Music
History
True or False
Movies/TV Shows
Born In February
100
She sang about Respect
Who is Aretha Franklin
100
The first Black First Lady
Who is Michelle Obama
100
Black History Month has been celebrated in the month of February in the United States since 1926
False - The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s.
100
She played Sofia in The Color Purple
Who is Oprah Winfrey
100
She was tired of sitting in the back
Who is Rosa Parks - Born February 4th, 1913
200
He put his soul into this show from 1971 to 2006
Who is Don Cornelius
200
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded this organization in 1966 in Oakland, California
What is The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
200
Mae Jemison was the first African American woman in space
True - In 1992 Mae Jemison became the first black woman to travel into space while on board the U.S. Endeavor. Jemison was an engineer and physician before Sally Ride's accomplishments inspired her to join NASA as an astronaut in 1987.
200
This famous show was known for this line, "What chu' talking about Willis"
What is Different Strokes
200
On February 12, 1909, the nation's largest and most widely recognized civil rights organization was born
What is the NAACP
300
He is known as the King of Rock 'n' Roll
Who is Little Richard
300
She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only school in Louisiana
Who is Ruby Bridges
300
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in football
False - Jesse Owens is known for track and field
300
Who is Dorothy Jean Dandridge
300
She put a spell on you
Who is Nina Simone - Born February 21st, 1933
400
Who is Donna Summer
400
More than 380,000 African-Americans served in the Army during tis war
What is World War 1
400
In 2012, the turnout of Black voters exceeded that of white voters for the first time in history
True - 66.6 percent of eligible Black voters turned out to help reelect Barack Obama, the nation’s first African American president in 2012
400
This show was DYN-O-MITE!
What is Good Times
400
It was his prerogative
Who is Bobby Brown - Born February 5th, 1969
500
This Hard Knock Life, rapper turned billionaire
Who is Jay-Z
500
He co-founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History
Who is Carter G. Woodson
500
The Black National Anthem," Lift Every Voice and Sing" was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900
True
500
She showed you How to Get Away with Murder every Monday night on ABC
Who is Viola Davis
500
He was a sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist
Who is W. E. B. Du Bois - Born February 23, 1868