Black History I
50 years before Black History Month was celebrated, the US celebrated _?
a. Negro History Week
b. Black Lives Matter
c. Negro Heritage Month
A) What is Negro History Week
Leap year was first introduced in
a. 46 BC
b. 1556
c. 1776
A) What is 46 BC?
Which black female artist is the most Grammy-Award nominated female artist of all time?
a. Nicki Minaj
b. Whitney Houston
c. Beyonce
Who is Beyonce
Who is the most decorated gymnast of all time?
a. Simone Biles
b. Gabby Douglas
c. Dominque Dawes
A) Who is Simone Biles
Whose foundation donated $15M to Black, POC, LGBTQ+ and Women-Led Nonprofits Focused on Environmental Justice?
a. Cardi B
b. Zendaya
c. Rihanna
C) Who is Rihanna
He is considered to be the father of Black History Month.
a. Martin Luther King Jr.
b. John Lewis
c. Carter J. Woodson
C) Who is Carter J. Woodson
He introduced the first leap year.
a. Pope Gregory
b. Sojourner Truth
c. Julius Ceasar
c) Who is Julius Ceasar?
Who was the first African American to star in their own tv show?
a. Ethel Waters
b. Oprah Winfrey
c. Gail Fisher
A) Who is Ethel Waters
Who was the first Black boxer?
a. Muhammed Ali
b. Jack Johnson
c. Mike Tyson
B) Who is Jack Johnson
Biden promised to nominate a Black woman for what?
a. Attorney General
b. Supreme Court
c. Department of Education
B) What is the Supreme Court
Who invented one of the first three-light traffic systems?
a. Lonnie Johnson
b. Garrett Morgan
c. Clarence Thomas
A) Who is Garrett Morgan?
February 29th women traditionally are allowed to:
a. Not do housework.
b. Gossip with friends.
c. Propose to men.
C) What is propose to men?
Who was the first Black Disney princess?
a. Princess Moana
b. Princess Tiana
c. Princess Jasmine
B) Who is Princess Tiana
Who was the first black NBA Player?
a. Michael Jordan
b. Ray Allen
c. Earl Lloyd
C) Who is Earl Lloyd
Who became the first Black woman on the US quarter?
a. Maya Angelou
b. Shirley Chisholm
c. Angela Davis
A) Who is Maya Angelou
She triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus.
a. Claudette Colvin
b. Ida B. Wells
c. Rosa Parks
A) Claudette Colvin
Nickname given to those born on a leap day:
a. Lepers
b. Leapers
c. Leppies
B) What are Leapers?
What was the first marvel movie centered around a black superhero lead?
a. Black Panther
b. Blade
c. X-Men
A) What is Blade
Who was the first Black baseball player in Major League baseball?
a. Willie Mays
b. Jackie Robinson
c. Hank Thompson
B) Who is Jackie Robinson
Where is the African American Museum in Texas located?
a. Houston
b. Dallas
c. Texarcana
A) Where is Dallas
Where did the banjo originate from?
a. West Africa
b. Morroco
c. Nigeria
B) Where is West Africa
Twin Cities recognized as the Leap year capital of the world.
a. Anthony, TX & Anthony, NM
b. Anthony, TX & Anthony, OK
c. Anthony, TX & Anthony, LA
A) What is Anthony, TX & Anthony, NM?
Which Black actress was the first African American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002?
a. Halle Berry
b. Viola Davis
c. Angela Bassett
C) Who Halle Berry
At what sporting event did players raise a black-gloved fist during the playing of the US national anthem?
a. 1968 Summer Olympics
b. 2016 Super Bowl
c. 1974 World Cup
A) What is the 1968 Summer Olympics
Who is the youngest person to attend Oxford University
a. Joshua Beckford (age 6)
b. Laurent Simons (age 11)
c. Alia Sabur (age 10)
B) Who is Joshua Beckford