Civil Rights
Who was the civil rights leader who delivered the the Iconic “I Have a Dream” speech? An extra $100 for knowing what year this speech happened.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Bonus: 1963
Who was the first African American to become the President of the United States. Name his wife for an extra $100.
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
Who is the fastest man in the world and holds multiple Olympic gold medals in sprinting? For an extra $100, what country is he from?
Usain Bolt
Jamaica
Who is often referred to as the “King of Pop” and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time? For an extra $100 name one of their songs.
Michael Jackson
Which African American scientist is credited with discovering multiple uses for peanuts?
George Washington Carver
Which African American woman refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus AND name the city or state.
Rosa Parks
Montgomery, Alabama
Which African American baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
Which African American singer-songwriter is often referred to as the “Godfather of Soul”?
James Brown
Who is the legendary African American singer known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
Which African American physician is famous for his research on blood transfusions and the development of the blood bank?
Dr. Charles Drew
Who was the first African American to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
Which African American tennis player broke the color barrier in professional tennis?
Arthur Ashe
Which African American poet and author wrote the renowned poem “Still I Rise”
Maya Angelou
Which African American inventor is known for creating the modern traffic signal?
Garrett Morgan
What was the name of the organization founded by Malcolm X AND name one thing this organization promoted.
The Black Panther Party
Self-Defense and Civil Rights
Who became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Toni Morrison
Which African American singer and actress was nicknamed the “First Lady of Song”
Ella Fitzgerald
Who is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Color Purple”?
Alice Walker
Which African American astronaut became the first Black woman to travel into space?
Mae Jemison
Which legislation, signed into law outlawed racial segregation and discrimination?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which African American mathematician and NASA scientist played a vital role in the success of the early U.S. space missions?
Katherine Johnson
Who is the first African American quarterback to win the Super Bowl?
Doug Williams
Which African American writer and anthropologist authored the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God”?
Zora Neale Hurston
Who invented the home security system with a closed-circuit television?
Marie Van Brittan Brown