Movies/TV
What does each letter in this acronym mean?: BET
Black Entertainment Television
Which supreme court case declared segregation in schools unconstitutional?
Brown v Board of Education
Who was the first Black player in Major League Baseball (MLB)?
Jackie Robinson
Who is known as the “King of Pop”?
Michael Jackson
Who was the first black professor?
Richard T. Greener
Who is the creative mind behind the movies Wendell & Wild, Him, Us, Nope, and Get Out?
Jordan Peele
At which specific location did Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have a Dream Speech”?
The Lincoln Memorial
Who was the first Black gymnast to win the Individual All-Around Champion?
Gabby Douglas
Where did the evolution of jazz music begin?
Harlem
What year did the University desegregate?
1963
Who is the creative mind behind shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, Bridgerton, How to Get Away with Murder, and Scandal?
Shonda Rhimes
Who is the woman that calculated the flight of Freedom 7 and verified the flight for Friendship 7, later having a movie created showcasing her work at NASA?
Katherine Johnson
Who is the five-time world record holder in track?
Jesse Owens
Who is the first Black artist to win a Pulitzer Prize?
Kendrick Lamar
How many bricks on the Horseshoe have been placed and dedicated to African American alumna to highlight the importance of roles and legacies of Black women at USC?
18
What is the name of the ceremony put on by the NAACP to honor outstanding achievements in film, television, music, and literature?
NAACP Image Awards
Who was the first Black female cable car conductor in San Francisco who later became a poet?
Maya Angelou
Who is the first Black athlete to compete in International Tennis?
Althea Gibson
Who wrote the song Irreplaceable by Beyonce?
Ne-Yo
Who planted the “Tree of Knowledge” and when was it rededicated?
Association of African American Students, 2018
Who is the first black actress to win an academy award for Best Supporting Actress?
Hattie McDaniel
What year was the NAACP founded?
1909
Which NBA player has 11 championship rings, holding the title for player with the most rings?
Bill Russell
What is the name of the record label based in Detroit, Michigan that signed groups/artists such as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Temptations, and The Jackson 5?
Motown
In which campus building was the State Normal School for instructors that trained African American educators housed in 1873?
Rutledge College