Fun Facts
What is Maya Angelou most famous for?
a. cooking
b. poetry
c. singing
b. poetry
What is Lebron James famous for playing?
Basketball
What female artist has the most Grammys?
Beyonce
What was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech called?
"I Have A Dream"
What month is Black History Month celebrated?
February
Lebron James and Michael Jordan both starred in what movie ?
Space Jam
Who is the most decorated American gymnast in history?
Simone Biles
Who is the first female rapper to sell 100 million records?
a. Doja Cat
b. Cardi B
c. Nicki Minaj
d. Missy Elliot
c. Nicki Minaj
Who was the first African-American President?
Barack Obama
Why was February chosen for Black History Month?
To honor Frederick Douglass, whose birthday is in February
Who was the first African-American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
a. Rosa Parks
b. Thurgood Marshall
c. Jackie Robinson
d. Kamala Harris
b. Thurgood Marshall
First African-American to integrate Major League Baseball in 1947
Jackie Robinson
The album "Thriller" is the best selling album of all time. Who made "Thriller"?
Michael Jackson
- "Thriller" sold more than 120 million copies across the world
Who was the first African-American child to attend a segregated school?
Ruby Bridges
Who came up with the idea of Black History Month?
a. Carter G. Woodson
b. Rosa Parks
c. Nelson Mandela
d. Barack Obama
a. Carter G. Woodson
Who is the first female African-American Billionaire?
(Hint: She has her own TV network, had a talk show, has written several books, etc.)
Oprah Winfrey
Who was the first African-American to win the Masters Golf Tournament?
Tiger Woods
Who was one of the first African-American women to appear on the cover of Seventeen magazine?
a. Beyonce
b. Cardi B
c. Whitney Houston
d. Rihanna
c. Whitney Houston
What is Malcolm X most known for?
Civil Rights Leader
What two countries celebrate Black History Month every February?
1. United States
2. Canada
Which of these inventions were created by African-Americans?
a. elevator
b. traffic light
c. video home security system
d. all of the above
a. elevator (Alexander Miles)
b. traffic light (Garret Morgan)
c. video home security system (Marie Van Britten Brown)
d. all of the above
Born Cassius Clay, he is the self-proclaimed greatest of all time in boxing and is know for rhymes like "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee".
Who was Muhammad Ali?
Which rapper developed his stage name as a reference to New York's J/Z Subway which has a stop in Brooklyn?
Jay-Z
Who was an escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
This federal holiday happens on June 19th and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States when the last slaves in Texas were freed.
What is Juneteenth?