He was the first African American to play Major League Baseball when he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
100
Name the first African American president to be elected in the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
100
Name the most necessary nutrient of them all. People can't survive for more than a few days without it. Your body is approximately 70% it.
What is water.
100
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech in August 28, 1963 in this US capital.
What is Washington D.C.?
100
This City Year Corps Member was born outside of the United States.
Who is Mike Longue?
200
An American clergyman, activist, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr?
200
On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, she refused to obey the bus driver's order that she give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the white section was filled.
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
List 3 foods that would fall under the GRAINS category of the food pyramid.
Crackers, cereal, bread, spaghetti, rice, pretzels, air-popped popcorn, etc.
200
Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in 1955 led to this event that lasted almost a year.
What is the Montgomery bus boycott?
200
Name two items that colleges take into account when accepting applicants from High School.
What are SAT scores, grades, essays, extra curricular activities?
300
This African American artist is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars.
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
300
This female African-American was an abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, she escaped and made more than thirteen missions to rescue more than 70 slaves using the route known as the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
300
Name all of the ingredients that we used to make smoothies.
What are almond milk, strawberries, apple sauce, bananas, spinach?
300
In 1909 this organization was founded to promote African American Civil Rights.
What is the NAACP?
300
Name the only animal that cannot jump.
What are elephants?
400
This retired basketball player continues to be the all time leading scorer in the NBA.
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
400
An African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks. He spent some of his life living in Roxbury, MA.
Who is Malcolm X?
400
How many servings of fruits and vegetables should you eat everyday?
What is 6-10? (OR 1/2 your plate)
400
In 1992, four police officers were charged with brutally arresting an African American male. They were found not guilty, triggering a riot in this US city.
What is L.A.?
400
Name the capital of Mississippi.
What is Jackson?
500
The first African American to play in the National Hockey League, played for the Boston Bruins in 1958.
Who is Willie O'Ree?
500
An American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes, which also aided nutrition for farm families.
Who is George Washington Carver?
500
True or False: Frozen fruits or veggies are not as nutritious as fresh ones.
What is FALSE?
500
In this ruling on May 18, 1896 the United States Supreme Court upholds a Louisiana law that mandates "separate but equal" facilities for blacks and whites.