Black History
Black History Pt. 2
Public Health Black History
Black Music
For the Culture
100
Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates this:
A. The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S.
B. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended 'separate but equal' education.
C. The signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
D. The service of black troops in the U.S. Army during the Civil War.
A. The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S.
100
In America, enslaved people used this hairstyle as a map on their journey to freedom
Cornrows
100
The person whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research:
A. Betsy Ludington
B. Henrietta Lacks
C. Lucy Jones
D. Anaracha Rogers
B. Henrietta Lacks
100
When hip hop emerged:
A. 1800s
B. 1970s
C. 2010s
D. 1990s
B. 1970s
100
The person who gave the "I have a dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr.
200
This song is considered the Black National Anthem:
A. Optimistic
B. Say It Loud (I’m Black and Proud)
C. Lift Every Voice and Sing
D. A Change is Gonna Come
C. Lift Every Voice and Sing
200
The recognition of Black history began as:
A. A week
B. A day
C. It was always a month
A. A week
200
The condition which disproportionately affects African Americans due to a mix of social, economic, and genetic factors and is often called the “silent killer”
A. Alzheimer's
B. Diabetes
C. High blood pressure (hypertension)
D. Dementia
C. High blood pressure (hypertension)
200
The first Black artist to win a Grammy in 1958:
A. Nat King Cole
B. Louis Armstrong
C. Ray Charles
D. Ella Fitzgerald
D. Ella Fitzgerald
200
What 1990s sitcom starred Will Smith as a teenager from West Philadelphia?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
300
The university which had the first fraternity at a Black college:
A. Fisk University
B. Tuskegee University
C. Howard University
D. Stillman College
C. Howard University→ Omega Psi Phi 1911
300
In 1959 he founded the Motown Record Corporation, the first recording home of The Temptations, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smoky Robinson, and Stevie Wonder:
A. Quincy Jones
B. Berry Gordy
C. Clarence Avant
D. Billy Preston
B. Berry Gordy
300
African-American kidney transplantation surgeon from Lexa, Arkansas. He was most distinguished for his pioneering work in the field of kidney transplantations, and in research, discoveries, and inventions in Renal Science:
A. Dr. Samuel Lee Kountz Jr.
B. Dr. Percy Julian
C. Dr. Beverly Malone
Dr. Alexa Canady
A. Dr. Samuel Lee Kountz Jr.
300
The person who revolutionized the moonwalk
Michael Jackson
300
Who became America’s first Black millionaire with the production of her hair care products?
Madame C. J. Walker
400
The influential author who became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature:
A. Maya Angelou
B. August Wilson
C. Lorraine Hansberry
D. Toni Morrison
D. Tori Morrison
400
NAACP stands for:
A. National Advancement of All Colored People
B. Notable Achievements and Accolades of People of Color
C. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
D. National Association of the Amelioration of Colored People
C. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
400
She is the first Black woman to be the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services:
A. Roselyn Epps
B. Joycelyn Elders
C. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
D. Patrice Harris
C. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
400
The genre of music popularized during Harlem Renaissance
Jazz
400
Which actor brought Marvel Comic’s Black Panther to life on the silver screen?
Chadwick Boseman
500
The anti-slavery newspaper founded by Frederick Douglass:
A. Barnett Papers
B. North Star
C. The Examiner
D. The Tribune
B. North Star
500
First African American Supreme Court Justice:
a. William Tucker
b. Thurgood Marshall
c. Hattie McDaniel
d. Jackie Robinson
B. Thurgood Marshall
500
The profession of Sandra Lindsay, the first person in the United States to get a COVID-19 shot in 2020
Nurse
500
Only 3 women to win the Grammy for Rap Album of the Year
Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, Doechii
500
What is the name of Beyoncé’s group before her solo career?
Destiny's Child