Music
What was Whitney Houston’s greatest-selling hit?
I will always love you
Who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first Black Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
What amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.?
13th Amendment
Name 4 tv shows that have an all-black or predominately black cast
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What borough in New York considered the birthplace of hip-hop?
What is Muhammad Ali’s real name?
Cassius Clay
What court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans
Name 3 black billionaires
Which artist broke Spotify records with the album Scorpion?
Drake
At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?
17
Michelle Obama won a Grammy award for which of her books?
Becoming
What city did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech
Washington DC
Name 1 black person that won an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony)
John Legend, Viola Davis, Jennifer Hudson, Whoopie Goldberg, Quincy Jones
Which rapper’s real name is Shawn Carter and is also a major entrepreneur?
Jay Z
Which Brooklyn Nets star won MVP awards and championships with Golden State before coming to NYC?
Which famous abolitionist’s work on the Underground Railroad earned them the nickname Moses?
Harriet Tubman
What US Supreme Court decision created the legal fiction of "separate but equal"?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Who is the youngest Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
Which Jazz vocalist is known as the "Queen of Jazz"
Ella Fitzgerald
Which WNBA star has won multiple MVPs and titles with the Las Vegas Aces?
A’ja Wilson
Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation? What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
an executive order declaring that all enslaved people in Confederate states currently in rebellion "are, and henceforward shall be free"
How many years have people celebrated black history month in the US? When was it officially recognized?
100 years (since 1926), but officially recognized in 1976
Who became the first African American woman billionaire?
Oprah Winfrey