Black History Month
This is the month that Black History month takes place during.
What is February?
This African-American man is considered the fastest man alive.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This King of Pop told you to change the world by starting with the man in the mirror.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This inventor/ scientist is associated with peanuts, but actually did not create peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The name of the former slave who helped freed over hundreds of slaves.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This is how long Black History was celebrated before it became a month long celebration.
What is 1 week?
This is the first black Major League Baseball player.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This black rapper was the first female solo act to receive a Grammy.
Who is Cardi B?
This woman is recorded as the first female self made millionaire for inventing a homemade line of haircare for black women.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This woman triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama bus system when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on the bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This man was the creator of Black history month in 1926.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
This young woman is known as the first African American Olympian to win the All Around Title in Gymnastics.
Who is Gaby Douglas?
This black actor played the first black superhero in mainstream American comic books.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
Name one or more of the 3 NASA female mathematicians featured in Disney's Hidden Figures.
Who are Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson?
This man taught himself how to read and write, escape slavery in a disguise, and met President Abraham Lincoln.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This US President was the first to recognize Black History month.
This Basketball player holds the record for the most individual points in a single game.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
This black singer hold the record for most Grammy's won by a female artist.
Who is Beyonce?
This inventor created the Super Soaker in 1990; as well as the modern day Nerf-Gun in 2013.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
This 6 year old little girl became the first black student to desegregate an all white school in Louisiana.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This is the theme for Black History month 2022.
What is Black health and wellness?
This is the first Quarterback in the National Football League history to record two 1,000 yards rushing seasons.
Who is Lamar Jackson?
This woman is the richest female musician in the world.
Who is Rihanna?
This was the first black woman to enter space in 1992.
Who is Mae Jamison?
Name a black history figure besides: Martin Luther King Jr. Malcom X, Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman, that has not been mentioned on this Jeopardy already.
Get double points if they can say more than one.