FAMOUS BLACK HISTORICAL FIGURES
FAMOUS BLACK ACTORS AND MOVIE TRIVIA
FAMOUS BLACK MUSICIANS/ARTISTS TRIVIA
FAMOUS BLACK ATHLETES
Important Dates/Years
100
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous
‘I Have A Dream’ speech?
Washington, D.C
100
Which Disney Channel show did Zendaya make her acting debut in?
Shake It Up
100
Which singer headlined the Super Bowl LVII (2023) halftime show?
Rihanna
100
In which team did Shaquille O’Neill finish his basketball career?
Boston Celtics
100
What month is Black History Month celebrated?
February
200
Virgil Abloh was best known for being the artistic director of which brand?
Louis Vuitton
200
Who played T’Challa in Black Panther?
Chadwick Boseman
200
What was Beyoncé’s first solo album called?
Dangerously In Love
200
Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport?
Gymnastics
200
What year did John Singleton get nominated as the first Black director for Boyz in the hood?
1992
300
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Who was the first African American model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine?
Tyra Banks
300
Which sports movie did Michael B. Jordan star in?
Creed
300
Ice Cube was one of the founding members of which hip-hop group?
N.W.A
300
LeBron James has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, L. A Lakers and _______.
Miami Heat
300
What year did President Gerald Ford declare Black History Month?
1976
400
What is the name of Michelle Obama’s debut memoir/book?
Becoming
400
Which teen movie did Gabrielle Union get her breakthrough role in?
Bring It On
400
What is the name of Michael Jackson’s debut solo album?
Off The Wall
400
How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship?
5
400
What year did Bernard Harris get selected to be an astronaut?
1990
500
What state was Barack Obama senator of before his presidency?
Illinois
500
Which comedian played crown prince Akeem in Coming To America?
Eddie Murphy
500
What was Whitney Houston’s greatest-selling hit?
I Will Always Love You
500
What was Muhammad Ali’s nickname?
The Greatest
500
What year did Bernard Harris go to space?
1993
600
Soul Train was created and hosted by which TV presenter?
Don Cornelius
600
Who starred as Annalise Keating in How To Get Away With Murder?
Viola Davis
600
Which artist performed Let’s Get It On (1973)?
Marvin Gaye
600
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in which sport?
Track and Field
600
What month and year did The Greensboro Four set out to change school segregation?
February 1960
700
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first Black self-made millionaire. What product led to her success?
Hair grower
700
Who played Coach Carter in the 2005 film?
Samuel L. Jackson
700
Which singer is remembered as the ‘queen of jazz’?
Ella Fitzgerald
700
At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?
17
700
What month and year did Bernard Harris become the first Black astronaut to walk in space?
February 1995
800
Which of the following is Maya Angelou's first body of work?
I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing
800
Which actress is an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)?
Whoopi Goldberg
800
Which Motown group was Diana Ross a member of?
The Supremes
800
Jackie Robinson debuted in the MLB as first base for which team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
800
What month and year did Rosa Park refuse to give up her seat?
December 1955