African American History
Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?
Garrett A. Morgan
What is James St. Patrick's nickname on the show Power?
Ghost
Founded January 13, 1913
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings"?
Maya Angelou
Which HBCU had the first black fraternity?
Howard University
Who is the first African American woman EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) award winner
Whoopi Goldberg
The phrase "Bye Felicia" came from which movie?
Friday
What was the first Black Greek fraternity?
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
Alice Walker won a Pulitzer Prize for her fiction work. What was the name of the novel Alice Walker wrote, that featured the life of a black woman who was abused by her father and husband?
The Color Purple
Which HBCU used to have so many rattlesnakes on its campus, it became the official school mascot
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU)
What U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law
Lyndon B. Johnson
What was Mookie's job in Do The Right Thing?
Pizza Delivery Boy
Which five Black Greek Organizations were founded at Howard Unniversity
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta
This lady was a record breaker for her literature and women writers! She was a slave that learned to read and write from her masters, who also encouraged her to write poetry. Her work was praised by the British and Americans alike during the American Revolutionary War. Who was the first African American lady poet to publish a book in the United States?
Phillis Wheatley
Martin Luther King Jr. enrolled in this college at age 15
Morehouse College
What rising Black Panther leader was killed by Chicago police in 1969?
Fred Hampton
In 2019, Ruth E. Carter became the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for costume design. What movie did she win this prestigious award for?
Black Panther
Founded in 1922 at Butler University
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated
Her most famous novel was "Their Eyes Were Watching God", which was published in 1937.
Zora Neale Hurston
Booker T. Washington founded this university in Alabama in 1881
Tuskegee University
In 1939, she wasn't able to perform at Constitution Hall because of a "white performers only” policy.
First lady Eleanor Roosevelt protested and the singer eventually performed at the Lincoln Memorial.
Marian Anderson
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Name all the of organizations in the Divine 9 in founding date order.
Best known for The Autobiography of Malcolm X and the novel Roots
Alex Haley
What was the first historically black college in America?
Cheyney University