Pop-Culture
This African American basketball player is known for his massive size at over 7ft
Who is Shaquille O’Neal?
This actress has been quite a hit this year, with award winning movies such as Dune: Part Two and Challengers
Who is Zendaya?
The leader of the underground railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens
Who is Lamar Jackson?
This man invented 300 things sourced from peanuts including flour, soups, paste, oil, paper, and coffee
Who is George Washington Carver?
This voice actor played a crucial role in the Star Wars franchise. He also passed away last year
Who is James Earl Jones?
This rapper took home five awards from the 2024 Grammys, including wins in categories such as Song of the Year and Best Music Video
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This document freed the slaves
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The first African American baseball player to be on the American or National League
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Dr. Mae Jemison worked for this organization and became the first African American woman to travel to space
What is NASA?
The first black Spider-Man, Miles Morales is half African American and half
A) Cuban
B) Puerto Rican
C) Dominican
B) What is Puerto Rican?
We are all “holding space” for this actress, best known for starring in the Wicked movie this past year, but also known for her roles in Harriet and The Color Purple
Who is Cynthia Erivo?
True or False:
Malcolm X was taller than 6'1
What is True?
This gymnastics girl has won 25 medals with 19 of them being gold from the World championships, and has also won 7 medals, 4 of them being gold from the olympics
Who is Simone Biles?
The name of the popular beauty brand created by the singer and actress Rihanna
What is Fenty Beauty?
This actor has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards. He also played himself in his own TV Show in the 90's
Who is Will Smith?
A show which started running in 2021 that followed a group of mostly African American teachers in a Philadelphia school
What is Abbott Elementary?
An African American male known best for his antislavery writings in the 19th century. He helped free over 400 slaves
Who is Frederick Douglass?
In 2024, this Basketball player was the first ever player to score over 40,000 points. He is also the only player to win finals MVPs on three different teams
Who is Lebron James?
In 2020, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett was part of the team at the NIH that developed this specific type of vaccine
What is the COVID-19 vaccine?
The first African American actress to win an Oscar
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
This biographical drama starring Janelle Monae, Taraji P. Johnson and Octavia Spencer tells the story of three African-American mathematicians working at NASA during the Space Race
What is Hidden Figures?
The man who started Black History Month
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
The coach for the women's South Carolina Gamecocks basketball team
Who is Dawn Staley?
In 1989 Lonnie G. Johnson, a former Air Force and NASA engineer, invented a massively popular water gun named
What is the Super Soaker water gun?