Time and Events
In what year was Dr. King Assassinated?
April 4, 1968
I am the first African American President, and I was born in this state
Hawaii
I passed away on January 17, 2026 at 94. I developed Satellite Geodesy technology which is foundational for GPS
Gladys Mae Brown
Valerie Thomas
Dr. Katherine Johnson
Gladys Mae Brown
First African American woman to win a Grammy
Lola Falana
Natalie Cole
Whitney Houston
Natalie Cole
West African king, famous for his 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca, during which he distributed so much gold that it caused inflation in Egypt?
Uthman Dan Fodio
Mansa Musa
Obi Okonkwo
Mansa Musa
When did Abraham Lincoln deliver the Emancipation Proclamation
September1, 1862
January 1, 1863
February 1, 1863
January 1, 1863
In the late 19080’s during a presidential run, I coined the name “African American”.
Jesse Louis Jackson
Serving aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor, I am the first African-American woman in space
Lisa Gelobter
Sarah E. Goode
Dr. Mae Jemison
Dr. Mae Jemison
First African American to host his own TV show
Flip Wilson
Richard Pryor
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Q: The ancient city of Timbuktu, renowned for its universities and libraries, was part of this empire that thrived in the 15th–16th centuries?
Old Mali Empire
The Ghana Empire (Wagadou).
Songhai Empire
Songhai Empire
When was the first Juneteenth
June 19, 1864
June 19, 1865
June 19, 1866
June 19, 1865
During the Civil War, she was an undercover agent at the Confederate Headquarters serving as a maid. Because they did not believe she could read, write, or memorize, the war commanders spoke freely in her presence.
Mary Bowser
Mary Rivers
Mary Thornton
Mary Bowser
Born in 1856, I was an electrical engineer who rivaled Thomas Edison, and invented many technologies related to railways
W. E. DuBois
Frederick Douglas
Granville T. Woods
Granville T. Woods
First African American to win an Oscar (1940)
Harry Belafonte
Hattie McDaniel
Lena Horne
Hattie McDaniel
Q: West African empire (c. 300–1200 CE) called the “Land of Gold” due to its control over trans-Saharan trade routes.
Old Mali Empire
The Ghana Empire (Wagadou).
Songhai Empire
The Ghana Empire (Wagadou).
Which Constitutional Amendment, passed in 1865, abolished slavery (supposedly)?
11th Amendment
12th Amendment
13th Amendment
13th Amendment
In 1950, I became the first Black person to receive a Nobel Prize
Ralph Emerson
Ralph Dalton
Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche
My name is Madam C.J. Walker. I was the first self-made female American millionaire.
My business was:
Transportation
Magazine Publishing
Hair Care for Black Women
Hair Care for Black Women
First Black actor to be Oscar nominated as Best actor (1958) and win Best Actor in 1964
Harry Belafonte
James Earle Jones
Sidney Poiter
Sidney Poiter
Q: The Kingdom of Kush, which conquered Egypt in the 8th century BCE, was located in what present-day African country?
Somalia
Sudan
Kenya
Sudan
In what Year did Rosa Parks refuse to move from a bus seat:
1955, 1956, 1957
1955
With a name from the Bible, I was a slave, and was the first person to describe smallpox inoculation in the US.
Onesimus
Paul
Philemon
Onesimus
I performed one of the first successful open heart surgeries in 1893
Dr. Charles Drew
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Ben Carson
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
First Black woman to win Oscar for Best Actress
Halle Berry
Jennifer Hudson
Queen Latifah
Halle Berry
At 13, Kelvin Doe built his own radio station, generators, and batteries using materials found in trash bins, gaining international recognition. Kelvin is from
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Ghana
Sierra Leone