Black Firsts
The first Black child to desegregate a white Southern elementary school
Who is Ruby Bridges?
The highest-selling rap album of all time
What is Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by Outkast?
The girl group Beyonce was originally a member of
What is Destiny's Child?
The first Black scientist to win a Nobel Prize in a science-related field
Who is None?
No Black scientist has won a Nobel Prize in a science-related field. Be the first:)
The quote "I never freeze!" is from what 2018 movie
What is Black Panther?
The first Black millionaire in the United States
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
Name the Black recipient with the most Grammys
Additional 100: Name the number of Grammys he has.
Who is Quincy Jones?
What is 28?
The city "Martin" was set in
What is Detroit, Michigan?
Name two inventions from Garrett Morgan
What are the traffic light and the gas mask?
True or False: Popeyes is Black-Owned
False. The creator of Popeyes is a white New Orleans businessman named Al Copeland
The first Black woman to win a Grammy award
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
1920's musician best known for his trumpeter skills
Who is Louis Armstrong?
The Tyler Perry movie with the highest box-office revenue?
What is Madea Goes to Jail?
The first Black woman to fly a plane
Who is Bessie Coleman?
First American Woman to Win Three Gold Medals at the Olympics
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
The first Black woman to serve in the Army
Who is Cathay Williams?
The first Black woman to win five Grammys in one year
Who is Lauryn Hill?
Finish the Phrase:
"Say it loud..."
What is "I'm Black and I'm Proud!"
The first Black woman astronaut
Who is Mae Jemison?
The first black person to be president of the Harvard Law Review.
Who is Barack Obama?
The first Black man in the United States to cast a ballot
Who is Thomas Mundy Peterson?
Name three genres of music Black people created
Answers can include:
What is...?
spirituals, ragtime, blues, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues(R&B), rock, soul, and hip-hop
The popstar Rihanna's real name
What is Robyn Fenty?
The movie, "Hidden Figures" is based on the story of three African-American women at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
List the names of the three women.
Who is Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson?
The founder of the Black Panthers
Name one of the three founders
Who is...
Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Elbert Howard