Inventors and Innovators
What black scientist was famous for his agricultural research, specifically with peanuts?
George Washington Carver
Longest River in Africa?
Nile River
Which Black artist has the most Grammy awards overall?
Beyonce
What dorm was named after the first African American woman to get her bachelor's degree from UIUC?
Bousfield (Maudelle Brown Bousfield)
This study saw the unethical experimentation on Black men to study the effects of Syphilis.
Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male
Which black inventor created a more durable and modern light bulb filament?
Lewis Latimer
Which country has the largest Black population outside of Africa?
Brazil
Who is the first Black woman to win a Grammy for Album of the Year (1999)?
Lauryn Hill
What is the first HBCU?
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Whose cells were non-consensually used for medical research and the first to be “immortalized”?
Henrietta Lacks
Who is the Black woman recognized for her foundational work in developing the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
Dr. Gladys West
Name 4 Caribbean Countries.
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
Who was the first Black woman to win an academy award for Best Actress in 2002?
Halle Berry
Who was the first Black Chancellor of UIUC?
Dr. Robert J. Jones
What black doctor is known for conducting the first successful separation of craniopagus (head-joined) twins?
Ben Carson
His contributions to science include almanacs, land surveying, and having made the first all-wooden fully functional clock.
Benjamin Banneker
Tallest Mountain in Africa?
Kilimanjaro
Who is a co-founder of BET and a UIUC alum?
Sheila Johnson
First black grad from UIUC?
William Walter Smith
Variolation, a traditional form of inoculation against this disease, was practised in Africa well before colonial rule began.
Smallpox
Which black inventor co-created IBM's first personal computer?
Mark Dean
Which country has the longest coastline in mainland Africa?
Somalia
Who was the first black QB to win MVP in the NFL?
Steve McNair (2003)
What degree did UIUC’s Chancellor Isbell graduate with?
Information and Computer Science
What was the name of the first woman to get he COVID 19 vaccine?
Sandra Lindsay