin
What were the leaves of the Camphor Tree used for? (multiple answers)
pain relief, itching, irritations, chest congestion, etc
What were the Jim Crow laws named after?
A character in a racist minstrel show from the 19th century that perpetuated harmful stereotypes about Black people.
What did the Greensboro Four do?
**100pt bonus for the year it took place**
They protested segregation by sitting at a "whites only" lunch counter
Bonus: 1960
What dish is made from hard-boiled eggs that have been peeled, cut in half, and filled with a paste made from the yolk and ingredients?
Deviled eggs
What was the Jackson 5's first national single?
I Want You Back
What/Who started Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson/Negro History Week
**100pt bonus if you know what week was Negro History Week**