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Famous / Black Figures
100
Who was the 1st African American female to serve as Secretary of State?
Who was Condoleeza Rice - Dr. Condoleezza Rice became Secretary of State on January 26, 2005. Prior to this, she was the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, since January, 2001.
100
Who said, ' Immigrants need to learn English, but we also need to learn foreign languages'?
Who is former US president Barrack Obama. Pres argued that the country should be emphasizing foreign language study in classrooms.
"You know, it's embarrassing when Europeans come over here, they all speak English, they speak French, they speak German. And then we go over to Europe and all we can say is 'merci beaucoup!"
100
Who was president of NEC in NY for 9 years and also became the pres of Minnesota Conference?
Who was Dr. Daniel Honoré. “He was very passionate about evangelism, Christian education & social justice.
100
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks
100
Who is a retired neurosurgeon, author and government officicial who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Who is Dr. Ben Carson.
200
Who was the first African American to play major league baseball for Brookly Dodgers.
Who was Jackie Robinson.
An active member of the NAACP.
200
Who said ," If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else."
in 1856
Booker T. Washington- Great educator, author, orator. Advisor to several presidents of the United States.
200
Who was sworn in as prime minister of Jamaica (Caibbean Union) in 2016.
Who is Andrew Holness:
200
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
What does the letters in the name stand form?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
200
Who was mentioned in three of the four Gospels as the man compelled by the Roman soldiers to carry Jesus’ cross out of Jerusalem.
Who was Simon of Cyrene (Matthew 27:32).
300
Who is the first African American (Haitian)/Asian tennis player?
Who is Naomi Osaka.
300
Who said "Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world!"
Who is Nelson Mandela
300
Who is an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993.
Who is David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020).
300
What is the name of the "Black National Athem"?
What year was it written?
Last name of brothers who wrote Lyrics & Music?
"Lift Every Voice & Sing" -100 pts
1900 -100 pts
Johnson -100 pts
300
Who described herself: "I am black, but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem.
Who is "The Queen of Sheba"
->Biblical figure who appears in both the Song of Songs and 1 Kings.
400
Who was the first women provisional President of Haiti.
Who is Ertha Pascal-Trouillot. Lawyer, writer, teacher and Supreme Court justice. Temporarily became Haiti's first female president on 13 March 1990, following a revolt that overthrew the government-run by Prosper Avril. She oversaw the first truly free elections in Haiti on 16 December 1990 which Jean-Bertrand Aristide won with 67% of the vote.
400
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Who is Muhammad Ali
400
Who is an American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. Was a young protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement.
Who is Jesse Louis Jackson.
400
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
400
Who were the leaders of the Haitian Revolution?
Who was Toussaint Louverture? (1791-1804)
Who was Henri Christophe? (1780)
500
In what year were the first Africans brought to American to work as slaves?
What is 1619.
500
Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
Who is Morgan Freeman
500
Who is the 2nd African American to serve on the Supreme Court and the longest-serving Supreme Court Justice, with 33 years and 120 days of service?
Who is Judge Clarence Thomas.
500
Which President officially signed the "Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Who is President Lyndon Johnson: Made the act a top priority and signed it into law on July 2, 1964.
500
Who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?
Who is George Washington Carver