BLACK COLLEGE LIFE
This is first black Greek fraternity for college students?
a. Phi Beta Sigma
b. Alpha Phi Alpha
c. Omega Psi Phi
What is Alpha Phi Alpha?
This American author and historian was responsible for starting Black History week?
a. Woodrow Wilson
b. Carter G. Woodson
c. Frederick Douglass
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
She was the first African-American chosen as Miss America?
a. Misty Copeland
b. Dominique Dawes
c. Vanessa Williams
Who is Vanessa Williams?
This person is the First African American to be on a U.S. postage stamp
a. Booker T. Washington
b. Medgar Evers
c. Harriet Tubman
Who is Booker T. Washington?
She was the first Black woman to own a TV studio?
Who is Oprah Winfrey
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of this educational institution.
a. Rutgers University
b. Seton Hall University
c. Tuskegee Institute
What is the Tuskegee Institute?
They were the black soldiers who primarily fought in the West after the Civil War.
a. Buffalo Soldiers
b. Black Calvary
c. Volunteer Infantry
Who were Buffalo Soldiers?
She was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
a. Halle Berry
b. Hattie McDaniel
c. Whitney Houston
Who is Halle Berry?
I was a medical doctor and a scientist. I was very interested in solving the problem of storing and using blood for transfusions. I developed a process for removing plasma from blood.
a. James Baldwin
b. Charles Drew
c. Frederick Douglass
Who is Charles Drew?
This was the first Black owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
a. UPN
b. BET-Black Entertainment Television
c. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
BET- Black Entertainment Television
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This amendment to the constitution abolished slavery?
What is the 13th amendment?
She was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet?
a. Dominique Dawes
b. Janet Jackson
c. Misty Copeland
Who is Misty Copeland?
This scientist and mathematician helped design the blueprints for Washington DC.
a. George Washington Carver
b. Marcus Garvey
c. Benjamin Banneker
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
Jackie Robison was the first African-American to play major league baseball for what team?
a. New York Mets
b. New York Yankees
c. Brooklyn Dodgers
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Hosea Williams was a civil rights leader, who helped out Dr. King, he pledged Phi Beta Sigma and attended two Universities in the AUC. This school is NOT one he attended.
A. Morris Brown College
B. Emory University
C. Clark Atlanta University
What is Emory University?
This was the nickname for the all Black 332nd Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps which escorted Allied Bombers through European airspace on 1,578 missions during World War II?
a. Flying Blue Aces
b. Tuskegee Airmen
c. 92nd bomber squadron
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
I was the first woman and first Black American to run for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Prior to my run for the Presidency, I made history by becoming the first Black congresswoman, representing New York State in the House of Representatives for seven terms. I graduate of Brooklyn College, and earned a Masters degree in education from Columbia University. As a former teacher, I spent my political career fighting for equal opportunities in education and social justice. Who am I?
a. Althea Gibson
b. Constance Baker Motley
c. Shirley Chisholm
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
He supported the "Back to Africa Movement", and was later deported to his homeland of Jamaica.
1. Malcom X
2. Marcus Garvey
3. Louis Farrakhan
4. Elijah Muhammad
Who is Marcus Garvey?
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
a. Da Brat
b. Foxy Brown
c. Lauryn Hill
Who is Lauryn Hill?
Our Vice-President (Kamala Harris) pledged AKA and attended which HBCU?
What is Howard University?
This case resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that no black-free or slave could be a US citizen?
a. Ferguson case
b. Wade case
c. Dred Scott case
What is the Dred Scott case?
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dreamgirls?
a. Angela Bassett
b. Jennifer Hudson
c. Halle Barry
Who is Jennifer Hudson?
He is the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
a. Sidney Poitier
b. Danny Glover
c. Sammy Davis, Jr.
Who is Sidney Poitier?
This Harlem theatre is a showcase for African- American talent
The Apollo